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“Saturday Night Live” Ratings Collapse to LOWEST in Over a Decade As Show Pairs “Family Favorite” Maya Rudolph With Unknown Musical Guest Jack Harlow
Showbiz 411 ^ | 3/28/2021 | Roger Friedman

Posted on 03/28/2021 5:45:22 PM PDT by marcusmaximus

Maya Rudolph is brilliant, but the general “SNL” audience considers her part of the family and not a guest host.

Jack Harlow is unknown to just about everyone as a white rapper, and isn’t a draw.

These are the lessons learned from last night’s show as “SNL” had the lowest recorded ratings in over a decade. Going back to 2009 you can’t find a 3.6 million rating. But that’s what happened as Rudolph — albeit wonderful– hosted, and Harlow performed.

The show lost 500,000 viewers from its last airing on February 27th. Post-election, “SNL” has been averaging around 4.1 million.

The season high was 9.1 million on the Saturday after the election, and the numbers stayed around 6 million for three more weeks. But then reality set in: Alec Baldwin as Trump was gone. Trump himself was gone, and with him all acerbic political bashing. The resistance was done. “SNL” suddenly lacked a purpose. It went from being appointment viewing to a pedestrian experience. The fans tuned out.

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To: GnuThere
Remember when “Weekend Update” used to be funny, instead of 2 smug Commies sneering at ordinary Americans?

The entire show is like that in many respects - how can we humiliate and laugh at conservatives, it's boring and not funny. It's supposed to be funny, but they willingly abandoned that to be Leftist activists, like the media gave up news to be Leftist activists.

61 posted on 03/29/2021 7:12:15 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: bagster
What makes Maya Rudolph (who?) brilliant?

She accepted an offer to be a actor in Bridesmaids, her one hit wonder and she was not even that good in it.

62 posted on 03/29/2021 7:13:30 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro
She accepted an offer to be a actor in Bridesmaids, her one hit wonder and she was not even that good in it.

People rave about Bridesmaids. I thought it sucked.

I do like the fat Australian chick when she's in a good movie.


63 posted on 03/29/2021 7:24:50 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: bagster

that and hearing jane you ignorant slut


64 posted on 03/29/2021 9:30:58 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Dacula

yes she was so is maya


65 posted on 03/29/2021 9:31:32 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: bagster

She does a better kamala than kamala


66 posted on 03/29/2021 9:32:27 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: DAC21

at leas google the stuff


67 posted on 03/29/2021 9:34:06 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: al baby

I remember back around 1980, I think Lorne Michaels had left for awhile, and it was just awful. I think out of that cast, they only kept Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo.


68 posted on 03/29/2021 9:37:08 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: GnuThere
Remember when “Weekend Update” used to be funny, instead of 2 smug Commies sneering at ordinary Americans?

Sometimes it was funny. We actually just watched a couple of classic episodes with Jane Curtin and Dan Aykroyd, and apart from the "Jane, you ignorant slut" Point/Counterpoint bits, they were painfully unfunny. And that's not just with modern perspective. The live audience from 1978 or whatever it was was not laughing.

69 posted on 03/29/2021 9:38:01 AM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels."--Tom Waits)
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To: willk

Upgrayedd is still looking for her.

70 posted on 03/29/2021 9:38:53 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: GnuThere

I miss Norm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSVIg4Noqc


71 posted on 03/29/2021 9:40:00 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: marcusmaximus

wonder who the 3.6 million idiots are that watch this garbage?


72 posted on 03/29/2021 9:47:29 AM PDT by oust the louse (The LEFT has no principles, it only has goals! They are the party of death, cheating and taxes.)
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To: al baby
that and hearing jane you ignorant slut

Haha. I got to use that one.

There was this rally on my campus during the Iran hostage thing.

Some raggedies were up on this podicum platform jibberin in what almost passed for English.

Me and my cohorts had made this HUGE paper sign on two sticks that said 'F*CK IRAN' (/w the U). We hoisted it to gasps from the crowd.

And I, having had a bellyful of islam, yelled out,

"ABDUL, YOU IGNORANT SLUT!!!".

The crowd roared and the raggedys glared. But what could they do? Take me hostage?

It was a good day.


73 posted on 03/29/2021 9:52:49 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: Afterguard

Just FYI SNL first aired in 1975.


74 posted on 03/29/2021 10:38:05 AM PDT by slouper (LWRC SPR 5.5 6)
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To: marcusmaximus

This is what happens when you take sides.


75 posted on 03/29/2021 11:37:19 AM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: dfwgator

He was a good one.


76 posted on 03/29/2021 12:16:53 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Dilbert San Diego
They can’t make fun of Biden, because he’s their guy.

They can't make fun of Biden because it will remind viewers that he's incompetent and too frail for office.

-PJ

77 posted on 03/29/2021 12:21:40 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: Political Junkie Too
They can’t make fun of Biden, because he’s their guy.

No where for them to park their hate...

78 posted on 03/29/2021 12:36:26 PM PDT by GOPJ (https://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/21/315/10315021.jpeg?width=600&fit=bounds)
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