{"id":539605,"date":"2026-03-23T01:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T01:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539605\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T01:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T01:54:08","slug":"saturday-night-live-uk-sets-us-debut-time-on-peacock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539605\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Saturday Night Live UK&#8217; Sets US Debut Time On Peacock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAs <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/saturday-night-live-uk\/\" id=\"auto-tag_saturday-night-live-uk\" data-tag=\"saturday-night-live-uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday Night Live UK<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/saturday-night-live-uk-viewing-figures-1236761679\/\">makes a splash<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/sky-tv\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sky-tv\" data-tag=\"sky-tv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sky TV<\/a>, the British spin-off of the NBC sketch comedy show is making its way across the pond tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWith <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/peacock\/\" id=\"auto-tag_peacock\" data-tag=\"peacock\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peacock<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/saturday-night-live-uk-lands-on-peacock-1236747774\/\">set as the US home<\/a> of the series, the first episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/snl-uk\/\" id=\"auto-tag_snl-uk\" data-tag=\"snl-uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SNL UK<\/a> will be available to stream Sunday night at 9pm ET\/6pm PT on the platform, following the show\u2019s Saturday, March 21 premiere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe debut episode was hosted by Tina Fey, with musical guest Wet Leg, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/saturday-night-live-uk-viewing-figures-1236761679\/\">premiering to nearly 230,000 viewers<\/a> in the UK, despite <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/saturday-night-live-uk-reviews-critics-reaction-sky-snl-1236762484\/\">mixed reviews<\/a>. Sky previously extended the first season to eight episodes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNext weekend\u2019s episode will feature host Jamie Dornan and musical guest Wolf Alice, followed by Riz Ahmed and Kasabian the following week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSNL UK\u2018s inaugural cast features Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSNL UK is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio\u2019s UK production team and Broadway Video for Sky and NOW. 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