ebersol also revamped weekend update. the segment went through its first name change (aside from the temporary change to "saturday night newsline" in the final doumanian episode from march 1981) and became "snl newsbreak". at the newsdesk was featured player brian doyle-murray with christine ebersole and mary gross alternating as co-anchor. brian doyle-murray also became the first weekend update anchor to be a featured player while serving as anchor. the only other anchors to do this were michael che, tina fey and colin jost.