Saturday Night Livewas welcomed back to the airwaves with open arms.

The Season 49 premiere managed 4.8M viewers onNBC, according to Nielsen data.

That marks a 19% audience increase versus the Season 48 premiere.

‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 49 Premiere

‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 49 PremiereNBCUniversal

This almost certainly had some effect on the episodes performance.

Saturday Night Livereturns this weekend with Bad Bunny pulling double duty as host and musical guest.

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