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Lorne Michaels Confirms Fate of Saturday Night Live UK
Sky renewed the comedy series after 86 million social views and strong critical response, and season 2 will expand to 12 episodes.
- Sky confirmed on Thursday that the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live will return for an extended 12-episode second season beginning in autumn 2026.
- Produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio and Broadway Video, the show maintains a budget of approximately $2.6 million per episode, a sum rarely seen in British sketch comedy.
- While the series experienced fluctuating television ratings starting with a 226,000-viewer premiere, it has achieved viral success with over 86 million social media views across platforms.
- Hannah Waddingham and Ncuti Gatwa have been announced as the final celebrity hosts, anchoring the first season's concluding episodes on May 9 and 16.
- Despite initial skepticism regarding the U.S. format adaptation, the show has proven successful, with Phil Edgar-Jones OBE, Executive Director of Unscripted Originals at Sky, calling it 'Sky's most talked about show of the year.
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