Money / Saturday Night Live Betty White + SNL = Ratings Bonanza Octogenarian's hosting stint tops Ben Affleck's November 2008 effort By Marie Morris, Newser Staff Posted May 9, 2010 2:35 PM CDT Copied Betty White + SNL = Ratings Bonanza The cold open of last night's "Saturday Night Live," featuring Betty White and a who's who of SNL stars past and present on a parody of the "Lawrence Welk Show." (hulu.com) The cold open of last night's "Saturday Night Live," featuring Betty WHite and a who's who of SNL stars past and present on the "Lawrence Welk Show." (hulu.com) 1 of 2 With Betty White hosting, Saturday Night Live drew its best ratings of the season and the largest audience since Nov. 1, 2008, when John McCain appeared with the Tina Fey version of then-running mate Sarah Palin. The broadcast thrashed not just its time-slot competitors but also every primetime show, reports Entertainment Weekly. Your move, Alec Baldwin. (More Saturday Night Live stories.) See 1 photo Report an error