Weekend Update Anchors Tier List
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 5
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Episode description
Timecodes below! We are looking at every era of Weekend Update, the strengths, the weaknesses. What worked and what didn't? Lots of solid discussion and back and forth in this one, because we are SNL obsessed.
00:00 - Show Open and Chit Chat
05:30 - What We Watched Starts/Randy Watched Blink Twice
07:30 - Randy Re-Watched Weird: The Weird Al Story
13:22 - Setting up the Weekend Update Tier List
15:24 - Breaking Down the Tiers
17:14 - 1976-1980
30:30 - 1980-1985
58:45 - 1986-1997
01:11:50 - 1997-2004
01:18:30 - 2004-2014
01:30:05 - 2014-Present
01:38:01 - Weekend Update Tier List Recap & Wrap-Up
01:42:52 - Social Media Plugs & Goodbye
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