Nearly 6 million viewers tuned in live or on the same day of airing with an additional 516 million views being gained across Saturday Night Live's social media platforms

Ariana Grande led “ Saturday Night Live ” to its highest ratings since Elon Musk hosted the show on May 8, 2021. Grande’s Oct. 12 episode, with musical guest Stevie Nicks, drew 5.6 million viewers in live+same day viewing on NBC, per Nielsen data. That number does not account for delayed viewing, with that data becoming available at a later date.

Ariana put up Grande numbers as Saturday Night Live host. The pop singer and Wicked movie co-star’s second turn as SNL host this past weekend delivered 5.6 million total viewers, marking the long-running sketch comedy’s biggest audience since May 8,

The theme continued as she vowed during the tune not to do her signature impressions of Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Gwen Stefani, before throwing out a bit of each.

Ariana Grande, who hosted “Saturday Night Live” this past week, appeared in a sketch where she nailed her impression of Celine Dion, who recently appeared in a surprise promo for Sunday Night Football.

Throughout the SNL episode, Grande leaned into her infamous celebrity impressions: She donned a beehive-blonde wig as Jennifer Coolidge and mimicked Celine Dion’s French accent in a UFC sports promo parody. She is set to star as Glinda in Wicked, which arrives next month.

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