(Tonight) Big names, big viewership: 'Saturday Night Live' gets ready to mock Trump and Clinton

[applegrove]

Big names, big viewership: 'Saturday Night Live' gets ready to mock Trump and Clinton

by Frank Pallotta at CNN Money

http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/30/media/saturday-night-live-election-ratings-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/

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The series is gearing up to go practically non-stop between now and the election. It normally debuts in mid to late September, but this year it kicks off in October. This allows for more consecutive new shows between now and the election. Usually "SNL" runs for three weeks in a row before taking two off, but this year it will do four shows in a row in October before taking a week off and coming back for a show on the Saturday before the election.

Another factor in the late start was also election-related. Showrunner Lorne Michaels recently told CNNMoney that "SNL" wanted to wait to return until after the first debate.

Related: Alec Baldwin is the new Donald Trump on 'Saturday Night Live'

When it does come back on the air on Saturday, it'll do so with a big name in tow. Alec Baldwin will be taking on the role of Trump on the show at least until the election.


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[bigwillq]

1. Awesome. I think SNL's political skits are hysterical.

The actor that plays Hillary is spot on. She just won and Emmy, I believe.

[question everything]

2. Congratualtions, Alec Baldwin, on the new gig. Hope it is a short one, though (nt)