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Last night's Saturday Night Live took a hilarious spin on the show Empire, and explored what it would be like if Donald Trump were black.

NBC begins 2019 with music's biggest names in an evening that can't be missed. "NBC's New Year's Eve" will feature performances by the incredible Diana Ross, Kelly Clarkson, Andy Grammer, John Legend and Blake Shelton. 

Emmy(R) Award-winning personality, producer and talk show host Steve Harvey returns this holiday season to host FOX'S NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH STEVE HARVEY: LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE, once again alongside Emmy(R) Award-winning journalist and TV personality Maria Menounos. The second annual live broadcast special, airing from the heart of New York City's famed Times Square, airs Monday, Dec. 31 (8:00-10:00 PM and 11:00 PM-12:30 AM ET LIVE CT/MT/PT tape-delayed), on FOX.

NBC has announced a full line-up of special celebrity guests appearing in 'A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy,' an hourlong holiday special airing Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 10-11 p.m.; repeat Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 10 p.m.

On last night's episode of SNL, Steve Carell hosted. During his monologue, he joked about a reboot of The Office. Then, the actor took questions from the audience including Kenan Thompson and former stars of The Office, Jenna Fischer, Ellie Kemper and Ed Helms.

During last night's cold open on Saturday Night Live, Fox News' Laura Ingraham (Kate McKinnon) talks to Judge Jeanine Pirro (Cecily Strong) and David Clarke (Kenan Thompson) about a caravan of illegal immigrants headed for the U.S. border.

To help celebrate the Thanksgiving season, Nickelodeon will dish out plentiful premieres of its live-action, animation and preschool series. Beginning Monday, Nov. 5, at 3:00 p.m. (ET/PT), Nick will serve a feast featuring the series premieres of two brand-new animated preschool shows Rainbow Rangers and Butterbean's Café, along with all-new episodes of hits Double Dare, Henry Danger, Knight Squad, PAW Patrol, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Loud House, and more. Family and friends should save room for an extra sweet treat as the net will air a sneak peek of the new live-action comedy series Cousins for Life on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Saturday Night Live has had a plethora of political content to include in their most recent episodes of the hit sketch comedy show, and last night was no different.

Meg Ryan is attached to produce and is in talks to star in an NBC comedy, according to Variety.

Kenan Thompson is set to star in the new NBC comedy series, Saving Larry, according to Variety. 

Tonight is the the 70th Emmy Awards! Hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che, the telecast will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 8:00 PM ET on NBC. BroadwayWorld will be updating live as winners are announced tonight, so make sure to check back throughout the night to find out if your favorite nominee won!

The 70th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 17, (8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT) on NBC. Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che will serve as co-hosts. The 70th Emmy Awards will be executive produced by Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live; The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon).

The Television Academy tonight presented the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday night honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The Saturday ceremony, which kicked-off the 70th Emmys, awarded many talented artists and craftspeople in the categories of animation, scripted programming including comedy, drama and limited series. The Sunday ceremony honored performers, artists and craftspeople for excellence in variety, nonfiction or reality programming, reality competition programming, music, choreography, as well as documentary or nonfiction specials, informational series or specials.

Entertainment Weekly has exclusively revealed that Nickelodeon Legends Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell will return to the network to compete on a special edition of the classic game show Double Dare!

NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final continued tonight on NBCSN, as the Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-1, in Game 3 from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Alex Ovechkin netted his 14th goal of the postseason and his second of the Stanley Cup Final to give the Capitals a 2-1 series lead.

As Boomerang streams into its second year, the premium video subscription service is revealing some of its new, 2018 offerings for kids, families and animation fans. Launched April 2017 with a renowned animation library of over 5,000 titles including the Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes franchises alongside original series, today the service unveiled multiple new and renewed original series, additional platform partners, and enhanced product features, including a fully translated Spanish experience premiering this Memorial Day Weekend, to expand its overall consumer experience.

We are bringing back the shag carpet and the skinny microphone for some summertime “Match Game” BLANK!, as Season 3 continues on THURSDAY, JUNE 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT). “Match Game” will once again be hosted by Emmy®- and Golden Globe® Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin and is produced by FremantleMedia North America (FMNA). The hilarious panel game features two contestants as they attempt to match the answers of six celebrities in a game of fill-in-the-missing-blank. Baldwin received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Host in 2017.