Betty White Scores Golden Ratings for Saturday Night Live

Published May 9, 2010 at 11:11 p.m.

NBC can thank Betty White for being a friend and bringing in big numbers for Saturday Night Live.

White's SNL hosting debut was the No. 1 telecast of the night, topping prime-time programs, and netted an 8.8 rating/21 share to post the late-night sketch-comedy show's best numbers in 18 months, according to early estimates.

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