Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

NBC is bringing a late-night institution to primetime with a four-episode order for Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update. The half-hour telecast will feature "Weekend Update" anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che. Additional "Saturday Night Live" cast members will also make appearances. Weekend Update," which comments on and satirizes the news and current affairs of the week, has consistently ranked as one of the most popular segments of "Saturday Night Live" throughout the show's storied 42-year history.

Series details

• Title: Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2008-10-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-08-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26104
• IMDb ID: tt1217217
• TVDB ID: 325645

Cast and credited roles

• Seth Meyers — Weekend Update Anchor
• Amy Poehler — Weekend Update Anchor
• Colin Jost — Weekend Update Anchor
• Michael Che — Weekend Update Anchor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-10-09; final listed air date 2008-10-23; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-09-17; final listed air date 2009-10-01; episode order: 3.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-09-20; final listed air date 2012-09-27; episode order: 2.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-08-10; final listed air date 2017-08-24; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.