'Saturday Night Live' Season 47 premieres to low ratings
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Owen Wilson was the host and Kacey Musgraves was the first musical guest.
According to Nielsen’s earliest available data per The Wrap, "SNL" had a 3.5 household rating Live + Same Day rating (in only 44 metered local markets) and was down 35% from its Season 46 debut. Finals numbers are still processing.
Season 47 premiere also saw changes in its cast. Longtime cast member Beck Bennett exited the show as well as one-season cast member Lauren Holt as "SNL" confirmed three new people joined its comedy crew: Aristotle Athari, James Austin Johnson, and Sarah Sherman.
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