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Love it or hate-watch it, “Saturday Night Live” altered the television landscape.

"Those expecting a hate-watch will be disappointed; those expecting a political hagiography will find it vapid," Nick Hilton wrote.

And if half the audience is tuning in to “The Morning Show” purely to hate-watch, shouldn’t that disqualify it as a drama, even if the Primetime Emmys don’t have a soap opera category?

But the show couldn’t shake the bad rap, especially as it became social media’s favorite hate-watch.

“I don’t take it for granted, ever. Every seat that has ever been filled to watch something that I’m doing, I always appreciate ... Thank you to the people who watch, the people who share the clips, everyone who’s had an opinion ... even if it’s a critique — doesn’t even have to be praise ... I want to say I appreciate those people. Even the people who hate-watch — we still got the ratings. Thank you. I’m eternally grateful to you.”