Do you still watch “Saturday Night Live”? Millions tune in to NBC’s popular sketch-comedy show every weekend, but some don’t like what they see. Many have even submitted complaints to the FCC.
A website called GovernmentAttic.org filed a Freedom of Information Act request to get copies of FCC viewer complaints about “SNL.” They’re worth a read, because some are pretty funny, as Gothamist recently pointed out.
But when the giggles died down, we found ourselves wondering, could these complaints actually get “SNL’s” actors or producers in trouble? Think about that as we take you through the Top 5 categories of “SNL” viewer complaints:
It doesn’t appear that any of these FCC “Saturday Night Live” complaints led to any change in “SNL’s” content. But as the show goes on (it’s now in its 38th season), you can bet that the FCC will entertain even more complaints from those who don’t find the show funny.
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