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March 15, 2017

LOS ANGELES -- "Saturday Night Live" gets the summer off, but "Weekend Update" will keep the political satire coming in prime time. NBC said Tuesday four episodes of "Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update" will air at 8 p.m. Thursday starting Aug. 10...

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Colin Jost, left, and Michael Che appear during Weekend Update segment of "Saturday Night Live" on March 4 in New York. "Saturday Night Live" gets the summer off but "Weekend Update" will keep the political satire coming in prime-time. NBC said Tuesday four episodes of "Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update" will air at 8 p.m. Thursday starting Aug. 10.
Colin Jost, left, and Michael Che appear during Weekend Update segment of "Saturday Night Live" on March 4 in New York. "Saturday Night Live" gets the summer off but "Weekend Update" will keep the political satire coming in prime-time. NBC said Tuesday four episodes of "Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update" will air at 8 p.m. Thursday starting Aug. 10.Will Heath ~ NBC via AP

LOS ANGELES -- "Saturday Night Live" gets the summer off, but "Weekend Update" will keep the political satire coming in prime time.

NBC said Tuesday four episodes of "Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update" will air at 8 p.m. Thursday starting Aug. 10.

Michael Che and Colin Jost, who anchor the segment, will be joined by other "SNL" cast members, the network said.

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"SNL" is enjoying a ratings bounce from milking President Donald Trump's election and the early days of his administration.

The season to date is the show's most-watched in 24 years, with viewership up 26 percent over last year and averaging 11 million weekly, NBC said.

"Weekend Update" has ventured away from its late-night turf into prime time before, but political tumult makes it an especially ripe opportunity for the faux newscast.

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