Saturday Night Live

The SNL 50th anniversary special: What worked and what didn’t

The "Saturday Night Live" 50th anniversary prime-time special was full of sketches and nostalgia, and stretched over more than three hours. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans breaks it down.

4 decisions that turned SNL into a cultural juggernaut — and 3 mistakes

Critic Eric Deggans explains how Saturday Night Live became the long-lived force it is.