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'Saturday Night Live' Wants to Spin-Off 'Weekend Update' on NBC

ZachPerilstein ZachPerilstein Disney Reporter Currently we live in a deranged time. We live in a world where we determine if news is real or fake. We live in a world where we watch the President's every tweet. Saturday Night Live is looking on capitalizing on all of the recent political hysteria.

Saturday Night Live is currently in a rating renaissance thanks in large part to the Trump administration. NBC is reportedly in talks with SNL about spinning off the popular Weekend Update segment. NBC wants a half-hour Weekend Update show in primetime this fall. Michael Che and Colin Jost are the current anchors of the Weekend Update. There are currently no details on what talent will be involved.

Saturday Night Live is up 22% in viewers from last year. So it makes sense they want to capitalize on all the momentum. SNL has attempted to do a spinoff Weekend Update in the past. Both during the elections of 2008 and 2012.

It will be interesting if NBC decides to go with Weekend Update during primetime. The show would be good for when Saturday Night Live has off weeks.

Source: /Film

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