Aug 17, 2023 · Charles Rocket’s one-season stint as “Weekend Update” anchor marked a period of huge change for SNL following the departure of the original cast and creator Lorne Michaels. Rocket hosted...

The new anchor was Dennis Miller, who remained in the chair for six years, the longest run for a solo Weekend Update anchor. Miller opened the segments by saying "Good evening, and what can I tell ya?" and signed off by saying "Guess what, folks? That's the news, and I am outta here!"

Aug 11, 2022 · After a long line of duos, Weekend Update returned to the solo-anchor format with one of the few people who could pull it off without breaking a sweat.

Oct 17, 2020 · Below, you'll read about all 24 men and women who have hosted "Weekend Update," and what they've done since leaving SNL. Chase, who set the tone for "Weekend Update" from its debut episode,...

Oct 11, 2024 · From Chevy Chase to Colin Jost and Michael Che, see every "Weekend Update" anchor in the history of Saturday Night Live.

Feb 17, 2025 · Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member and comic icon Bill Murray returned to Studio 8H on Sunday to headline the star-studded “Weekend Update” sketch for the show’s 50th anniversary...

Feb 8, 2024 · Some went solo, some teamed up, and some have tried to move the format over to their own post-"SNL" shows (Colin Quinn and Seth Meyers). So as the pair of Colin Jost and Michael Che return to...

Aug 21, 2022 · From short-lived hosts in the 1980s to "SNL" stars whose names will forever be synonymous with the news program, here are some of the best and worst Weekend Update anchors the show has ever...

May 7, 2023 · Doumanian raised an entirely new cast from the ground up, including the new Weekend Update anchor, Charles Rocket. Rocket initially took over the desk as a solo anchor, but was joined after a...

Sep 14, 2014 · Let’s take a look back at every single anchor to sit behind the WU desk, and you be the judge of that. (note: From 1981-1985, Lorne Michaels had taken a hiatus from producing the show, and...