Week one was bad. The reviews were vicious, but nobody was panicking yet.

Especially not Jean Doumanian, who leaned into the hate, with a guest host that the network didn’t want and an episode that would live in infamy.

Theme: Bush Week - Nihilore (http://www.nihilore.com)
Research From:

Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests by James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales
https://amzn.to/2HjKIU8

Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live by Doug Hill & Jeff Weingrad
https://amzn.to/2VLVVkr

Ben Douwsma's SNL Reviews (https://www.bendouwsma.com/snl-review-index)