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Article: E! snags 'SNL' from Comedy.(Saturday Night Live moving to E! Entertainment Television)(Brief Article)
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- March 11, 2002
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The legendary series Saturday Night Live will be making the transition from Comedy Central to El Entertainment Television.
Through a trio of deals with an estimated value of $40 million to $50 million, E! will gain access to all of the Saturday Night Live library in January 2004.
A deal with SNL creator Lorne Michaels' production company, Broadway Video, brings the first five seasons of the venerable sketch show to E!, starting April 1.
E! will strip episodes from 1975-76 to 1979-80 at 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Another deal with NBC will give E! episodes from the current 2001-02 season in September, and installments from future ...