Alec Baldwin, who remains a staple on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” this season in his Emmy winning impersonation of Donald Trump, is in talks with ABC to host a talk show based on his radio show and podcast “Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin.“ The podcast launched in October 2011 as an outlet for other […]
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Veep’ and ‘Little Big Lies’ Snag Top Three Awards at the ‘Primetime Emmys’
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NBC’s veteran “Saturday Night Live” capped off its highest-rated season in years as the most honored program on “The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards,” with nine trophies. Included were Emmys for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon in the supporting comedy categories. McKinnon also won last year. Next with eight Emmy […]
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Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump Appears on ‘Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update – Summer Edition’
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Alec Baldwin returned to the NBC Studio 8H stage once more for the Aug. 24 edition of “Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update – Summer Edition” in his iconic portrayal of Donald Trump. “Trump” initially wore eclipse sunglasses and then addressed his Phoenix fans about Charlottesville, Afghanistan, the Mexican border wall and former White House Chief […]
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Alec Baldwin has been named host of “The Essentials,” TCM’s franchise showcasing “must see” classic films previously hosted by the late – and great – Robert Osborne. Joining Baldwin each week throughout the season will be one of three special guests: late-night television icon David Letterman, acclaimed actress, writer and comedian Tina Fey and legendary […]
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[socialpoll id=”2427115″] NBC has picked up a primetime version of “Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update,” which will air this summer for four weeks beginning Thursday, August 10 at 9 p.m. ET. The half-hour telecast will feature “Weekend Update” anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che, with additional “SNL” cast members also set to make appearances. “Saturday […]
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NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by Alec Baldwin and featuring musical guest Ed Sheeran, rose to its best overnight household rating in six years with a 7.2 rating/18 share based on the 56 monitored markets on Feb. 11. “SNL” also scored a 3.6 rating/18 share among adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people […]
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Based on the metered market (overnight) households, the October 8th edition of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by Lin-Manuel Miranda and featuring Alec Baldwin in his second appearance as Donald Trump, was above average at a 5.2 rating/13 share. Comparably, this was the veteran late night sketch comedy’s highest week two overnight rating for the […]
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The 42nd season premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by Margot Robbie and featuring the first appearance by Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump, was the most-watched season debut in eight years. It averaged 8.30 million viewers and built by 31 percent from the year-ago season-opener (6.32 million for the Oct. 3, 2015). In adults 18-49, […]
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ABC Orders Revival of ‘Match Game’
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[socialpoll id=”2355153″] “Match Game,” produced by FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), will return to primetime in a one-hour weekly version hosted by former “30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin. The 10-episode series will air Sunday nights on ABC at 10 p.m. ET following “Celebrity Family Feud” (with Steve Harvey) and “The $100,000 Pyramid” (with Michael Strahan) from […]