--- title: Bill Hader's Saturday Night Live Was the Least Watched Episode Ever description: The beloved sketch comic can't shore up ratings for his ailing alma mater canonical: https://time.com/3503193/bill-haders-saturday-night-live-was-the-least-watched-episode-ever/ author: Daniel D'Addario article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-13T20:42:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:45:32.573Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Bill Hader's Saturday Night Live Was the Least Watched Episode Ever og:description: The beloved sketch comic can't shore up ratings for his ailing alma mater og:url: https://time.com/3503193/bill-haders-saturday-night-live-was-the-least-watched-episode-ever/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt107575e586962e09/6987608935ba6f97abc046a9/bill-hader.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader on Saturday Night Live on Oct. 11, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bill Hader's Saturday Night Live Was the Least Watched Episode Ever twitter:description: The beloved sketch comic can't shore up ratings for his ailing alma mater twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt107575e586962e09/6987608935ba6f97abc046a9/bill-hader.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bill Hader's _Saturday Night Live_ Was the Least Watched Episode Ever > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Daniel D'Addario](https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Oct 13, 2014 8:42 PM UTC  Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader on Saturday Night Live on Oct. 11, 2014. Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader on Saturday Night Live on Oct. 11, 2014.Dana Edelson—NBC/Getty Images  by [Daniel D'Addario](https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Oct 13, 2014 8:42 PM UTC So much for the power of a familiar face. Bill Hader, whose return to _Saturday Night Live_ as “Stefon” and other famous characters was widely heralded across the Internet, was not much of a ratings draw as a host. His episode, airing over the weekend, [tied Charlize Theron’s turn as host in May](https://deadline.com/2014/10/saturday-night-live-ratings-low-bill-hader-849973/) as the lowest-rated _SNL_ showing ever, both overall and in the prized 18-49 demographic. This seems, at first blush, surprising. Hader and beloved co-star Kristen Wiig used the episode to revive character favorites from party promoter Stefon to senile reporter Herb Welch to Wiig’s Kathie Lee Gifford impression. But it’s the very nature of their appearances, treated as special and rare, that may account for why _SNL_ viewership has dropped off. This isn’t just the usual attrition accountable to DVRs and next-day online streaming: _Saturday Night Live_ first saw its normally steady ratings falter last season, after the departures of Hader, Andy Samberg, Fred Armisen, and Jason Sudeikis. The show’s 40th season may continue to look shaky until it finds a new Bill Hader, rather than just bringing back the one who’s moved on. 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