SNL Pokes Fun at CNN’s “Breaking News” Alerts

Are you tired of the “Breaking News” alerts on CNN that actually don’t contain any new and/or useful information? The alert tone and the CNN “Breaking News” banner used to actually mean something but they’ve become so overused that poking fun at the “Breaking News” announcements is almost too easy. Still, the Saturday Night Live episode aired on April 12, 2014 and hosted by Seth Rogen managed to find a unique way to acknowledge the lack of actual ‘breaking’ news included in the network’s alerts.
 
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-By Rebecca Murray

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