Saturday Night Live opened its 51st season with a skit skewering Donald Trump’s crackdown on late-night TV, as the president (James Austin Johnson) warned that “daddy’s watching.” The skit also featured Mikey Day as FCC Chairman Brendan Carr,

"SNL" kicked off its 51st season with a cautious cold open, avoiding surprises and sticking to familiar riffs on current news.

SNL kicks off Season 51 with James Austin Johnson’s Trump warning the show itself not to cross the line. Sharp satire, wild cameos, and fearless comedy mark this electric comeback.

I’m just keeping an eye on SNL, making sure they don’t do anything too mean about me,’ James Austin Johnson, playing Trump, quipped during the cold open

The White House criticised Saturday Night Live after its season 51 premiere mocked Donald Trump and FCC chair Brendan Carr. Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson dismissed the skit, saying she had 'more entertaining things to do,

During Saturday Night Live's cold open, James Austin Johnson impersonating Trump, interrupted a skit on Peter Hegseth and mimicked his crybaby antics against any satire on him. "I'm just here keeping my eye on SNL making sure they don't do anything to mean about me," James Austin Johnson said.

The White House hit "Saturday Night Live" after its Season 51 premiere opened with a parody of President Donald Trump. White House spokeswoman

Saturday Night Live opened its 51st season by lampooning President Donald Trump’s alleged crackdown on late-night comedy. SNL also spoofed the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and mocked Trump’s appearance and foreign policy claims.

I’m just keeping an eye on SNL, making sure they don’t do anything too mean about me,’ James Austin Johnson, playing Trump, quipped during the cold open