SNL Season Finale With BSB drew 8.3 Million Viewers

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Jun 17, 2099 Source: Washington Post, June 15, 1999 Submitted By: Phatlady for sending this in. Look for Jerry Seinfeld to open the 1999-2000 season of NBC's "Saturday Night Live." The network wants Seinfeld to kick off the late-night comedy show's 25th anniversary. One source says there's an offer out to the stand-up-turned-sitcom-star-turned-multimillionaire. Another describes it as an all-but-done deal. The question is, would Seinfeld be able to outdraw Ricky Martin and Monica Lewinsky? Last season's most watched "SNL," featuring the singing sensation, the former Clinton gal pal and host Cuba Gooding Jr., drew 10.7 million viewers. That beat the following Saturday's "SNL" season finale, which featured Buffy the vampire slayer, a k a Sarah Michelle Gellar, and the Backstreet Boys and drew an audience of 8.3 million. Addition Pay Per View Viewers for Orlando Concert: 10 million and counting. (At around $20 a shot that's close to $200,000,000 in revenues!) Comment on this item. Next Item: 'Millennium' Extends Reign On Billboard 200 Prev Item: Backstreet Boys Hold Onto No. 1 Album Slot