Bell has secured the Canadian licensing rights to Saturday Night Live.
As part of this deal with NBCUniversal, the iconic sketch comedy series will be simulcast live on Bell’s CTV and Crave platforms. New episodes will also be available on demand on Crave the following day.
Corus Entertainment was the previous holder of the Canadian SNL rights, and the rest of the current 51st season’s episodes, which will run until May 16, will continue to air on the company’s Global TV network. In addition to the flagship SNL series, Crave also began exclusively streaming Saturday Night Live UK last month in Canada.
In related news, Lorne, a new documentary on Toronto-born SNL creator Lorne Michaels, is set to hit theatres this weekend. Directed by Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor?), the film looks at the life and career of Michaels through interviews with the likes of him, fellow Canadian Mike Myers and other comedians and SNL alums like Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon and Andy Samberg.
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