Chris Parnell guest appears as Bob Schieffer and moderated the debate.
On March 14, 2017, NBC announced a three-episode run of the series beginning August 10, 2017.
This time around, the show was listed as "SNL Primetime Election Special" in some TV listings, but the actual on-air program retained its original title. NBC announced two SNL specials to be broadcast on 8 p.m. Although six were announced, the spring 2010 episodes were scrapped. Former cast member Amy Poehler also returned as a special guest to co-anchor the first two episodes of the season. ĭarrell Hammond made guest appearances in the first three episodes, despite no longer being an SNL cast member. Chris Parnell appeared in the first two episodes as the moderators of the debates, Tom Brokaw and Bob Schieffer.Īlthough originally intended to be a limited-run series, NBC announced on May 4, 2009, that they had ordered six new episodes of the show, making it the only show NBC introduced at the beginning of the 2008–2009 fall season to survive into a second term. During the first show, Bill Murray appeared as himself, one of the undecided voters at the second presidential debate sketch. Bush, while Tina Fey appeared as Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, in a continuation of her much-publicized appearances on the regular show. Several former Saturday Night Live alumni returned to this show: Will Ferrell reprised his role as President George W. The series is essentially a continuation of the short-form "primetime extra" specials which have aired intermittently since the 2000–2001 season, when NBC needed to fill time following " supersized" 40-minute episodes of Friends. The format consists of a topical cold open sketch similar to most episodes of SNL, followed by an extended Weekend Update for the remaining time. The remaining episodes aired in the same timeslot on October 16 and 23. It premiered on Thursday, October 9, 2008, at 9:30 p.m. On March 14, 2017, NBC ordered a three-episode fourth iteration to be hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost, premiering August 10, 2017, and going by the title Weekend Update Summer Edition.
It initially ran for three 30-minute episodes in October 2008, during the lead-up to the 2008 United States presidential election. It is a political satire news show spin-off from Saturday Night Live, featuring that show's Weekend Update segment. Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday is an American limited-run series broadcast on NBC.