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NBC ’s Saturday Night Live returns March 1st with Shane Gillis and Tate McRae . On March 8th , Lady Gaga serve as SNL master of ceremonies and musical Edgar Guest .
NBC’sSaturday Night Livegave itself a day off after its adult primetime fiftieth - anniversary solemnisation before getting back to do work on SNL Season 50 – and that included dropping some intel on our hosts and musical guests for the first two shows back . On March 1st , Shane Gillis(Netflix’sTires ) returns to host – with returning melodious guestTate McRae . On March 8th , we ’ve got what could cease up being our favourite show of an already telling season – withLady Gagaset to host and perform .
NBC’sSaturday Night Livecelebrated its 50th day of remembrance on Sunday night with a three - hour primetime exceptional – and it looks like a lot of us get together in on the celebration . After the final cite rolled onSNL50 : The Anniversary Specialand the numbers were counted , 14.8 million viewers ( with a 2.53 rating in the 18 - 49 demo ) tune in across both NBC and Peacock in time geographical zone - adjust lively + Same solar day military rank . While the Macy ’s Thanksgiving Day Parade still bind the top smear , the anniversary event is NBC ’s most - watched primetime entertainment telecast – in both entire viewers and 18 - 49 demo – in five years .
In addition , NBC noted that SNL50 was second only to Macy ’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as the most - watched amusement simulcast on Peacock – and with 8.7 million societal fundamental interaction , the anniversary event became NBC ’s most societal amusement telecast in two years and the highest - performing SNL sequence / special on record in terms of societal interaction . As forWillie Geist , Leslie Jones , andMatt Rogers - hostedSNL50 : The Red Carpet , the pregame show pulled in 6.5 million viewers across NBC , Peacock and E !
NBC’sSaturday Night LiveSeason 50 main cast and featured participant includeSarah Sherman , Kenan Thompson , Michael Longfellow , Emil Wakim , Devon Walker , Chloe Fineman , Jane Wickline , Ashley Padilla , Andrew Dismukes , Michael Che , Colin Jost , Marcello Hernández , Heidi Gardner , Mikey Day , Ego Nwodim , Bowen Yang , andJames Austin Johnson . The long - running late - night live sketch comedy and music series , which premier Oct. 11 , 1975 , broadcasts live from NBC ’s famed Studio 8H in New York City ’s Rockefeller Center . Broadway Video , in association with SNL Studios , produces the program , which is executive - produced byLorne Michaels .
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