{"id":42600,"date":"2022-09-12T15:54:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T19:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=42600"},"modified":"2022-09-12T15:54:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T19:54:52","slug":"nbcs-iconic-late-night-franchise-saturday-night-live-will-begin-its-48th-season-on-october-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/12\/nbcs-iconic-late-night-franchise-saturday-night-live-will-begin-its-48th-season-on-october-1\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC&#8217;s Iconic Late-Night Franchise &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; Will Begin Its 48th Season on October 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12897\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/snl-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"689\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/snl-logo.jpg 689w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/snl-logo-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/snl-logo-560x310.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/snl-logo-260x144.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/snl-logo-160x89.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/>NBC&#8217;s iconic late-night franchise &#8220;<strong><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; will begin its 48th season on October 1. 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