Fresh off surpassing Frasier this month to become the show with the most Primetime Emmy wins ever, Saturday Night Live has created a YouTube channel to help its fans across the world easily -- and legally -- access its content.
SNL touted the launch on Twitter, placing emphasis on the show's global audience:
Great news for all our International fans: we have an SNL @youtube channel now, just for you guys!! http://t.co/9aJsg6VcWh— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) September 26, 2013
For now, the Saturday Night Live channel only has the clips from season 38's 21 episodes. The videos are free to stream for people outside of the United States, while U.S. viewers can purchase full episodes ($1.99 to $2.99) or the entire season ($24.99 to $29.99). U.S. viewers can still watch episodes for free on Hulu and NBC's website. Individual clips are available for them at Yahoo's video hub, Yahoo Screen.
The launch had a few hiccups: the channel's videos apparently did not immediately work worldwide, but NBC worked quickly to remedy the issues, as evidenced by NBC's tweeted responses to Twitter users' complaints.
Season 39 begins Sept. 28 with Tina Fey as host and Arcade Fire as musical guest. Fey will pass the torch to Miley Cyrus, who will host and perform on Oct. 5. Bruce Willis takes over Oct. 12 with Katy Perry as the guest performer.
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