Weekend (1974 TV program)
| Weekend | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News |
| Presented by | Lloyd Dobyns Linda Ellerbee |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | 20 October 1974 – 1 September 1979 |
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Weekend was an NBC news magazine hosted by Lloyd Dobyns. Weekend combined investigative reporting with light feature stories. The show premiered on Saturday, October 19, 1974, and ended on September 1, 1979. Weekend aired the first Saturday night of each month from 11:30 PM to 1 AM Eastern time. Reruns of The Tonight Show ran on the remaining Saturdays of each month.
Season 2 premiered on Saturday, October 4, 1975. The following weekend, sketch comedy series NBC's Saturday Night premiered. Due to the popularity of Weekend, that first SNL included a skit named "Weekend Update". This "tip-of-the-hat" to Weekend has been part of every SNL show since.
By the end of season 1, Weekend had attracted a cult following. Fans dubbed the first weekend of each month a Weekend weekend. "Is this a Weekend weekend?" was often heard around office water coolers.