THE SKED: SNL Ratings – Jonah’s Not Lindsay
> Without the train-wreck possibilities of the previous week’s Lindsay Lohan event, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE‘s ratings last night were down about 20%. That’s a bit below the season average, suggesting Hill, d...
THE SKED REVIEW: SNL with Daniel Craig
The heart sank when 15 minutes into tonight’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE–the part of the show that’s still supposed to be funny–the first post-monologue sketch was a labored, silly bit that went nowhere ...
THE SKED REVIEW: SNL Weekend Update Thursday
The political comics of America owe a heartfelt “thank you” to Mitt Romney for his “47%” bungle that became public this week. (So do the Democrats, but that’s another story.) Jon Stewart...
THE SKED: Lindsay Lohan on SNL
> We’re not on the tabloid beat at SHOWBUZZDAILY, but when Lindsay Lohan put herself in front of the cameras tonight on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, she made herself fair game. It would be heartwarming to be able to report ...
SHOWBUZZDAILY TV Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Sarah Silverman
Two weeks is too soon to be a trend, but it’s been heartening to see the 40th season of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rely more on original sketch ideas than franchise characters. Of course, when building a weekly 90 minut...
THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Eli Manning
It was perfectly appropriate to dread the news that an athlete was hosting SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE–the show’s history abounds with deadly sports hosts like Michael Phelps and Tom Brady. And in case that ...
THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Will Ferrell
Tonight’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE marked the return of movie-star alumnus Will Ferrell as host, but he had a minimal amount to do with the clear highlight of the night. That would be the show’s 100th Digital Sh...
THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Bruno Mars
If tonight’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE didn’t have much to recommend it–and it didn’t–blame can’t be put on its very busy host and musical guest Bruno Mars. Mars did everything that was as...
THE SKED REVIEW: SNL with Seth MacFarlane
The opening 15 minutes of the 38th season premiere of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (fun fact: Barack Obama was 14 years old when the show first went on the air) set a blazing pace that the rest of the show, alas, couldn’t...
SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.15.2015
Live from New York… it was Lorne Michaels, saving NBC once again. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18...
THE SKED REVIEW: SNL Weekend Update Thursday
When football teams have a late game on Sunday and then have to play in the next Thursday night game, they sometimes blame a loss on the short week and limited practice. Lorne Michaels and the SNL writing staff may wan...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: SNL With Jonah Hill
> The atmosphere on this week’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE was far more relaxed now that last week’s Lindsay Lohan Extravaganza Express has left town. That didn’t make it a great episode–SNL is lucky to m...
THE SKED REVIEW: Josh Brolin on “Saturday Night Live”
> The upcoming MEN IN BLACK 3 centers around a time-travel theme, and with co-star Josh Brolin as host, much of this week’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE seemed to be saluting the movie with sketches that could have been written an...
THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger isn’t exactly known for his comedy stylings. But the man knows a little bit about performing, and he was an extremely game host for tonight’s 37th season finale of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. He didn...