Later this month SNL is debuting a new team of Weekend Anchor co-hosts. Here’s a history of every anchor since the show began in 1975.

Norm MacDonald took over as "Weekend Update" anchor from its milestone 20th season in 1994 to season 23 in 1997. He was on the show for a total of five seasons before he was fired. Colin Quinn ...

There have been, by our estimation 21 official Weekend Update anchors in the history of Saturday Night Live. Over the years, these comics have manned the desk solo and in various teams.

Bill Murray and Seth Meyers returned to 'Weekend Update' on Sunday, Feb. 16 for 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special'. They joined current co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che for the iconic segment.

When Colin Quinn left the Weekend Update desk in 2000, Kevin Brennan was in contention for the anchor slot but was passed over. He then left SNL , choosing not to return as a writer for the ...

It will be the first time that two men will co-anchor the Weekend Update desk, but Michael Che will also be the first black Weekend Update anchor ever. What. Really? Really.

This fall, he will be joined at the Weekend Update desk by Cecily Strong, NBC confirmed. Cecily Strong To Co-Anchor ‘SNL’s Weekend Update, Brooks Wheelan Joins Cast ...

The other tricky part is that, 20 or 30 years ago, “Weekend Update” was the only fake news game in town. Now there’s dozens of iterations of it, led by The Daily Show.By the time SNL gets ...

She also left the desk in 2014, and Michael Che, a correspondent on “The Daily Show,” was brought in to co-anchor Weekend Update with Jost. They overcame a very rough start , going on to ...

After cheekily giving a cursory ranking of all of the Black-American men who have served as Weekend Update anchor — with only one entrant, Che, still the sole Black person to host in the show's ...

The Weekend Update desk at Saturday Night Live could have had a different duo if enduring cast member Kenan Thompson made the cut. Thompson revealed on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen he ...

NBC is bringing a late-night institution to primetime with a four-episode order for Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update. The half-hour telecast will feature "Weekend Update" anchors Colin Jost and ...