Dave Chapelle and the Saturday Night Live crew led this past week’s Nielsen Social Content Ratings. Chappelle hosted the show, the first since the election. It was controversial – NBC’s Raleigh affiliate, WRAL, silenced Chappelle’s monologue nine times, citing his use of two of the 10 specific words they don’t allow on-air, according to Variety.
The show’s cold open was also highly noted on Twitter. It featured Kate McKinnon. dressed as Hillary Clinton, singing “Hallelujah.” It was a mournful tribute to the song’s writer, the late Leonard Cohen, who died last week. It was also a nod to the end of Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the presidency.
Of course, Election Night saw a lot of social interactions. Fox, CNN, NBC, and MSNBC’s coverage all made the top ten.
Note: Interactions are original social media posts related to a linear TV episode and the engagement with that original content. Here’s the list:
