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‘SNL’ Ratings Hit Season Low With Return of Alec Baldwin as Trump
Breitbart ^ | 11/22/2016 | Jerome Hudson

Posted on 11/22/2016 12:14:34 PM PST by simpson96

The latest episode of Saturday Night Live saw its ratings drop to a season low with the return of host Kristen Wiig and actor Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump. Saturday’s installment of SNL drew 4.7 million overall household viewers and 2.2 million among the oft-coveted 18-49 demographic. Those numbers are down substantially from last week’s overall and 18-49 viewership of 6.2 million and 3.9 million, respectfully.

The show featured Baldwin as President-elect Trump, so ignorant of foreign policy that he had to Google the meaning of ISIS. The “Weekend Update” segment of the show was used to mock Breitbart News and its former chairman, Steve Bannon.

Last week’s show saw iconic comedian Dave Chappelle host SNL for the first time. It was also the first show to air since President-elect Donald Trump historic election.

In October, during the premiere of SNL’s 42nd season, Baldwin debuted his Trump impression alongside actress Kate McKinnon, who impersonated Hillary Clinton. As the presidential campaign heated up, so too did SNL’s ratings.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: comedy; snl; trump
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1 posted on 11/22/2016 12:14:34 PM PST by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Is that show still around?


2 posted on 11/22/2016 12:17:16 PM PST by fwdude (Stronger, To Get Her)
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To: simpson96

These idiots are clueless. Trump is in no nonsense mode. It will come down to this.

You are either a positive force on our country and way of life or a negative force. The media does not have the right or authority to undermine our gov’t under the disquise of the first amendment.

I get a kick out of kistening of late to Meygn Kelly saying that she and Trump are now good friends.

She expected the man to lose. He didn’t


3 posted on 11/22/2016 12:17:42 PM PST by nikos1121 (I am way more deplorable than you.)
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To: fwdude

“Is that show still around?”

Sadly. Yes. It wasn’t funny in 1975 nor is it funny now.


4 posted on 11/22/2016 12:18:11 PM PST by ConsCA
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To: simpson96

Aw, c’mon. The liberal bubble city bit was funny!


5 posted on 11/22/2016 12:18:23 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: ConsCA

It has been intermittently funny in the 70’s and maybe the late 80’s but that was all.


6 posted on 11/22/2016 12:19:20 PM PST by fwdude (Stronger, To Get Her)
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To: simpson96

aarec balrin

F.A.G.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOH9trJLedk


7 posted on 11/22/2016 12:19:23 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: simpson96

People still watch that infantile dreck?


8 posted on 11/22/2016 12:20:27 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Yo-Yo

That was funny. And it shows they get it to a point. The part where they said that there would be no police or firemen because nobody would come live there was very honest.


9 posted on 11/22/2016 12:21:03 PM PST by Hildy ("The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it." Orwell)
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To: fwdude

I don’t care. I only watched it years ago for fire marshall bill


10 posted on 11/22/2016 12:23:57 PM PST by Morpheus2009
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To: Yo-Yo

Yes, I shared the Bubble, but let’s face it, millennial liberals are about the easiest thing there is.


11 posted on 11/22/2016 12:26:49 PM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: Morpheus2009
I don’t care. I only watched it years ago for fire marshall bill

LOL! Wrong show.

Unless you're thinking about Mr. Bill.

12 posted on 11/22/2016 12:27:16 PM PST by fwdude (Stronger, To Get Her)
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Unless you're thinking about Mr. Bill.

LOL. OH NO, here comes that mean Mr. Trump!

13 posted on 11/22/2016 12:30:29 PM PST by AU72
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To: simpson96

14 posted on 11/22/2016 12:30:57 PM PST by nickedknack
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To: fwdude

LET ME TELL YA SUMTING Dats funny when folks do that


15 posted on 11/22/2016 12:30:58 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: simpson96

No one wants to hear their crap anymore. They are no longer funny, that’s it.


16 posted on 11/22/2016 12:31:20 PM PST by WakeUpAndVote
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To: simpson96

Wake me up when SNL has the cojones to air something like the Dan Aykroyd/Richard Pryor job interview, or the Buck Henry ‘Uncle Roy’ skits.


17 posted on 11/22/2016 12:33:49 PM PST by Stevenc131
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To: simpson96

I don’t think they care about ratings.

Their mission is to pump out liberalism and make it seem cool to young people.


18 posted on 11/22/2016 12:38:17 PM PST by Steely Tom ([VOTE FRAUD] == [CIVIL WAR])
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To: simpson96

Last week was terrible, Hate filled mean spirited anti-Trump skits - they really need to get over it and try to me funny - maybe poke some fun at Hillary losing and Obama moving out, that would be funny.

Or, poke fun at themselves - do a skit about a Saturday show that has the absolute worst musical guests on the planet.


19 posted on 11/22/2016 12:41:41 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: simpson96

If I were being lampooned on SNL, I’d demand an impersonator with at least a modicum of talent. Baldwin is no impersonator, and his writers have no clue about Trump’s policies.


20 posted on 11/22/2016 12:42:47 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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