Donald Trump Says ‘Saturday Night Live’ Will Be Canceled After Jan 6 Sketch – Newsweek

Donald Trump has once again suggested that Saturday Night Live will be canceled, days after it lampooned the January 6 committee's ninth and possible final hearing.

In a statement on Truth Social, the former president reverted back to his common tactic of attacking a TV show or news network he does not like by suggesting it is suffering from low ratings, as well as saying the long-running sketch show is no longer "funny or smart."

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The comments arrived after SNL parodied a number of moments from the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riot's October 14 hearing, as well as mocked Trump himself.

"I once hosted Saturday Night Live, and the ratings were HUUUGE! Now, however, the ratings are lower than ever before, and the show will probably be put to rest,'" Trump said.

"It is just not, at these levels, sustainableA bad show that's not funny or smart. L.M. [producer Lorne Michaels] is angry and exhausted, the show even more so. It was once good, never great, but now, like the Late Night Losers who have lost their audience but have no idea why, it is over for SNLA great thing for America!"

Now in its 48th season and featuring a host of new cast members, SNL's ratings do appear to be falling, with the latest episode watched by a reported 3.7 million, down more than 1 million from the Season 47 premiere of 4.9 million viewers.

On Saturday, the NBC show's cold open spoofed the ninth January 6 hearing, including one section in which James Austin Johnson played the former president asking: "Is Mike Pence dead yet?" in a reference to how Trump allegedly turned his supporters against the former vice president for not stopping the certification of the 2020 election results.

Elsewhere, Chloe Fineman, who was playing Nancy Pelosi, is seen recreating the moment the House speaker is on the phone to Pence as the riot was unfolding. Next to her, Sarah Sherman, who was portraying Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, is also on the phone redirecting a DoorDash delivery, asking to change the drop off point from the Capitol due to some "unfortunate reason."

SNL also showed Liz Cheney, the committee's vice chairwoman played by Heidi Gardner, explaining how the Wyoming representative, who lost her GOP primary in August, has suffered greater damage to her political career than Trump in the wake of January 6.

"Whether you're a Republican who's not watching or a Democrat who's nodding so hard your head is falling off, one person is responsible for this insurrection: Donald Trump," she said. "And one person will suffer the consequences: Me."

In 2016, Trump also suggested that SNL should be canceled after they mocked him in the wake of the second presidential debate against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

"Watched Saturday Night Live hit job on me. Time to retire the boring and unfunny show," Trump tweeted. "Alec Baldwin portrayal stinks. Media rigging election!"

NBC has been contacted for comment.

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