The second episode of 'Saturday Night Live U.K.' saw a drop in viewership, attracting 205,000 viewers compared to 226,000 for the premiere. The episode, hosted by Jamie Dornan with musical act Wolf Alice, aired on Sky One at 10 p.m.
Audience share also decreased slightly from 3.2% to 3.17%, according to BARB figures. The episode opened with a sketch about Prince Andrew and the Epstein scandal, which garnered 829,000 views on YouTube within 14 hours.
In the same time slot, BBC One's news led with 1.6 million viewers (20.95% share), followed by 'The Jonathan Ross Show' on ITV with 1.1 million (16.59%), and the film 'Moonfall' on Channel 4 with 126,000 (2.96%).
The top-rated show of the evening was 'Gladiators' on BBC One at 5:45 p.m., averaging 3.3 million viewers (32.69% share), ahead of 'Britain's Got Talent' on ITV (3.2 million) and 'Michael McIntyre's The Wheel' on BBC One (2.7 million).
'SNL U.K.,' executive produced by Lorne Michaels, launched with a star-studded first episode featuring Michael Cera, Graham Norton, Regé-Jean Page, and Nicola Coughlan. The third episode on April 4 will be hosted by Riz Ahmed with musical guest Kasabian.
