Druski didn't just make history as the first internet creator to host Saturday Night Live. He brought the audience with him.
The Nov. 7 episode he hosted, with The Strokes as musical guest, drew 5.6 million viewers, the show's biggest audience in two years, TheWrap reported, citing NBC. It topped the previous week's Inde Navarrette-hosted Halloween episode, which drew 5.2 million and had been the most-watched episode of Season 52. NBC said Druski's night was also the most-watched SNL episode ever on Peacock.
Young viewers showed up
Among adults 18 to 49, it was the most-watched SNL in two years. Among viewers 18 to 34, it was the most-watched in more than four years, going back to a 2021 episode hosted by Elon Musk. The last episode to draw more total viewers was John Mulaney's Nov. 2, 2024, show with Chappell Roan, which pulled 6.8 million.
Clips from the night pulled 424 million views across YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok as of Tuesday morning, the show's strongest social numbers since Ariana Grande's episode last December. The night also featured cast member Jeremy Culhane debuting his Elon Musk impression.
The numbers back up what his fans already knew. The Atlanta-raised comedian built a following of more than 13 million Instagram followers through sketch characters and viral bits before SNL came calling, and he delivered for the network in prime sketch-comedy real estate.
Cup of Soul covered his history-making hosting debut and the surprise goodnights with Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle. Next up for Druski is Collect & Praise, the series from his new Netflix deal.
