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SNL will take off airing traditional episodes for the next few weeks, but this past Saturday’s outing with Kumail Nanjiani thankfully has more to offer. Watch Beck Bennett skewer CW stars in a cut-for-time sketch that takes on the complications of climate change.

The CW’s Arrow has long been labeled a Batman knockoff, though the Caped Crusader himself was reportedly forbidden to appear. Now, this week’s Arrow drops official confirmation that Gotham City exists in their branch of the multi-verse, as does its billionaire playboy.

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow was built with a certain amount of turnover in mind, but at least one major hero might upset the balance. Victor Garber will reportedly leave Legends of Tomorrow after three seasons, raising questions of how Firestorm might continue.

We don’t often think about the hours TV stars put into our favorite shows, but the strain very nearly cost us Riverdale star K.J. Apa. The actor endured a recent off-set car-crash unharmed, though production is now under scrutiny for over-working its cast.

If Supergirl Season 1 was all about Kara learning to be her Super-self, and vice-versa for Season 2, Season 3 might abandon duality altogether. Supergirl is done with her human alter-ego in a new Season 3 trailer, and out for some serious Blood(sport).

Supergirl got short shrift in last year’s Arrow-verse crossover, but this fall’s full-fledged four-series event with Flash and Legends of Tomorrow will more than make up for it. Not only will the Supergirl cast get to take part, but Kara and Alex are apparently central to all four hours of the November event.

One doesn’t generally look to Arrow for meditations on real-world issues, though the fifth season did tackle gun control in a format that resonated with producers. Ahead of Season 6, co-creator Marc Guggenheim reveals one upcoming episode will follow suit with a story related to Black Lives Matter.

The CW is getting ready to take a big leap forward in horror. The network has begun developing a one-hour horror anthology entirely written and directed by women, with Drew Barrymore and a former Scream boss venturing into the Black Rose Anthology.

We’ve barely cracked September, and already the Legends of Tomorrow are ready for October’s Season 3 premiere. New DC heroes and villains will join the historical figures run amok this year, as a fresh trailer debuts a first look at Tala Ashe as Muslim-American superhero Zari Adrianna Tomaz, a spin on DC’s Isis.

The field is wide-open for Arrow Season 6, as the CW DC drama moves away from its five-year flashbacks and picks up from a deadly cliffhanger. Now, Comic-Con 2017 reveals a Deathstroke-heavy trailer, as LOST alum Michael Emerson joins in a major role.

We know of at least three unfamiliar faces coming to The Flash this fall, but plenty of old friends will be hanging around as well. A new report suggests we’ll be seeing much more of Jessica Camacho’s “Gypsy,” balancing out a few other exits from the team.

The Flash has plenty of questions to answer at Comic-Con 2017; most notably how Season 4 will compensate for Barry Allen’s early absence. We’ve heard one theory, but heroic new casting reports may not be so much of a stretch as their name implies.