‘SNL’ Ratings Hit Season High With Dave Chappelle Amid Controversy | THR News - video Dailymotion

'Saturday Night Live' ratings hit a season high with divisive host Dave Chappelle.

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00:00Dave Chappelle delivered season-high ratings for Saturday Night Live.

00:05The episode hosted by The Divisive Comedian brought in 4.8 million viewers

00:09and a .9 rating in the Adults 18 to 49 demo.

00:12However, the numbers are a big drop compared to Chappelle's last time hosting the series in 2020,

00:18which propelled the show to 9 million viewers and a 2.6 rating among Adults 18 to 49.

00:23That marked the highest-rated SNL episode in the demo in three years.

00:27Chappelle won an Emmy for guest-hosting that episode of the show.

00:31The latest ratings follow a wave of criticism directed at The Comedian and at SNL

00:35for Chappelle's extended 15-minute monologue where he made several statements deemed anti-Semitic.

00:40The monologue included comments where Chappelle tackled the controversy surrounding Ye,

00:45formerly known as Kanye West, anti-Semitic rants.

00:48NBC and SNL have not replied to requests for comment.

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