Note: CBS carried NFL football in the New York and Dallas markets.

'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE' DELIVERS ITS SECOND-BEST OVERNIGHTS IN 22 MONTHS

WITH HOSTS TINA FEY & AMY POEHLER AND MUSICAL GUEST BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND, 'SNL' IMPROVES ON LAST SEASON'S AVERAGE FOR ORIGINALS BY +28% IN METERED-MARKET HOUSEHOLDS

In Late-Night Metered-Market Household Averages for Saturday Night:

· The Dec. 19 telecast of "Saturday Night Live," with hosts Tina Fey & Amy Poehler and musical guest Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (5.1 rating, 13 share in households in the 56 markets metered by Nielsen Media Research, 2.6/12 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters) ranked as the #1 telecast of the night on the Big 4 networks in 18-49 in the local people meters, outrating all primetime programs on those nets in that key measure.

· These are the second-highest "SNL" results this season, behind only the Nov. 7 telecast (with host Donald Trump and musical guest Sia, 6.6/16 in metered-market household, 2.7/13 in 18-49 in the local people meters).

· It's also the second-highest-rated "Saturday Night Live" in both measures in the past 22 months, best excluding the Nov. 7 Trump-hosted telecast since Feb. 1, 2014 (5.4/13 in metered-market households, 2.9/12 in 18-49 in the local people meters, with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guest Imagine Dragons, which was Seth Meyers' last telecast as a regular).

· The Dec. 19 "Saturday Night Live" is up +28% versus the show's average for original telecasts last season in metered-market households (5.1 vs. 4.0) and up +30% in 18-49 in the local people meters (2.6 vs. 2.0).

· Note that "SNL" adds significant viewership via time-shifting, growing nationally by +49% this season going from "live plus same day" ratings to "live plus seven day" ratings in adult 18-49 results (from a 1.87 rating to a 2.78), and by +2.2 million viewers overall (6.4 million to 8.6 million).

Saturday Primetime Results:

· An encore telecast of "The Wiz Live!" (0.4/2 in 18-49, 1.6 million viewers overall from 8-10:58 pm. ET) grew from its first half-hour to its sixth by 0.2 of a point or +67% in 18-49 (0.3 to 0.5) and 0.2 of a point or +50% in adults 25-54 (0.4 vs. 0.6).

NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.

"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" CAPTURES ITS 2ND-HIGHEST 18-49 RATING SINCE JANUARY AND 2ND-BIGGEST TOTAL VIEWERSHIP SINCE NOVEMBER 2014

WITH HOSTS TINA FEY & AMY POEHLER AND MUSICAL GUEST BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND, "SNL" TOPS ALL THE NIGHT'S BIG 4 PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING 18-49

· On Dec. 19, "Saturday Night Live," with hosts Tina Fey & Amy Poehler and musical guest Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, averaged a 2.16 rating, 10 share in adults 18-49 and 7.258 million viewers overall.

· It's the second-highest-rated "Saturday Night Live" since Jan. 24 (2.37 with host and musical guest Blake Shelton), trailing over that span only the Nov. 7 telecast with host Donald Trump and musical guest Sia (2.34).

· In total viewers, it's the second-most-watched "SNL" in 13 months, since Nov. 1, 2014 (7.436 million with host Chris Rock and musical guest Prince), trailing over that span only the Nov. 7 edition (9.272 million).

· "SNL" was the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, ahead of all primetime programs on those networks.

· Note that "SNL" adds significant viewership via time-shifting, growing by +49% this season going from "live plus same day" ratings to "live plus seven day" ratings in national adult 18-49 results (from a 1.83 rating to a 2.73), and by +2.2 million viewers overall (6.2 million to 8.4 million).

NOTE: Results are based on "live plus same day" data from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.