SNL to Air Live Nationally; Melissa McCarthy, Jimmy Fallon, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Pine to Host 

NBC announced on Thursday that for the first time ever, the late-night sketch comedy program will air live in all time zones, beginning on April 15 with host Jimmy Fallon. Each episode will air at 11:30 pm ET, 10:30 pm CT, 9:30 pm MT and 8:30 pm PT. (For the Mountain and Pacific time zones,

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has announced hosts for the rest of its current season, including Chris Pine (on May 6), Sean Spicer impersonator extraordinaire Melissa McCarthy (on May 13) and 

‘ Dwayne Johnson (on May 20), who will preside over the Season 42 finale.

 — enjoying its most popular season in two decades — is part of the national conversation, and we thought it would be a great idea to broadcast to the west and mountain time zones live at the same time it’s being seen in the east and central time zones,” Robert Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC Entertainment, said in a statement. “That way, everyone is in on the joke at the same time. Kudos to Lorne Michaels, the producers and cast for making ‘SNL’ one of the most relevant and anticipated shows in the zeitgeist.”

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returns on April 8 with host Louis C.K. and musical guest The Chainsmokers. Musical guests for the final four episodes will be announced at a later date.

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Damn I thought it already was. Hence the “live” part.

The air times listed above are specific to the simultaneous live broadcasts, and may not necessarily align with the time

YES! I can’t stay up until the usual time, but having the option to watch at 8:30 will be awesome

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