List of Saturday Night Live episodes (season 31–present)

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Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on the NBC Television network on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics. Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast: the repertory members, also known as the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players," and newer cast members, known as "Featured Players." Each week, the show features a host, often a well-known celebrity, who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. A musical guest is also invited to perform several sets (usually two, occasionally more). Every so often a host or musical guest fills both roles. With the exception of season 7 and several other rare cases, the show begins with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

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Saturday Night Live is one of the longest-running network programs in American television history, with more than 900 episodes broadcast over five decades. A number of the show's sketches have been developed into feature films, including The Blues Brothers , Wayne's World , A Night at the Roxbury , Superstar , Coneheads , It's Pat , The Ladies Man and MacGruber .

Seasons 1 through 5 are available on DVD in Region 1. Various Saturday Night Live sketches are available in several new media formats, including streaming on Hulu and Netflix. YouTube SNL playlists of individual sketches and segments are available for many SNL episodes, via the show's official YouTube channel. [1] Best-of compilations are for sale through digital video retailers.[ citation needed ] As of October 1, 2020, the full catalogue of Saturday Night Live episodes is available on the streaming service Peacock, updated actively as new episodes release.

Seasons: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | Specials | References

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 24October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)July 31, 1976 (1976-07-31)
2 22September 18, 1976 (1976-09-18)May 21, 1977 (1977-05-21)
3 20September 24, 1977 (1977-09-24)May 20, 1978 (1978-05-20)
4 20October 7, 1978 (1978-10-07)May 26, 1979 (1979-05-26)
5 20October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13)May 24, 1980 (1980-05-24)
6 13 [a] November 15, 1980 (1980-11-15)April 11, 1981 (1981-04-11)
7 20October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03)May 22, 1982 (1982-05-22)
8 20September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25)May 14, 1983 (1983-05-14)
9 19October 8, 1983 (1983-10-08)May 12, 1984 (1984-05-12)
10 17 [b] October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06)April 13, 1985 (1985-04-13)
11 18November 9, 1985 (1985-11-09)May 24, 1986 (1986-05-24)
12 20October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)May 23, 1987 (1987-05-23)
13 13 [c] October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17)February 27, 1988 (1988-02-27)
14 20October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)May 20, 1989 (1989-05-20)
15 20September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30)May 19, 1990 (1990-05-19)
16 20September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29)May 18, 1991 (1991-05-18)
17 20September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28)May 16, 1992 (1992-05-16)
18 20September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)May 15, 1993 (1993-05-15)
19 20September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)
20 20September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)
21 20September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)
22 20September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)
23 20September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)
24 19September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)
25 20October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)
26 20October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)
27 20September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)May 18, 2002 (2002-05-18)
28 20October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05)May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17)
29 20October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15)
30 20October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02)May 21, 2005 (2005-05-21)
31 19October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)May 20, 2006 (2006-05-20)
32 20September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30)May 19, 2007 (2007-05-19)
33 12 [d] September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)May 17, 2008 (2008-05-17)
34 22September 13, 2008 (2008-09-13)May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16)
35 22September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26)May 15, 2010 (2010-05-15)
36 22September 25, 2010 (2010-09-25)May 21, 2011 (2011-05-21)
37 22September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24)May 19, 2012 (2012-05-19)
38 21September 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)
39 21September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28)May 17, 2014 (2014-05-17)
40 21September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27)May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16)
41 21October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03)May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)
42 21October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)
43 21September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)
44 21September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)May 18, 2019 (2019-05-18)
45 18 [e] September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)May 9, 2020 (2020-05-09)
46 20October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03)May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22)
47 21October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)
48 18 [f] October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01)April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15)
49 20October 14, 2023 (2023-10-14)May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18)
50 20September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28)May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17)

Episodes

Season 31 (2005–2006)

No.
overall
No. in
season
HostMusical guestOriginal release date
5861 Steve Carell Kanye West October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)
5872 Jon Heder Ashlee Simpson October 8, 2005 (2005-10-08)
5883 Catherine Zeta-Jones Franz Ferdinand October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22)
5894 Lance Armstrong Sheryl Crow October 29, 2005 (2005-10-29)
5905 Jason Lee Foo Fighters November 12, 2005 (2005-11-12)
5916 Eva Longoria Korn November 19, 2005 (2005-11-19)
5927 Dane Cook James Blunt December 3, 2005 (2005-12-03)
5938 Alec Baldwin Shakira December 10, 2005 (2005-12-10)
5949 Jack Black Neil Young December 17, 2005 (2005-12-17)
59510 Scarlett Johansson Death Cab for Cutie January 14, 2006 (2006-01-14)
59611 Peter Sarsgaard The Strokes January 21, 2006 (2006-01-21)
59712 Steve Martin Prince February 4, 2006 (2006-02-04)
59813 Natalie Portman Fall Out Boy March 4, 2006 (2006-03-04)
59914 Matt Dillon Arctic Monkeys March 11, 2006 (2006-03-11)
60015 Antonio Banderas Mary J. Blige April 8, 2006 (2006-04-08)
60116 Lindsay Lohan Pearl Jam April 15, 2006 (2006-04-15)
60217 Tom Hanks Red Hot Chili Peppers May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06)
60318 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Paul Simon May 13, 2006 (2006-05-13)
60419 Kevin Spacey Nelly Furtado May 20, 2006 (2006-05-20)

Season 32 (2006–2007)

3+12 hour prime-time special celebrating SNL's fortieth year on the air. [279] [280]
No.
overall
No. in
season
HostMusical guest(s)Original release date
"SNL Goodnight Sweet Prince"April 23, 2016 (2016-04-23)4.5/11 [281]
Jimmy Fallon hosts this special retrospective of Prince's rare, but memorable performances on the show, including his first performance on the infamous season 6 episode hosted by Charlene Tilton (the one in which Charles Rocket's accidental utterance of the word "fuck" called for NBC to fire then-showrunner Jean Doumanian and most of her cast), his performance on the SNL 15th anniversary special, his first performance after 21 years in 2006 on the season 31 episode hosted by Steve Martin, his final performance on the season 40 episode hosted by Chris Rock, a never-before-seen clip of his performance at the cast party following the SNL 40th anniversary special, and clips of the short-lived recurring sketch The Prince Show with Fred Armisen as Prince and Maya Rudolph as Beyonce.
"Weekend Update at the RNC [282] "July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20)N/A
Colin Jost and Michael Che host a special edition of Weekend Update from the 2016 Republican National Convention live on MSNBC. Kate McKinnon appears as Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
"Weekend Update at the DNC [283] "July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)N/A
Colin Jost and Michael Che host a special edition of Weekend Update from the 2016 Democratic National Convention live on MSNBC.
"The 2016 SNL Election Special [284] "November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)2.1/7 [285]
Recent political sketches involving the 2016 US presidential election, hosted by Tom Brokaw.
"SNL Thanksgiving Special [286] "November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)1.6/5 [287]
Thanksgiving-themed comedy from the Saturday Night Live crew is presented.
"SNL Christmas [288] "December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)1.6/5 [289]
Holiday-themed comedy from Saturday Night Live is presented.
"The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special"October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28)3.4/8 [290]
21-minute animated special where David S. Pumpkins teaches a pair of siblings the true meaning of Halloween, starring Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins, Mikey Day, Bobby Moynihan, and Streeter Seidell; narrated by Peter Dinklage.
"SNL Presents: Halloween [291] "October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28)3.1/9 [290]
A collection of Halloween- and horror-themed sketches.
"A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day"May 10, 2020 (2020-05-10)N/A
A special showing of all Mother's Day-themed sketches from previous seasons, including a mother's day Lawrence Welk Show sketch from season 35 with host Betty White.
"The 2020 SNL Election Special"November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02)N/A
A special showing of all fan-favorite SNL political sketches.
"A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special"December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)N/A
A star-studded collection of popular Christmas-themed sketches from "Saturday Night Live." Billed as Season 48 Episode 200. [292]
"A Saturday Night Live Christmas"December 18, 2024 (2024-12-18)N/A
The late-night program highlights Christmas-themed sketches from its 50 seasons. Billed as Season 50 Episode 300. [293]
"Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special"February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16)TBD
A television special commemorating 50 years of SNL.


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Notes

  1. Number of episodes reduced due to executive producer Lorne Michaels taking a year off and the 1981 Writers Guild of America strike
  2. Only 17 episodes were produced due to a writers' strike and budget constraint
  3. Number of episodes reduced due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike
  4. Number of episodes reduced due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike
  5. Number of episodes reduced due to the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic
  6. Number of episodes reduced due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
  7. While some sources listed Brad Pitt as the host for the episode,'"`UNIQ--ref-0000026B-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-0000026C-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-0000026D-QINU`"' he was not formally credited as such.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000026E-QINU`"'
  8. Morgan Wallen's scheduled appearance as the musical guest was cancelled the week of the episode after videos surfaced showing him violating the show's COVID-19 protocols on mask wearing and social distancing.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000027F-QINU`"' White was announced as a replacement the day before the broadcast.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000280-QINU`"' Wallen was later rescheduled for the December 5 episode.
  9. The episode was broadcast as planned in spite of an employee at 30 Rockefeller Plaza having tested positive for COVID-19 on air day.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000282-QINU`"'
  10. Chappelle hosted the first episode immediately following the presidential election. He also hosted the first episode immediately following the 2016 presidential election.
  11. The episode was delayed due to a Clemson vs. Notre Dame college football game that went into double overtime.
  12. Sheeran performed despite having tested positive for COVID-19 thirteen days prior to show date. His performance was confirmed four days prior to show date after having been cleared of having the virus.'"`UNIQ--ref-000002BC-QINU`"'
  13. Charli XCX was the scheduled musical act, but the rise of the COVID Omicron variant in New York City led to a limited cast and crew which meant her performances were dropped. However, she appeared in a pre-recorded sketch. She was rescheduled as a musical guest and performed in March 2022.'"`UNIQ--ref-000002C2-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-000002C3-QINU`"'
  14. Bleachers substitutes for Roddy Ricch, whose scheduled musical performance was cancelled due to a COVID-19 exposure.'"`UNIQ--ref-000002C6-QINU`"'
  15. During the episode's original airing, the audio in some markets was out of sync during the cold open and part of the opening monologue. This issue was fixed partway through the monologue, and the rerun later that night had the audio synced with the video.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000304-QINU`"'
  16. Yeah Yeah Yeahs were originally booked as this episode’s musical guest, but had to cancel the week prior due to guitarist Nick Zinner’s hospitalization for pneumonia.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000307-QINU`"'