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Sky greenlights 12-episode SNL UK season 2, 86M views.

5/18/2026

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Sky announced that Saturday Night Live UK will return for a second series of 12 episodes airing from September 2026 through early 2027.
The final episode, hosted by Ncuti Gatwa, drew 86,420 live viewers, about 28 % fewer than the previous low of 120,000 viewers.
Deadline reported that SNL UK content earned 86 million views across its official social-media accounts in the first month.

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Sky announced that Saturday Night Live UK will return for a second series of 12 episodes airing from September 2026 through early 2027.
The final episode, hosted by Ncuti Gatwa, drew 86,420 live viewers, about 28 % fewer than the previous low of 120,000 viewers.
Deadline reported that SNL UK content earned 86 million views across its official social-media accounts in the first month.