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NBCUniversal’s 2026 Upfront kicked off with a Radio City spectacle, featuring Vin Diesel announcing a Fast & Furious TV series for Peacock, Tina Fey heralding NBC’s 100th‑birthday tribute, and first looks across NBCU properties from Bravo to Peacock, including a Summer House reunion tease, SNL/30 Rock alumni moments, and cross‑platform previews of new shows and series.
NBCUniversal’s upfront at Radio City Music Hall put television front and center, spotlighting a star‑studded lineup from shows like Law & Order: SVU and Dig, and marking NBC’s 100th anniversary with Tina Fey’s appearance. The event leaned into unscripted content for Bravo and Peacock, with Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen previewing Real Housewives/Bravo offerings. A major reveal was Vin Diesel announcing Peacock is developing four Fast & Furious TV series, underscoring NBCU’s cross‑platform strategy to expand film franchises into television.
Celebrities Tina Fey, Timothée Chalamet, and Kylie Jenner sat courtside at a Knicks game, prompting online jokes about Fey’s body language and Timothée’s infamous “manspreading.” The moment spawned memes and comment threads across Reddit and social media, with fans joking about outfits, potential SNL skits, and the surrounding star-studded seating (including Tracy Morgan and Ben Stiller).
Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner sat courtside at a Knicks playoff game, with Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan nearby and Ben Stiller beside Jenner, as Jenner wore an all-white outfit and teased her new Khy collection.
At a History Talks event in Philadelphia, Tina Fey says she regrets some past SNL jokes but asserts that her Sarah Palin impersonation was a fair, on-target hit that reflected how the show’s political sketches intertwined with real-world events.
Tina Fey says her Sarah Palin sketches on Saturday Night Live were crafted as fair hits grounded in truth, reflecting on their impact during the 2008 campaign, her collaboration with Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers, and the politics-SNL dynamic asked to balance humor with accuracy.
Tina Fey says she was sometimes “on the wrong side” of SNL’s jokes about heavy news events, noting the show doesn’t try to control the narrative and that jokes must be rooted in truth. She recalled pivotal moments from her SNL era—post-9/11 return, anthrax in the building, and sketches about Sarah Palin—and discussed how the show’s relationship to current events became a thinner veil over time, emphasizing that what you say can be heard by those in power.
A new Morgan Neville documentary about Lorne Michaels reframes the SNL chief as a hands-on, protective leader who shapes talent and the show’s live, fast-paced culture—featuring interviews with Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, John Mulaney and Chris Rock—as it nears its 50th anniversary and contemplates the future beyond its creator’s era.
Tina Fey opens SNL UK with a profanity-laden monologue on SkyTV, joking about the choice of a US host for the first edition and hinting at the show's edgier UK tone, while the rest of the package covers a Los Angeles Times piece on streaming's impact and Nexstar’s expanding reach, the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and a new Reggie Dinkins clip.
Tina Fey anchors Saturday Night Live UK's premiere on Sky One with a steady, straight-forward hosting approach that lends credibility to the UK spin-off. The episode introduces a capable ensemble (George Fouracres, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi, Hammed Animashaun, Celeste Dring) and delivers several funny moments, but also displays familiar SNL DNA and uneven sketches. Still, Fey’s involvement boosts optimism for the series as it expands to Peacock in the U.S. for next-day viewing.
Saturday Night Live UK premieres in the U.S. on Peacock this Sunday at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT after its UK debut, with Tina Fey hosting and Wet Leg performing; Sky has extended the first season to eight episodes, with upcoming editions hosted by Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed and musical guests Wolf Alice and Kasabian.
Wet Leg performed two songs, Mangetout and Catch These Fists, as the musical guest on the premiere of SNL UK, joining host Tina Fey. The Sky TV series will also stream on Peacock in the US, with Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed hosting upcoming episodes featuring Wolf Alice and Kasabian.
Tina Fey hosted Saturday Night Live UK's London debut, delivering celebrity cameos and boundary-pushing sketches that drew a mix of praise and skepticism from critics; U.K. viewership was robust for a new international spin, with the series set to continue on Sky and its U.S. feed available on Peacock after airings, and future hosts like Riz Ahmed and Jamie Dornan planned.
The first‑ever SNL U.K. premiere on Sky One drew 226,000 viewers (3.2% share) per BARB via overnights.tv, topping Channel 4 in the same slot and outperforming Sky’s own A League of Their Own and the U.S. SNL on Sky Comedy last week, as critics reacted generally positively to the live-format take.
The Hollywood Reporter notes that Saturday Night Live UK premieres in the UK on March 21 with Tina Fey hosting; U.S. viewers can stream the eight-episode first season on Peacock starting March 22. Peacock deals include DirecTV bundles that add two free months of Peacock, free trials via Instacart+ or Walmart+, and a Peacock student/young adult discount, offering ways to watch SNL UK at little or no cost.