Quarantined couch potatoes apparently were desperate for a new episode of “Saturday Night Live.” This week’s remote “At Home” episode — featuring many regular cast members, surprise host Tom Hanks and musical guest Chris Martin — was a ratings winner for the NBC sketch show, landing 6.7 million total viewers, according to The Wrap.
It was the second-highest rated episode in Season 45, trailing the 10 million fans who tuned in for host and “SNL” alum Eddie Murphy and singer Lizzo in the highly-anticipated Dec.
21, 2019 episode. Saturday night’s nearly-live show — the first since the coronavirus put the brakes on the NYC production last month — featured many of the cast members streaming from their own homes.