SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
NBC, 11:29 p.m. ET
After the New York-based national tragedy of 9/11, the return of Saturday Night Live, with a new show performed live almost in defiance of the country’s understandable bleakness, was a profound and necessary TV event. Tonight feels much the same, and again, SNL is rallying to address the moment, the mood, and the country, regarding a horrible event that has impacted all viewers, yet finds its epicenter in New York. This week, executive producer Lorne Michaels made the decision to mount a new “At Home” edition of Saturday Night Live, calling on its cast members, writers and frequent guests to participate in some sort of confined, socially distant installment. I think it’s a great idea. And even though I’m not sure that any of it will be live, and don’t expect all of it to emanate from the city environs, I’m expecting greatness from tonight’s Saturday Night Live. Not to be missed. My dream vote for the guest host on this week of all SNL weeks? Lorne Michaels himself. And if one of the guests phoning it in, so to speak, is Alec Baldwin, how can you even think of not watching?