Overview
- The live 75-minute launch from London on Sky and Now kept the U.S. format, led by an 11-member British cast.
- Tina Fey hosted the premiere, and Wet Leg performed as the musical guest.
- The show opened with a Keir Starmer–Donald Trump political sketch and a Weekend Update that targeted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
- Critics leaned cautiously positive — the Telegraph gave four stars, with the Guardian and Independent at three — while social media response was sharply split.
- BARB overnights reported 226,000 viewers and a 3.2% share, edging Channel 4’s Mission: Impossible in the slot; Sky has eight episodes set, Jamie Dornan hosts next, Riz Ahmed follows, and U.S. episodes stream on Peacock the next night.