‘Saturday Night Live’ Ratings Slip, Still Solid With Host Woody Harrelson
The ratings slump that plagued Saturday Night Live last season – after the exit of a slew of cast favorites and carrying over to the beginning of this season – may be officially over.
Last night’s show hosted by Woody Harrelson with musical guest Kendrick Lamar drew a 4.1 household rating in the metered markets and a 2.3 among adults 18-49. That was down from the season high marks logged by the most recent SNL original hosted by Chris Rock with musical guest Prince (4.9…
R.I.P. Jenni Rivera
UPDATED: Latin singing and TV star Jenni Rivera died early today in a plane crash in Northern Mexico, Univision and AP confirmed. Univision, which has covered Rivera’s tragic death since the story broke, pre-empted its primetime lineup tonight to air Rivera-themed programming. Aqui y Ahora at 8 PM will feature a segment about the crash, followed by a Jenni Rivera Special and a special edition of entertainment news show Sal y Pimienta entirely dedicated to Rivera.
Cable TV network mun2, which airs docu reality series I Love Jenni that starred Rivera, and Telemundo Media issued a statement that said “Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Rivera family and the families of her team, as we await details”. In honor of Rivera, Telemundo will broadcast a two-hour primetime special at 7 p.m. EST, coast to coast, and mun2 will re-broadcast it at 9 p.m. EST. Mun2 will also air two previously produced I Love Jenni specials at 11 p.m. EST and midnight EST.
Mexico’s secretary of communications and transport Gerardo Ruiz Esparza said authorities found scattered remains of the aircraft in which Rivera and six others were traveling after the plane was reported missing this morning. Esparsa said “all indications” point to this being the plane. There are no survivors, officials said, and the level of destruction is making it difficult to collect physical evidence. … Read More »