Which actress hosted SNL in 2010 after a Facebook campaign?

Betty White hosted Saturday Night Live in 2010 after a Facebook campaign urging the show to invite her. The grassroots group, “Betty White to Host SNL (Please),” began in January 2010 and grew to nearly 500,000 members.

The campaign gained momentum after White appeared in a popular Snickers Super Bowl commercial. NBC confirmed on March 11, 2010, that she would host the May 8 episode, which featured several former female SNL performers returning alongside White. Her appearance became a notable example of fans influencing a major television booking through social media.

White was 88 when she hosted, making her the oldest host in the show’s history at the time. In her opening monologue, she thanked Facebook while joking that she had only recently learned what it was and thought it sounded like “a huge waste of time.”

The episode also earned White a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Carol Burnett, Bea Arthur, and Cloris Leachman were celebrated older television stars, but none hosted SNL because of this Facebook campaign.