This is not the first time a “Weekend Update” spin-off has happened with Saturday Night Live.
The show would return the following year for an announced six episodes, but would only air two out of the six.
The first go around didn’t gain much ground, but is it possible the Season 42 cast can make it a long running series?
Saturday Night Live hosted an election special in 2012 that was similar, but not as close to this new “Weekend Update” series as to the special from 2008.