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2 days ago
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‘SNL 50' Becomes Most-Watched Season in Three Years, Hitting 8.1 Million Average Viewers After One Week
'Saturday Night Live' just came off of its most-watched season in three years. Season 50 hit an average of 8.1 million viewers according to Live + 7 data from Nielsen, meaning that seven days of viewing per episode were accounted for. That marks an increase of 12% compared to Season 49, in addition to representing the highest average since Season 47, which aired from the fall of 2021 to the spring of 2022. More from Variety Andrea Mitchell on Rebuilding Faith in the News Media: 'Trust Is the Coin of the Realm, and We Have to Be the Gold Standard' 'SNL': Kanye West Parodied, Says 'I'm in the KKK Now' in Wild Sketch With Mike Myers Trump Heads to the Middle East, Falls in Love With Saudi Crown Prince in 'SNL' Cold Open: 'I Love the Arabs! Get Me to Allah's Country!' This season's average is especially impressive when considering that it does not account for the massive viewership of 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special,' which aired on Feb. 16 to 14.8 million viewers. That total increased to 22.8 million after 35 days of viewing across platforms, NBCUniversal reports. Among adults ages 18-49, 'SNL' was the No. 1 broadcast series of the 2024-2025 season, excluding sports and news programming, and the No. 1 broadcast or cable comedy for the sixth season running. Additionally, 'SNL' finds a significant portion of its audience on social media, where Season 50 and the anniversary special reached a total of 7.7 billion views according to NBCUniversal. The Oct. 12 episode, which was headlined by Ariana Grande and Stevie Nicks, was the most-watched on social with 712 million views. 'Domingo: Bridesmaid Speech,' which was part of Grande and Nicks' episode, was the most-watched sketch on social with 171 million views 'To see the show honor its legacy while still pushing boundaries was incredible. The strong ratings this season are a testament to how deeply 'SNL' continues to resonate with audiences,' said Katie Hockmeyer, executive vice president of late night at NBCUniversal Entertainment. 'After five decades, 'SNL' remains a powerful force in shaping culture and making us laugh week after week.' Best of Variety What's Coming to Netflix in June 2025 New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts?
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2 days ago
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Weekend Desk: Andrea Mitchell Receives Peabody Career Achievement Award
Awards watch: Andrea Mitchell was honored with a Career Achievement Award during this year's Peabody Awards held on June 1 in Los Angeles. 'This award means the world to me-not just for what it says about my work, but for what it represents about the importance of journalism,' NBC News' chief Washington and chief foreign affairs correspondent said. Over the course of her lengthy career, Mitchell has covered eight White House administrations, 12 presidential races, numerous global conflicts, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to 9/11 and the Iraq War. Al Jazeera English also received a Peabody for its Fault Lines segment "The Night Won't End," which follows three families who have experienced the increasingly desperate situation in Gaza firsthand. Happy birthday to ya: CNN celebrated its 45th anniversary on Sunday. The network celebrated the momentous occasion on social media with various reporters and talent acknowledging the milestone on their respective social media pages. Also celebrating a weekend anniversary is Fox News Radio, which marked its 20th year on Sunday. In a memo to staffers, Fox News Audio's senior vice president John Sylvester wrote: 'For two decades, the Fox News Radio Network has been a definitive source for breaking news and in-depth analysis. We're 20 years strong and still growing, proudly keeping radio affiliates informed 24 hours a day.' Leguizamo's back: MSNBC announced that Season 2 of John Leguizamo's docuseries Leguizamo Does America will premiere on July 6 at 9 p.m. ET. 'I wanted to go deeper into America and put a magnifying glass on Latino exceptionalism, Latino ingenuity, and Latino genius,' the actor and comedian said in a statement. Ground floor training: C-SPAN is launching a 15-month professional development initiative geared towards entry-level journalists. Launched in May, the inaugural Network Associate Program will offer three associates-Emily Blumberg, Yasmin Kettani, and Donovan Hunt-a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience by rotating through C-SPAN's various content teams. Network Associates will help the trio build essential skills in editorial judgment, research, writing, and the production of both live and recorded content.
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3 days ago
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Andrea Mitchell Accepts Career Achievement Award at 85th Peabody Awards
NBC News chief Washington and chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell received a Career Achievement Award at the 85th Peabody Awards Sunday. In her remarks, Mitchell reflected on her career and the importance of having 'women at every level' in journalism — women who are 'smarter, stronger, and more fearless than we ever were – and more empowered' than ever before. Mitchell was announced as the award winner in April. The list of past honorees includes Mel Brooks, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno, Dan Rather, Cicely Tyson and Carol Burnett. She has been with NBC News for nearly five decades and has spent three of those serving as the netowrk's chief foreign affairs correspondent. She previously won a Peabody Award for her coverage of the Texas abortion ban and was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Television Academy at the news and documentary Emmy Awards in 2019. Mitchell's remarks in full are below: 'Winning this award this year along with my NBC colleagues at SNL clearly shows that Peabody recognizes – people need some good laughs along with their news.' 'In all seriousness, this award means the world to me – not just for what it says about my work, but for what it represents about the importance of journalism.' 'It's been a long journey for women in my profession. Consider this: my first job in a Philadelphia newsroom was as a 'copy boy.' That tells you how rare it was for a woman to be in the room at all, even doing an entry level job.' 'There weren't many women role models in television news back then. I had to fight my way in – and then fight for every promotion after that. I've been thrown out of many venues – from Philadelphia's city hall to the state house in Harrisburg, to the oval office – for asking uncomfortable questions – to the campaign trail with what was then famously called by author Timothy Crouse, 'the boys on the bus.' Covering foreign policy, I've even been physically dragged out of rooms for challenging dictators in places like Damascus and Sudan. What I learned over the years is that if you don't keep trying, you'll never get any answers.' 'Women journalists have certainly come a great distance since those early days. When I look across our newsroom now, I see women at every level – as the President and Executive Vice Presidents of NBC News – as our Washington Bureau Chief – women producers, editors, camera crews, researchers and desk assistants. And no, they are no longer called 'copy boys.'' 'I am grateful that many of these terrific journalists worked on my team and have since risen through the ranks to leadership positions. Mentoring the next generations of female journalists has been one of the great joys of my career. And I can tell you, the women journalists of today are smarter, stronger, and more fearless than we ever were – and more empowered.' 'And all of us journalists have to be fearless. It is no exaggeration to say that strong journalism, providing accurate information to the American people, is critical to the survival of our democracy. As Thomas Jefferson wrote to the continental Congress in 1787, 'were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.'' 'Whether it is warning communities about an approaching hurricane or informing them about how their elected leaders are responding to an overseas crisis, the work correspondents, producers and photographers do every day saves lives. Literally.' 'So thank you, Peabody and the University of Georgia, for respecting journalism and recognizing the importance of what we do. Thank you for honoring a former 'copy boy' who has never lost her love of chasing after the next story. Thank you to my wonderful husband for his enduring patience with my erratic work life for all these years – and my eternal gratitude to my NBC family, past and present, for believing in me. This award is for all of them.' The post Andrea Mitchell Accepts Career Achievement Award at 85th Peabody Awards appeared first on TheWrap.
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3 days ago
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Andrea Mitchell on Rebuilding Faith in the News Media: ‘Trust Is the Coin of the Realm, and We Have to Be the Gold Standard'
The Peabody Awards will honor veteran NBC News' Chief Washington and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell with the Career Achievement Award, and the landmark sketch comedy series 'Saturday Night Live' with the Institutional Award during a June 1 ceremony in Beverly Hills. Now in its 85th year, the Peabody Awards recognize the importance of storytelling and of narratives irrespective of genre or platform, whether the show be entertainment, news, a documentary, children's programing, radio, podcasting or a video game. More from Variety Kenan Thompson Suggests 'A Lot of Change' Is Coming For 'SNL' Season 51: 'You Want Everyone to Stay Forever' Michael Che Gives Humiliating Apology to Scarlett Johansson for Lewd 'SNL' Jokes: 'I Was Just Lashing Out Because I'm Jealous ... I've Never Seen a Human Vagina' 'SNL': Kanye West Parodied, Says 'I'm in the KKK Now' in Wild Sketch With Mike Myers Jeffrey P. Jones, executive director of the Peabody Awards, says that Mitchell's long, distinguished career as a journalist at various capacities covering the White House and international affairs — and the gravity of both of those positions — makes her an obvious choice for the award. 'It's someone like that who's had such a career in the public eye, we felt as if it was important to recognize not just that longevity, but the quality of her work and the importance of what quality journalism looks like in 2025. There's a lot of new and challenging understandings of what constitutes professional quality journalism. What better way than to demonstrate somebody who, for 30 years, has done it right?' Mitchell isn't just flattered by the acknowledgement, she says, 'I can't tell you how thrilled I am. This is the ultimate recognition in our profession, and it's not just personally from my career, but also just how far we've come in broadcast journalism and how much television has been transformed since I first started. It means a lot to be the first woman to receive [the Career Achievement Award for journalism]. It is such a signature achievement.' After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, Mitchell was hired as a reporter for KYW radio in Philadelphia. When she first started as a journalist, she was told that women couldn't be in the newsroom. 'And now I look around and I have a woman bureau chief and a woman president of NBC News and women producers and colleagues and women at every level in our newsroom, throughout the company here in New York, around the world. So there is so much ratification,' she says. And Mitchell has been at the forefront of that progress for women journalists, beginning in 1972 when she covered both the Republican and Democratic presidential conventions. She also covered all the Gorbachev-Reagan summits and the end of the Cold War, and interviewed everyone from Margaret Thatcher to Fidel Castro. 'I mean, who gets to do that?' she asks with a laugh. 'When I think about having a front row in history, it's such a responsibility because it's through our reports — through my reports, as well as my colleagues — that the American people get to experience all of these historic events. So that raises the bar in terms of how important it is to get our facts right. And to always be accurate and to share so much about how we're communicating history to people.' The blurring of lines between 'news' and 'entertainment,' fueled by the spreading of fake news has snowballed into a major threat against the responsibility of the Fourth Estate, which has become more important than ever. Social media — and before that, talk radio and every other transformation of the way people consume news — has complicated what true journalists do. Their standards have to be in violet. 'They have to be accurate and fair and doing justice to the story, providing context analysis when it is appropriate, but not opinion,' Mitchell explains. 'You have to be true to your mission, and that is providing context and facts to your audiences, It doesn't matter what the platform is. We evolve with the technology, but the mission remains the same. … Trust is the coin of the realm, and we have to be the gold standard. We have to be absolutely right all the time. Getting something first is never as important as getting it right.' And that is the sage advice Mitchell offers young, aspiring journalists coming up in the ranks: Do your homework. 'The best political reporters are the people who like to talk to people. If you don't like people and you don't want to ask questions and ask people about themselves and their lives, then I don't think you're going to ever rise to the level of, certainly, broadcast journalism. I mean, maybe there are other formats where you can fake it, but it's too transparent. You're too visible. People get it when you're not authentic.' While Mitchell has covered the serious side of politics and history, 'SNL' has taken a tongue-in-cheek approach — but without pulling punches. 'Beyond being one of the longest programs on television, let's just count the ways in which 'Saturday Night Live' revolutionized so many facets of television itself,' says Jones. 'It helped define American television, for better or worse, what political humor and satire looks like. And one can't overstate the importance of Lorne Michaels as a creative and to having the vision for that 50 years ago, and then for making a show that people still tune into week after week. Given that 'SNL' is in its 50th year, we felt it was an appropriate time to tip our hat to them as a landmark television show that's 'an institution.'' Best of Variety What's Coming to Netflix in June 2025 New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts?
NBC News
23-05-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
Judge blocks Trump administration from banning international students at Harvard
A day after the Trump administration ordered Harvard to stop admitting international students, a federal judge temporarily blocked the ban. NBC News' Andrea Mitchell reports in a filing, Harvard called the order a 'blatant violation' of the 23, 2025
