James Talarico joins SNL's crowded post-midterm celebration

The cold open approaches 13 million views in a week that also brings Druski's documentary spoof and phone-store comedy.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Post-Midterm Cold Open - SNL

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Sarah Sherman's Chuck Schumer and Kenan Thompson's Hakeem Jeffries are comfortably installed on the sofa, celebrating victory and finding the suggestion of passing the torch particularly amusing. Saturday Night Live gives their party several interruptions, ending with an appearance by James Talarico himself.

"Post-Midterm Cold Open - SNL" was the most watched of the channel's 35 new uploads. James Austin Johnson's Trump arrives to take credit for the Democrats' win, Jeremy Culhane's JD Vance gets swiftly dismissed, and Colin Jost's Pete Hegseth pledges his loyalty. Talarico enters late, introducing himself through a familiar campaign nuisance: those persistent fundraising texts.

Viewers are discussing more than the guest appearance. Several point to Sherman and Thompson's prolonged background poses, particularly their ability to keep their arms raised without breaking character. It's a small piece of physical comedy tucked behind the much louder political impressions.

Druski supplied another substantial part of the week's viewing. "Dru Can See Everything - SNL," his documentary parody featuring Jane Wickline as Elizabeth Holmes, drew the next-largest audience among the new uploads. "Bubu Mobile - SNL" followed, pairing him with Marcello Hernández as phone-store employees. The election material extended into Weekend Update and the cut-for-time "Post-Election Ad - SNL."

Subscribers held steady over the week, while the channel's current daily viewing is below its usual level. Even so, its weekly views were the highest among the late-night and talk-show channels here, with The Daily Show also drawing a substantial audience.

The busiest uploads right now offer a different set of invitations: "cha cha now y'all," "beppo come home" and "who orders a lobster at a diner." The political party isn't the only thing on SNL's menu.

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The videos drawing views on Saturday Night Live right now

Dru Can See Everything - SNL7,147,611 views · 2026-11-08 Bubu Mobile - SNL4,615,740 views · 2026-11-08 Weekend Update: Democrats Win Control of Congress, Trump Blames Poor …4,372,357 views · 2026-11-08 Post-Election Ad - SNL3,117,171 views · 2026-11-09 Weekend Update: Elon Musk on His Tough Week After Midterms - SNL2,922,477 views · 2026-11-08 cha cha now y’all474,320 views beppo come home901,779 views who orders a lobster at a diner562,771 views

The numbers

Here is SNL's week in views, subscribers and uploads.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Saturday Night Live

136,135,875

The Daily Show

83,199,293

Jimmy Kimmel Live

46,356,269

LastWeekTonight

35,243,104

Late Night with Seth Meye…

20,903,700

The Graham Norton Show

15,355,833

The Tonight Show Starring…

11,355,365

Good Morning America

6,824,633

The Late Show with Stephe…

1,779,045

subscribers

17,500,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

21,176,529,933

views per day

12,028,991

typical day: 18,215,497

first-day views of each video posted this week

Post-Midterm Cold Open - SNL

8,765,882

Dru Can See Everything - SNL

3,606,293

Bubu Mobile - SNL

1,744,770

Weekend Update: Democrats Win Control o…

3,110,004

Post-Election Ad - SNL

1,809,061

Weekend Update: Elon Musk on His Tough …

1,988,017

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

The Tonight Show Starring…

34,300,000

Jimmy Kimmel Live

22,300,000

Saturday Night Live

17,500,000

The Daily Show

14,200,000

The Late Show with Stephe…

10,600,000

LastWeekTonight

10,300,000

The Graham Norton Show

5,770,000

Good Morning America

5,510,000

Late Night with Seth Meye…

5,330,000

As of November 15, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.