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  "textContent": "“Saturday Night U.K.” Episode 3 saw its sharpest drop in ratings yet, falling by 95,050 from its season high. Riz Ahmed hosted the third episode with music from Kasabian. Episode 3 garnered ratings of 130,950, which equated to an audience share of 1.8%. That’s a 42% drop from the inaugural episode of the live comedy […]",
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