SNL Thursday Night Live
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SNL Thursday Night Live | |
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Genre | Comedy Satire News Parody |
Created by | Lorne Michaels |
Developed by | Ben Silverman |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Lorne Michaels |
Location(s) | New York City, New York, USA |
Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | NBC |
Original airing | 2008 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Saturday Night Live |
Related shows | Spin-off of Saturday Night Live |
External links | |
IMDb profile | |
TV.com summary |
SNL Thursday Night Live is an upcoming NBC political satire news show spun-off from Saturday Night Live. It is being produced by Lorne Michaels. It will debut Thursday, October 9, 2008, at 8:30 p.m. ET, after My Name Is Earl.[1]
[edit] Description
NBC has released an official description of the show:
“ | SNL THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE - Dubbed "TV's funniest and most influential political player" by Entertainment Weekly, “SNL” expands its "Weekend Update" coverage to Thursdays in primetime for three live half-hour shows beginning October 16. With all of the excitement and attention around "Saturday Night Live" during the presidential primaries, the anticipation for the show's take on this Fall’s election will be at a fever pitch, "SNL Thursday Night Live" will keep the momentum -- and the laughs -- going. The program is a production of Broadway Video in association with SNL Studios. Lorne Michaels is the executive producer.[2] | ” |