
Peacock, owned by Comcast just like Sky, didn’t overlook SNL UK before its debut. They announced they had secured U.S. streaming rights with an enthusiastic press release on March 9th, even including a quote from NBCUniversal’s Liz Jenkins calling the show a fitting addition to the SNL family. However, the same announcement revealed a catch: unlike SNL in the U.S., or live sports events, viewers wouldn’t be able to watch SNL UK live. Instead, episodes would become available the next day, with no specific time given. Even when the team at LateNighter asked for details before the show premiered, Peacock remained silent. It wasn’t until late Sunday afternoon that they finally confirmed the show would be released at 9 p.m. ET, and it launched without any problems.