LOVE IS OPTIMAL
Whew, talk about excitement when Olivia Rodrigo hits her mark, but on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” last weekend as it revealed today that it was the 2nd highest rated episode of the 2025-26 T.V. season. Olivia pulling double-duty as host and musical guests generated hype, and euphoric fanfare for even the casual LIVVIE. Olivia’s 5 million total viewers and 1.1 million 18-49 year old demos was only behind the April 11 “SNL” episode with Colman Domingo hosting and Anitta as musical guest. And compared to last year at the same time, it’s a 45 percent jump in 18-49 and 15 percent jump in total viewers.
Olivia also has been spreading the New York love outside “SNL” as Olivia keeps adding concert dates for “The Unraveled Tour” at the Barclays Center in February 2027. Presale tickets have been selling out fast, so Olivia is now up to 9 tour dates both here in New York, and in Los Angeles for her January stop at the Intuit Dome. So far, Olivia Rodrigo has made history by having a long stretch of tour dates on both coasts on one tour. No other artist in recent history has booked something comparable to a residency, and twice in 2 cities on the same tour.