Ratings surged for latest episode where Chappelle's monologue was accused of perpetuating antisemitic tropes.
This week’s episode scored 4.8 million viewers and a .90 in the adult demo. Chappelle hosted the iconic late-night series’ sixth episode of its 48th season, which has been off to a very sluggish start following a major cast shakeup. Up until now,
has been averaging 4 million viewers – down 20 percent from last fall. It’s not that much of a lift compared to the prior week when host Amy Schumer brought in 4.3 million.the show to 9 million viewers and a 2.6 ratings among adults 18-49 . Chappelle also won an Emmy for guest hosting that episode.
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