This weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live went viral after an FCC snafu that could land the network in trouble. According to Newsweek, the April 5th airing set social media ablaze after a hilariously live-blooper moment during the “Weekend Update” segment featuring Colin Jost (How to be Single, Tom and Jerry) and Michael Che (Top 5, That Damn Michael Che).

During the segment, cast member Ego Nwodim (Singularity, It’s Florida, Man) was featured ranting about Senator Cory Booker’s filibuster. At one moment, she directed the mic toward the studio audience for call-and-response participation. After quipping, “men ain’t…”, Nwodim paused for the audience’s response. She, Jost, and Che were all hilariously shocked when the crowd loudly finished the line with an expletive. See the hilarious clip below.

As Jost and Che cackled behind her, Nwodim seemingly kept the sketch going, vocalizing “We’re gonna get fined for that.” She corrected the audience, stating that men ain’t “worth a damn, sucka.” She finished saying Lorne Michaels was “gonna be mad at y’all.” Social media could not get enough of the verbal faux pas.

this is how you know women are fed up with men the girlies in the audience just knew how to complete that sentence unprompted #SNL pic.twitter.com/nWaLLcJ1pI

— ramsey (@busywomans) April 6, 2025

Eggo Nwodim: “Men ain’t what?!” Audience: “S—!” YOO this had me deceased she is is just too good and the shear panic in her and Colin Jost and Michael Che’s reactions towards the crowd were hilarious #SNL #SNL50 pic.twitter.com/Ia4wRwHsdW

— DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN ERA// (@giselleb1234) April 6, 2025

Fortunately, Deadline reports that the 50-year-old sketch series and NBC may skate without consequences. According to the FCC’s guidelines, anything airing on broadcast TV and radio between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. must be free of “Indecent and profane content…when there is a reasonable risk that children may be in the audience.” Saturday Night Live airs at 11:30 p.m. ET.

Despite this rule, Deadline reports the original clip has since been scrubbed of the curse word that aired freely on the East Coast and Peacock. Those on Mountain and Pacific Time encountered a censored version of the now-viral segment. The FCC also states its guidelines around obscene language don’t quite work the same for cable, satellite TV, and satellite radio, which means content on streaming services is technically exempt from the rule.

However, Deadline states the FCC has the authority to initiate an investigation if it feels it is warranted. Given the brazen targeting current FCC chair Brendan Carr has recently launched  — at CBS’s 60 Minutes and Comcast’s NBCUniversal — real consequences would be no laughing matter.

Catch the latest episode of Saturday Night Live streaming on Peacock.