WDIV-TV apologized after cutting way from Paul McCartney's big musical number and the gathering of past cast members onstage for the "SNL" closing.

The live, three-hour special comedy show airs one day after the late-night comedy show's first 1975 episode re-aired ... Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] ...

Live updates from SNL’s anniversary special, which marks 50 years since Lorne Michaels created “Saturday Night Live.” ...

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China's presence around the Panama Canal is a national security concern that Panama's government has to deal with, Mauricio Claver-Carone, the U.S. special ... HII announced today that Derek ...

WDIV-TV (Channel 4) opted not to carry the groundbreaking live comedy show from 1975 to 1977, leaving it to a UHF station ...

4) The highest grossing film in 1975, the year Saturday Night Live premiered, was Steven Spielberg thriller Jaws. 6) The ...

West Ham United continued along the road to Wembley glory on this day in 1975 by beating Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup fifth round. In front of 39,193 at the Boleyn Ground, the Irons had to come ...

Fifty years of "Saturday Night Live" is a lot of history, legacy and pressure to pack into a one-night special ... to remain relevant to the youth of today, with more screen time for Sabrina ...

Mala Emde plays the spitfire teenage promoter who convinced Keith Jarrett to perform on a broken piano, and in doing so made ...