SNL's Season 48 premiere was middling / The CW's longtime boss exits / R.I.P. Sacheen Littlefeather

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SNL's Season 48 premiere wasn't a stunning success or a total flop — it was middling
The Manningcast cold open "was funny, self-aware and creative," says Lorraine Ali, adding that "it was a clever way…