Forever considered “Saturday Night Dead” on the West Coast, NBC is making amends this season by actually airing the New York show live in all time zones.
“The final four episodes — featuring Jimmy Fallon, Chris Pine, Melissa McCarthy and Dwayne Johnson as host — will be broadcast live at 10:30 p.m. Central, 9:30 Mountain and 8:30 Pacific instead of all airing at 11:30 p.m. in each respective time zone as it has in the past,” says the New York Daily News.
Digital Spy noted: “The Rock seems particularly excited about the finale, writing on Instagram: ‘Honored to host the Season Finale of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and join their illustrious, exclusive and highly sexy 5X Host Club! I started my career 20yrs ago in NYC [for the WWE] and from that [very] first night, the city embraced me as a son.
“This SNL is special. I’m coming home to make history and have a KILLER show with the brilliant SNL cast and production. (I may or may not get slightly drunk 3 out of the 7 days I’m there)”
McCarthy is expected to reprise her take on White House press secretary Sean Spicer.
Hawaii will see SNL on tape delay, however.
Reactions in real time:
The fact that SNL will be live on all time zones will be great for @jimmyfallon ‘s show because all the FalPals can live tweet together????????????
— Sarina ♣️???? (@sarinamay93) March 16, 2017
SNL will now air live in all US time zones, due to self-importance https://t.co/n9ML7CSM0L pic.twitter.com/7IG1DGamPQ
— The Verge (@verge) March 16, 2017
#SNL is going live in all time zones for the rest of the season and this is the best news of my entire life!!!!
— Lauren Piester (@laurenpiester) March 16, 2017
also thought provoking: In some time zones, will an actual live @NBCSNL preempt a showing of “SNL VIntage”?
— Brian Steinberg (@bristei) March 16, 2017
But trump will still respond next morning 6am / RT “@BraddJaffy , ‘SNL’ will air live across all time zones starting April 15th
— Cantsbee Fossey (@CantsbeeFossey) March 16, 2017