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!"
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. A number of sketches are available to view via the show's official YouTube channel, along with best-of compilations for sale through digital video retailers. 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 | Specials | References |
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 24 | October 11, 1975 | July 31, 1976 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 18, 1976 | May 21, 1977 | |
| 3 | 20 | September 24, 1977 | May 20, 1978 | |
| 4 | 20 | October 7, 1978 | May 26, 1979 | |
| 5 | 20 | October 13, 1979 | May 24, 1980 | |
| 6 | 13[a] | November 15, 1980 | April 11, 1981 | |
| 7 | 20 | October 3, 1981 | May 22, 1982 | |
| 8 | 20 | September 25, 1982 | May 14, 1983 | |
| 9 | 19 | October 8, 1983 | May 12, 1984 | |
| 10 | 17[b] | October 6, 1984 | April 13, 1985 | |
| 11 | 18 | November 9, 1985 | May 24, 1986 | |
| 12 | 20 | October 11, 1986 | May 23, 1987 | |
| 13 | 13[c] | October 17, 1987 | February 27, 1988 | |
| 14 | 20 | October 8, 1988 | May 20, 1989 | |
| 15 | 20 | September 30, 1989 | May 19, 1990 | |
| 16 | 20 | September 29, 1990 | May 18, 1991 | |
| 17 | 20 | September 28, 1991 | May 16, 1992 | |
| 18 | 20 | September 26, 1992 | May 15, 1993 | |
| 19 | 20 | September 25, 1993 | May 14, 1994 | |
| 20 | 20 | September 24, 1994 | May 13, 1995 | |
| 21 | 20 | September 30, 1995 | May 18, 1996 | |
| 22 | 20 | September 28, 1996 | May 17, 1997 | |
| 23 | 20 | September 27, 1997 | May 9, 1998 | |
| 24 | 19 | September 26, 1998 | May 15, 1999 | |
| 25 | 20 | October 2, 1999 | May 20, 2000 | |
| 26 | 20 | October 7, 2000 | May 19, 2001 | |
| 27 | 20 | September 29, 2001 | May 18, 2002 | |
| 28 | 20 | October 5, 2002 | May 17, 2003 | |
| 29 | 20 | October 4, 2003 | May 15, 2004 | |
| 30 | 20 | October 2, 2004 | May 21, 2005 | |
| 31 | 19 | October 1, 2005 | May 20, 2006 | |
| 32 | 20 | September 30, 2006 | May 19, 2007 | |
| 33 | 12[d] | September 29, 2007 | May 17, 2008 | |
| 34 | 22 | September 13, 2008 | May 16, 2009 | |
| 35 | 22 | September 26, 2009 | May 15, 2010 | |
| 36 | 22 | September 25, 2010 | May 21, 2011 | |
| 37 | 22 | September 24, 2011 | May 19, 2012 | |
| 38 | 21 | September 15, 2012 | May 18, 2013 | |
| 39 | 21 | September 28, 2013 | May 17, 2014 | |
| 40 | 21 | September 27, 2014 | May 16, 2015 | |
| 41 | 21 | October 3, 2015 | May 21, 2016 | |
| 42 | 21 | October 1, 2016 | May 20, 2017 | |
| 43 | 21 | September 30, 2017 | May 19, 2018 | |
| 44 | 21 | September 29, 2018 | May 18, 2019 | |
| 45 | 18[e] | September 28, 2019 | May 9, 2020 | |
| 46 | 20 | October 3, 2020 | May 22, 2021 | |
| 47 | 21 | October 2, 2021 | May 21, 2022 | |
| 48 | 18[f] | October 1, 2022 | April 15, 2023 | |
| 49[1] | 20 | October 14, 2023 | May 18, 2024 | |
Episodes[edit]
Seasons 1–30 (1975–2005)[edit]
Season 31–present (2005–present)[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Number of episodes reduced due to Executive Producer Lorne Michaels taking a year off and the 1981 Writers Guild of America strike
- ^ Only 17 episodes were produced due to a writers' strike and budget constraint
- ^ Number of episodes reduced due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike
- ^ Number of episodes reduced due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike
- ^ Number of episodes reduced due to the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic
- ^ Number of episodes reduced due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
References[edit]
Episodes[edit]
Season 31 (2005–06)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 586 | 1 | Steve Carell | Kanye West | October 1, 2005 |
| 587 | 2 | Jon Heder | Ashlee Simpson | October 8, 2005 |
| 588 | 3 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Franz Ferdinand | October 22, 2005 |
| 589 | 4 | Lance Armstrong | Sheryl Crow | October 29, 2005 |
| 590 | 5 | Jason Lee | Foo Fighters | November 12, 2005 |
| 591 | 6 | Eva Longoria | Korn | November 19, 2005 |
| 592 | 7 | Dane Cook | James Blunt | December 3, 2005 |
| 593 | 8 | Alec Baldwin | Shakira | December 10, 2005 |
| 594 | 9 | Jack Black | Neil Young | December 17, 2005 |
| 595 | 10 | Scarlett Johansson | Death Cab for Cutie | January 14, 2006 |
| 596 | 11 | Peter Sarsgaard | The Strokes | January 21, 2006 |
| 597 | 12 | Steve Martin | Prince | February 4, 2006 |
| 598 | 13 | Natalie Portman | Fall Out Boy | March 4, 2006 |
| 599 | 14 | Matt Dillon | Arctic Monkeys | March 11, 2006 |
| 600 | 15 | Antonio Banderas | Mary J. Blige | April 8, 2006 |
| 601 | 16 | Lindsay Lohan | Pearl Jam | April 15, 2006 |
| 602 | 17 | Tom Hanks | Red Hot Chili Peppers | May 6, 2006 |
| 603 | 18 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Paul Simon | May 13, 2006 |
| 604 | 19 | Kevin Spacey | Nelly Furtado | May 20, 2006 |
Season 32 (2006–07)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605 | 1 | Dane Cook | The Killers | September 30, 2006 |
| 606 | 2 | Jaime Pressly | Corinne Bailey Rae | October 7, 2006 |
| 607 | 3 | John C. Reilly | My Chemical Romance | October 21, 2006 |
| 608 | 4 | Hugh Laurie | Beck | October 28, 2006 |
| 609 | 5 | Alec Baldwin | Christina Aguilera | November 11, 2006 |
| 610 | 6 | Ludacris | Ludacris | November 18, 2006 |
| 611 | 7 | Matthew Fox | Tenacious D | December 2, 2006 |
| 612 | 8 | Annette Bening | Gwen Stefani Akon | December 9, 2006 |
| 613 | 9 | Justin Timberlake | Justin Timberlake | December 16, 2006 |
| 614 | 10 | Jake Gyllenhaal | The Shins | January 13, 2007 |
| 615 | 11 | Jeremy Piven | AFI | January 20, 2007 |
| 616 | 12 | Drew Barrymore | Lily Allen | February 3, 2007 |
| 617 | 13 | Forest Whitaker | Keith Urban | February 10, 2007 |
| 618 | 14 | Rainn Wilson | Arcade Fire | February 24, 2007 |
| 619 | 15 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Snow Patrol | March 17, 2007 |
| 620 | 16 | Peyton Manning | Carrie Underwood | March 24, 2007 |
| 621 | 17 | Shia LaBeouf | Avril Lavigne | April 14, 2007 |
| 622 | 18 | Scarlett Johansson | Björk | April 21, 2007 |
| 623 | 19 | Molly Shannon | Linkin Park | May 12, 2007 |
| 624 | 20 | Zach Braff | Maroon 5 | May 19, 2007 |
Season 33 (2007–08)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625 | 1 | LeBron James | Kanye West | September 29, 2007 |
| 626 | 2 | Seth Rogen | Spoon | October 6, 2007 |
| 627 | 3 | Jon Bon Jovi | Foo Fighters | October 13, 2007 |
| 628 | 4 | Brian Williams | Feist | November 3, 2007 |
| 629 | 5 | Tina Fey | Carrie Underwood | February 23, 2008 |
| 630 | 6 | Elliot Page | Wilco | March 1, 2008 |
| 631 | 7 | Amy Adams | Vampire Weekend | March 8, 2008 |
| 632 | 8 | Jonah Hill | Mariah Carey | March 15, 2008 |
| 633 | 9 | Christopher Walken | Panic! at the Disco | April 5, 2008 |
| 634 | 10 | Ashton Kutcher | Gnarls Barkley | April 12, 2008 |
| 635 | 11 | Shia LaBeouf | My Morning Jacket | May 10, 2008 |
| 636 | 12 | Steve Carell | Usher | May 17, 2008 |
Season 34 (2008–09)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637 | 1 | Michael Phelps | Lil Wayne | September 13, 2008 | 7.4/18[1] |
| 638 | 2 | James Franco | Kings of Leon | September 20, 2008 | 8.5/18 |
| 639 | 3 | Anna Faris | Duffy | September 27, 2008 | 6.0/15[2] |
| 640 | 4 | Anne Hathaway | The Killers | October 4, 2008 | 7.4/18[3] |
| 641 | 5 | Josh Brolin | Adele | October 18, 2008 | 10.7/24[4] |
| 642 | 6 | Jon Hamm | Coldplay | October 25, 2008 | 7.1/18[5] |
| 643 | 7 | Ben Affleck | David Cook | November 1, 2008 | 9.0/20[6] |
| 644 | 8 | Paul Rudd | Beyoncé | November 15, 2008 | 6.8/21 |
| 645 | 9 | Tim McGraw | Ludacris & T-Pain | November 22, 2008 | 5.9/16 |
| 646 | 10 | John Malkovich | T.I. | December 6, 2008 | 7.3/20 |
| 647 | 11 | Hugh Laurie | Kanye West | December 13, 2008 | 7.4/22 |
| 648 | 12 | Neil Patrick Harris | Taylor Swift | January 10, 2009 | 9.5/24 |
| 649 | 13 | Rosario Dawson | Fleet Foxes | January 17, 2009 | 6.6/16 |
| 650 | 14 | Steve Martin | Jason Mraz | January 31, 2009 | 6.4/15 |
| 651 | 15 | Bradley Cooper | TV on the Radio | February 7, 2009 | 5.8/12 |
| 652 | 16 | Alec Baldwin | Jonas Brothers | February 14, 2009 | 7.1/19 |
| 653 | 17 | Dwayne Johnson | Ray LaMontagne | March 7, 2009 | 6.8/17 |
| 654 | 18 | Tracy Morgan | Kelly Clarkson | March 14, 2009 | 7.6/21 |
| 655 | 19 | Seth Rogen | Phoenix | April 4, 2009 | 5.5/12 |
| 656 | 20 | Zac Efron | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | April 11, 2009 | 5.1[7] |
| 657 | 21 | Justin Timberlake | Ciara | May 9, 2009 | 6.0 |
| 658 | 22 | Will Ferrell | Green Day | May 16, 2009 | 5.7 |
Season 35 (2009–10)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 659 | 1 | Megan Fox | U2 | September 26, 2009 | 4.6/11[8] |
| 660 | 2 | Ryan Reynolds | Lady Gaga | October 3, 2009 | 4.7/12[9] |
| 661 | 3 | Drew Barrymore | Regina Spektor | October 10, 2009 | 4.6/11[10] |
| 662 | 4 | Gerard Butler | Shakira | October 17, 2009 | 4.8/11[11] |
| 663 | 5 | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift | November 7, 2009 | 5.0/12[12] |
| 664 | 6 | January Jones | The Black Eyed Peas | November 14, 2009 | 4.7/12[13] |
| 665 | 7 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Dave Matthews Band | November 21, 2009 | 4.3/11[14] |
| 666 | 8 | Blake Lively | Rihanna | December 5, 2009 | 4.4/12[15] |
| 667 | 9 | Taylor Lautner | Bon Jovi | December 12, 2009 | 5.1/12[16] |
| 668 | 10 | James Franco | Muse | December 19, 2009 | 4.4/11[17] |
| 669 | 11 | Charles Barkley | Alicia Keys | January 9, 2010 | 4.4/19[18] |
| 670 | 12 | Sigourney Weaver | The Ting Tings | January 16, 2010 | 5.4/14[19] |
| 671 | 13 | Jon Hamm | Michael Bublé | January 30, 2010 | 5.0/12[20] |
| 672 | 14 | Ashton Kutcher | Them Crooked Vultures | February 6, 2010 | 5.3/13[21] |
| 673 | 15 | Jennifer Lopez | Jennifer Lopez | February 27, 2010 | 6.3/15[22] |
| 674 | 16 | Zach Galifianakis | Vampire Weekend | March 6, 2010 | 5.0/12[23] |
| 675 | 17 | Jude Law | Pearl Jam | March 13, 2010 | 4.5/11[24] |
| 676 | 18 | Tina Fey | Justin Bieber | April 10, 2010 | 5.7/14[25] |
| 677 | 19 | Ryan Phillippe | Ke$ha | April 17, 2010 | 5.2/13[26] |
| 678 | 20 | Gabourey Sidibe | MGMT | April 24, 2010 | 4.7/12[27] |
| 679 | 21 | Betty White | Jay-Z | May 8, 2010 | 8.8/21[28] |
| 680 | 22 | Alec Baldwin | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | May 15, 2010 | 5.8/14[29] |
Season 36 (2010–11)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681 | 1 | Amy Poehler | Katy Perry | September 25, 2010 | 5.3/13 |
| 682 | 2 | Bryan Cranston | Kanye West | October 2, 2010 | 4.8/12 |
| 683 | 3 | Jane Lynch | Bruno Mars | October 9, 2010 | 4.8/12 |
| 684 | 4 | Emma Stone | Kings of Leon | October 23, 2010 | 4.5/11 |
| 685 | 5 | Jon Hamm | Rihanna | October 30, 2010 | 4.6/11 |
| 686 | 6 | Scarlett Johansson | Arcade Fire | November 13, 2010 | 4.7/12 |
| 687 | 7 | Anne Hathaway | Florence + the Machine | November 20, 2010 | 4.7/12 |
| 688 | 8 | Robert De Niro | Diddy-Dirty Money | December 4, 2010 | 5.0/12 |
| 689 | 9 | Paul Rudd | Paul McCartney | December 11, 2010 | 5.3/13 |
| 690 | 10 | Jeff Bridges | Eminem & Lil Wayne | December 18, 2010 | 4.9/12 |
| 691 | 11 | Jim Carrey | The Black Keys | January 8, 2011 | 7.8/18 |
| 692 | 12 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Cee Lo Green | January 15, 2011 | 5.1/12 |
| 693 | 13 | Jesse Eisenberg | Nicki Minaj | January 29, 2011 | 5.1/12 |
| 694 | 14 | Dana Carvey | Linkin Park | February 5, 2011 | 5.6/13 |
| 695 | 15 | Russell Brand | Chris Brown | February 12, 2011 | 5.0/12 |
| 696 | 16 | Miley Cyrus | The Strokes | March 5, 2011 | 5.4/13 |
| 697 | 17 | Zach Galifianakis | Jessie J | March 12, 2011 | 4.8/12 |
| 698 | 18 | Elton John | Elton John | April 2, 2011 | 5.0/12 |
| 699 | 19 | Helen Mirren | Foo Fighters | April 9, 2011 | 4.7/12 |
| 700 | 20 | Tina Fey | Ellie Goulding | May 7, 2011 | 5.3/15 |
| 701 | 21 | Ed Helms | Paul Simon | May 14, 2011 | 4.9/12 |
| 702 | 22 | Justin Timberlake | Lady Gaga | May 21, 2011 | 7.0/17 |
Season 37 (2011–12)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 703 | 1 | Alec Baldwin | Radiohead | September 24, 2011 | 5.0/13 |
| 704 | 2 | Melissa McCarthy | Lady Antebellum | October 1, 2011 | 5.2/13 |
| 705 | 3 | Ben Stiller | Foster the People | October 8, 2011 | 4.8/12 |
| 706 | 4 | Anna Faris | Drake | October 15, 2011 | 4.8/12 |
| 707 | 5 | Charlie Day | Maroon 5 | November 5, 2011 | 4.9/11 |
| 708 | 6 | Emma Stone | Coldplay | November 12, 2011 | 4.5/11 |
| 709 | 7 | Jason Segel | Florence + The Machine | November 19, 2011 | 4.6/11 |
| 710 | 8 | Steve Buscemi | The Black Keys | December 3, 2011 | 4.8/11 |
| 711 | 9 | Katy Perry | Robyn | December 10, 2011 | 4.8/11 |
| 712 | 10 | Jimmy Fallon | Michael Bublé | December 17, 2011 | 5.3/13 |
| 713 | 11 | Charles Barkley | Kelly Clarkson | January 7, 2012 | 7.4/18 |
| 714 | 12 | Daniel Radcliffe | Lana Del Rey | January 14, 2012 | 5.2/12 |
| 715 | 13 | Channing Tatum | Bon Iver | February 4, 2012 | 4.7/11 |
| 716 | 14 | Zooey Deschanel | Karmin | February 11, 2012 | 5.0/12 |
| 717 | 15 | Maya Rudolph | Sleigh Bells | February 18, 2012 | 4.9/12 |
| 718 | 16 | Lindsay Lohan | Jack White | March 3, 2012 | 5.5/14 |
| 719 | 17 | Jonah Hill | The Shins | March 10, 2012 | 4.3/11 |
| 720 | 18 | Sofía Vergara | One Direction | April 7, 2012 | 5.0/16[30] |
| 721 | 19 | Josh Brolin | Gotye | April 14, 2012 | 4.6/11[31] |
| 722 | 20 | Eli Manning | Rihanna | May 5, 2012 | 5.2/13[32] |
| 723 | 21 | Will Ferrell | Usher | May 12, 2012 | 5.1/13 |
| 724 | 22 | Mick Jagger | Mick Jagger (with Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, Jeff Beck) | May 19, 2012 | 5.2/13 |
Season 38 (2012–13)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 725 | 1 | Seth MacFarlane | Frank Ocean | September 15, 2012 | 4.8/12[33] |
| 726 | 2 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Mumford & Sons | September 22, 2012 | 5.0/12[34] |
| 727 | 3 | Daniel Craig | Muse | October 6, 2012 | 4.5/11[35] |
| 728 | 4 | Christina Applegate | Passion Pit | October 13, 2012 | 4.6/11[36] |
| 729 | 5 | Bruno Mars | Bruno Mars | October 20, 2012 | 5.4/14[37] |
| 730 | 6 | Louis C.K. | fun. | November 3, 2012 | 5.0/12[38] |
| 731 | 7 | Anne Hathaway | Rihanna | November 10, 2012 | 5.0/12[39] |
| 732 | 8 | Jeremy Renner | Maroon 5 | November 17, 2012 | 5.1/12[40] |
| 733 | 9 | Jamie Foxx | Ne-Yo | December 8, 2012 | 4.6/11[41] |
| 734 | 10 | Martin Short | Paul McCartney | December 15, 2012 | 5.1/12[42] |
| 735 | 11 | Jennifer Lawrence | The Lumineers | January 19, 2013 | 4.9/12[43] |
| 736 | 12 | Adam Levine | Kendrick Lamar | January 26, 2013 | 5.0/12[44] |
| 737 | 13 | Justin Bieber | Justin Bieber | February 9, 2013 | 4.9/12[45] |
| 738 | 14 | Christoph Waltz | Alabama Shakes | February 16, 2013 | 4.6/12[46] |
| 739 | 15 | Kevin Hart | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis | March 2, 2013 | 4.8/12[47] |
| 740 | 16 | Justin Timberlake | Justin Timberlake | March 9, 2013 | 5.9/15[48] |
| 741 | 17 | Melissa McCarthy | Phoenix | April 6, 2013 | 4.8/12[49] |
| 742 | 18 | Vince Vaughn | Miguel | April 13, 2013 | 4.6/12[50] |
| 743 | 19 | Zach Galifianakis | Of Monsters and Men | May 4, 2013 | 4.4/11[51] |
| 744 | 20 | Kristen Wiig | Vampire Weekend | May 11, 2013 | 4.6/12[52] |
| 745 | 21 | Ben Affleck | Kanye West | May 18, 2013 | 4.7/12[53] |
Season 39 (2013–14)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746 | 1 | Tina Fey | Arcade Fire | September 28, 2013 | 4.7/12[54] |
| 747 | 2 | Miley Cyrus | Miley Cyrus | October 5, 2013 | 4.5/13[55] |
| 748 | 3 | Bruce Willis | Katy Perry | October 12, 2013 | 4.3/11[56] |
| 749 | 4 | Edward Norton | Janelle Monáe | October 26, 2013 | 3.9/10[57] |
| 750 | 5 | Kerry Washington | Eminem | November 2, 2013 | 4.9/12[58] |
| 751 | 6 | Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga | November 16, 2013 | 4.9/12[59] |
| 752 | 7 | Josh Hutcherson | HAIM | November 23, 2013 | 4.1/10[60] |
| 753 | 8 | Paul Rudd | One Direction | December 7, 2013 | 4.9/12[61] |
| 754 | 9 | John Goodman | Kings of Leon | December 14, 2013 | 4.5/11[62] |
| 755 | 10 | Jimmy Fallon | Justin Timberlake | December 21, 2013 | 6.3/16[63] |
| 756 | 11 | Drake | Drake | January 18, 2014 | 4.7/12[64] |
| 757 | 12 | Jonah Hill | Bastille | January 25, 2014 | 4.8/12[65] |
| 758 | 13 | Melissa McCarthy | Imagine Dragons | February 1, 2014 | 5.4/13[66] |
| 759 | 14 | Jim Parsons | Beck | March 1, 2014 | 4.6/12[67] |
| 760 | 15 | Lena Dunham | The National | March 8, 2014 | 4.1/11[68] |
| 761 | 16 | Louis C.K. | Sam Smith | March 29, 2014 | 4.0/10[69] |
| 762 | 17 | Anna Kendrick | Pharrell Williams | April 5, 2014 | 4.0/10[70] |
| 763 | 18 | Seth Rogen | Ed Sheeran | April 12, 2014 | 3.9/10[71] |
| 764 | 19 | Andrew Garfield | Coldplay | May 3, 2014 | 3.9/10[72] |
| 765 | 20 | Charlize Theron | The Black Keys | May 10, 2014 | 3.8/10[73] |
| 766 | 21 | Andy Samberg | St. Vincent | May 17, 2014 | 4.0/10[74] |
Season 40 (2014–15)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 767 | 1 | Chris Pratt | Ariana Grande | September 27, 2014 | 4.0/10[75] |
| 768 | 2 | Sarah Silverman | Maroon 5 | October 4, 2014 | 3.9/10[76] |
| 769 | 3 | Bill Hader | Hozier | October 11, 2014 | 3.8/10[77] |
| 770 | 4 | Jim Carrey | Iggy Azalea | October 25, 2014 | 4.1/10[78] |
| 771 | 5 | Chris Rock | Prince | November 1, 2014 | 4.9/10[79] |
| 772 | 6 | Woody Harrelson | Kendrick Lamar | November 15, 2014 | 4.1/10[80] |
| 773 | 7 | Cameron Diaz | Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars | November 22, 2014 | 4.1/10[81] |
| 774 | 8 | James Franco | Nicki Minaj | December 6, 2014 | 4.4/10[82] |
| 775 | 9 | Martin Freeman | Charli XCX | December 13, 2014 | 3.9/10[83] |
| 776 | 10 | Amy Adams | One Direction | December 20, 2014 | 4.0/10[84] |
| 777 | 11 | Kevin Hart | Sia | January 17, 2015 | 4.1/10[85] |
| 778 | 12 | Blake Shelton | Blake Shelton | January 24, 2015 | 4.7/10[86] |
| 779 | 13 | J. K. Simmons | D'Angelo | January 31, 2015 | 4.3/10[87] |
| 780 | 14 | Dakota Johnson | Alabama Shakes | February 28, 2015 | 3.8/9[88] |
| 781 | 15 | Chris Hemsworth | Zac Brown Band | March 7, 2015 | 4.0/10[89] |
| 782 | 16 | Dwayne Johnson | George Ezra | March 28, 2015 | 3.7/9[90] |
| 783 | 17 | Michael Keaton | Carly Rae Jepsen | April 4, 2015 | 3.7/9[91] |
| 784 | 18 | Taraji P. Henson | Mumford & Sons | April 11, 2015 | 3.8/10[92] |
| 785 | 19 | Scarlett Johansson | Wiz Khalifa | May 2, 2015 | 3.4/9[93] |
| 786 | 20 | Reese Witherspoon | Florence + the Machine | May 9, 2015 | 3.7/10[94] |
| 787 | 21 | Louis C.K. | Rihanna | May 16, 2015 | 3.8/10[95] |
Season 41 (2015–16)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 788 | 1 | Miley Cyrus | Miley Cyrus | October 3, 2015 | 4.5/11[96] |
| 789 | 2 | Amy Schumer | The Weeknd | October 10, 2015 | 3.9/10[97] |
| 790 | 3 | Tracy Morgan | Demi Lovato | October 17, 2015 | 4.2/11[98] |
| 791 | 4 | Donald Trump | Sia | November 7, 2015 | 6.6/16[99] |
| 792 | 5 | Elizabeth Banks | Disclosure | November 14, 2015 | 4.0/10[100] |
| 793 | 6 | Matthew McConaughey | Adele | November 21, 2015 | 4.6/12[101] |
| 794 | 7 | Ryan Gosling | Leon Bridges | December 5, 2015 | 4.1/10[102] |
| 795 | 8 | Chris Hemsworth | Chance the Rapper | December 12, 2015 | 3.8/10[103] |
| 796 | 9 | Tina Fey & Amy Poehler | Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band | December 19, 2015 | 5.1/13[104] |
| 797 | 10 | Adam Driver | Chris Stapleton | January 16, 2016 | 3.0/15 in 18-49 (approximately 5.7 overall)[105][106] |
| 798 | 11 | Ronda Rousey | Selena Gomez | January 23, 2016 | 5.0/12[107] |
| 799 | 12 | Larry David | The 1975 | February 6, 2016 | 5.1/12[108] |
| 800 | 13 | Melissa McCarthy | Kanye West | February 13, 2016 | 4.4/11[109] |
| 801 | 14 | Jonah Hill | Future | March 5, 2016 | 4.0/10[110] |
| 802 | 15 | Ariana Grande | Ariana Grande | March 12, 2016 | 4.0/10[111] |
| 803 | 16 | Peter Dinklage | Gwen Stefani | April 2, 2016 | 4.0/10[112] |
| 804 | 17 | Russell Crowe | Margo Price | April 9, 2016 | 4.0/10[113] |
| 805 | 18 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Nick Jonas | April 16, 2016 | 3.9/10[114] |
| 806 | 19 | Brie Larson | Alicia Keys | May 7, 2016 | 4.1/10[115] |
| 807 | 20 | Drake | Drake | May 14, 2016 | 3.9/10[116] |
| 808 | 21 | Fred Armisen | Courtney Barnett | May 21, 2016 | 3.7/10[117] |
Season 42 (2016–17)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 809 | 1 | Margot Robbie | The Weeknd | October 1, 2016 | 5.8/15[118] |
| 810 | 2 | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Twenty One Pilots | October 8, 2016 | 5.2/13[119] |
| 811 | 3 | Emily Blunt | Bruno Mars | October 15, 2016 | 5.0/12[120] |
| 812 | 4 | Tom Hanks | Lady Gaga | October 22, 2016 | 6.1/15[121] |
| 813 | 5 | Benedict Cumberbatch | Solange | November 5, 2016 | 5.8/14[122] |
| 814 | 6 | Dave Chappelle | A Tribe Called Quest | November 12, 2016 | 6.2/16[123] |
| 815 | 7 | Kristen Wiig | The xx | November 19, 2016 | 4.7/12[124] |
| 816 | 8 | Emma Stone | Shawn Mendes | December 3, 2016 | 4.4/11[125] |
| 817 | 9 | John Cena | Maren Morris | December 10, 2016 | 4.8/12[126] |
| 818 | 10 | Casey Affleck | Chance the Rapper | December 17, 2016 | 4.9/12[127] |
| 819 | 11 | Felicity Jones | Sturgill Simpson | January 14, 2017 | 4.3/11[128] |
| 820 | 12 | Aziz Ansari | Big Sean | January 21, 2017 | 5.1/13[129] |
| 821 | 13 | Kristen Stewart | Alessia Cara | February 4, 2017 | 5.0/13[130] |
| 822 | 14 | Alec Baldwin | Ed Sheeran | February 11, 2017 | 7.2/18[131] |
| 823 | 15 | Octavia Spencer | Father John Misty | March 4, 2017 | 5.2/14[132] |
| 824 | 16 | Scarlett Johansson | Lorde | March 11, 2017 | 4.8/13[133] |
| 825 | 17 | Louis C.K. | The Chainsmokers | April 8, 2017 | 4.5/12[134] |
| 826 | 18 | Jimmy Fallon | Harry Styles | April 15, 2017 | 7.88 M avg. US viewers[135] |
| 827 | 19 | Chris Pine | LCD Soundsystem | May 6, 2017 | 6.919 M avg. US viewers[136] |
| 828 | 20 | Melissa McCarthy | HAIM | May 13, 2017 | 10.337 M avg. US viewers[137] |
| 829 | 21 | Dwayne Johnson | Katy Perry | May 20, 2017 | 8.272 M avg. US viewers[138] |
Season 43 (2017–18)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 830 | 1 | Ryan Gosling | Jay-Z | September 30, 2017 | 4.5[139] |
| 831 | 2 | Gal Gadot | Sam Smith | October 7, 2017 | 4.4[139] |
| 832 | 3 | Kumail Nanjiani | P!nk | October 14, 2017 | 4.6/11[140] |
| 833 | 4 | Larry David | Miley Cyrus | November 4, 2017 | 4.7/11[141] |
| 834 | 5 | Tiffany Haddish | Taylor Swift | November 11, 2017 | 4.3/10[142] |
| 835 | 6 | Chance the Rapper | Eminem | November 18, 2017 | 4.3/10[143] |
| 836 | 7 | Saoirse Ronan | U2 | December 2, 2017 | 4.3/10[144] |
| 837 | 8 | James Franco | SZA | December 9, 2017 | 4.5/10[145] |
| 838 | 9 | Kevin Hart | Foo Fighters | December 16, 2017 | 4.6/11[146] |
| 839 | 10 | Sam Rockwell | Halsey | January 13, 2018 | 4.6/10[147] |
| 840 | 11 | Jessica Chastain | Troye Sivan | January 20, 2018 | 4.3/10[148] |
| 841 | 12 | Will Ferrell | Chris Stapleton | January 27, 2018 | 4.9/11[149] |
| 842 | 13 | Natalie Portman | Dua Lipa | February 3, 2018 | 4.6/12[150] |
| 843 | 14 | Charles Barkley | Migos | March 3, 2018 | 4.2/10[151] |
| 844 | 15 | Sterling K. Brown | James Bay | March 10, 2018 | 4.1/10[152] |
| 845 | 16 | Bill Hader | Arcade Fire | March 17, 2018 | 4.5/10[153] |
| 846 | 17 | Chadwick Boseman | Cardi B | April 7, 2018 | 4.6/11[154] |
| 847 | 18 | John Mulaney | Jack White | April 14, 2018 | 3.9/9[155] |
| 848 | 19 | Donald Glover | Childish Gambino | May 5, 2018 | 4.1/10[156] |
| 849 | 20 | Amy Schumer | Kacey Musgraves | May 12, 2018 | 4.3/10[157] |
| 850 | 21 | Tina Fey | Nicki Minaj | May 19, 2018 | 4.5/11[158] |
Season 44 (2018–19)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | 1 | Adam Driver | Kanye West | September 29, 2018 | 4.8/11[159] |
| 852 | 2 | Awkwafina | Travis Scott | October 6, 2018 | 4.2/10[160] |
| 853 | 3 | Seth Meyers | Paul Simon | October 13, 2018 | 4.4/10[161] |
| 854 | 4 | Jonah Hill | Maggie Rogers | November 3, 2018 | 4.4/10[162] |
| 855 | 5 | Liev Schreiber | Lil Wayne | November 10, 2018 | 4.0/10[163] |
| 856 | 6 | Steve Carell | Ella Mai | November 17, 2018 | 4.4/11[164] |
| 857 | 7 | Claire Foy | Anderson .Paak | December 1, 2018 | 4.1/10[165] |
| 858 | 8 | Jason Momoa | Mumford & Sons | December 8, 2018 | 4.3/10[166] |
| 859 | 9 | Matt Damon | Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus | December 15, 2018 | 4.8/12[167] |
| 860 | 10 | Rachel Brosnahan | Greta Van Fleet | January 19, 2019 | 4.5/11[168] |
| 861 | 11 | James McAvoy | Meek Mill | January 26, 2019 | 4.1/10[169] |
| 862 | 12 | Halsey | Halsey | February 9, 2019 | 4.7/11[170] |
| 863 | 13 | Don Cheadle | Gary Clark Jr. | February 16, 2019 | 4.3/11[171] |
| 864 | 14 | John Mulaney | Thomas Rhett | March 2, 2019 | 4.7/11[172] |
| 865 | 15 | Idris Elba | Khalid | March 9, 2019 | 4.5/11[173] |
| 866 | 16 | Sandra Oh | Tame Impala | March 30, 2019 | 4.1/10[174] |
| 867 | 17 | Kit Harington | Sara Bareilles | April 6, 2019 | 4.4/11[175] |
| 868 | 18 | Emma Stone | BTS | April 13, 2019 | 3.9/10[176] |
| 869 | 19 | Adam Sandler | Shawn Mendes | May 4, 2019 | 4.8/12[177] |
| 870 | 20 | Emma Thompson | Jonas Brothers | May 11, 2019 | 4.2/10[178] |
| 871 | 21 | Paul Rudd | DJ Khaled | May 18, 2019 | 4.0/10[179] |
Season 45 (2019–20)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 872 | 1 | Woody Harrelson | Billie Eilish | September 28, 2019 | 4.1/10 |
| 873 | 2 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Taylor Swift | October 5, 2019 | 4.0/11 |
| 874 | 3 | David Harbour | Camila Cabello | October 12, 2019 | 3.8/11 |
| 875 | 4 | Chance the Rapper | Chance the Rapper | October 26, 2019 | 3.8/11 |
| 876 | 5 | Kristen Stewart | Coldplay | November 2, 2019 | 4.1/11 |
| 877 | 6 | Harry Styles | Harry Styles | November 16, 2019 | 3.9/10 |
| 878 | 7 | Will Ferrell | King Princess | November 23, 2019 | 4.3/14 |
| 879 | 8 | Jennifer Lopez | DaBaby | December 7, 2019 | 4.2/11 |
| 880 | 9 | Scarlett Johansson | Niall Horan | December 14, 2019 | 4.0/11 |
| 881 | 10 | Eddie Murphy | Lizzo | December 21, 2019 | 6.7/16[180] |
| 882 | 11 | Adam Driver | Halsey | January 25, 2020 | 3.8/11 |
| 883 | 12 | J. J. Watt | Luke Combs | February 1, 2020 | 4.1/11 |
| 884 | 13 | RuPaul | Justin Bieber | February 8, 2020 | 4.3/12 |
| 885 | 14 | John Mulaney | David Byrne | February 29, 2020 | 4.0/12 |
| 886 | 15 | Daniel Craig | The Weeknd | March 7, 2020 | 4.1/11 |
Saturday Night Live at Home
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 887 | 16 | Tom Hanks | Chris Martin | April 11, 2020 | 4.6[181] |
| 888 | 17 | none credited[a] | Miley Cyrus | April 25, 2020 | 4.0[181] |
| 889 | 18 | Kristen Wiig | Boyz II Men featuring Babyface | May 9, 2020 | 3.7[186] |
Season 46 (2020–21)[edit]
Season 47 (2021–22)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date | Live+Same Day Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 910 | 1 | Owen Wilson | Kacey Musgraves | October 2, 2021 | 3.5[207] |
| 911 | 2 | Kim Kardashian West | Halsey | October 9, 2021 | 3.8 |
| 912 | 3 | Rami Malek | Young Thug | October 16, 2021 | 3.4 |
| 913 | 4 | Jason Sudeikis | Brandi Carlile | October 23, 2021 | 3.7 |
| 914 | 5 | Kieran Culkin | Ed Sheeran[f] | November 6, 2021 | 4.89[209] |
| 915 | 6 | Jonathan Majors | Taylor Swift | November 13, 2021 | 4.97[210] |
| 916 | 7 | Simu Liu | Saweetie | November 20, 2021 | 4.70[211] |
| 917 | 8 | Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish | December 11, 2021 | 5.16[212] |
| 918 | 9 | Paul Rudd | none[g] | December 18, 2021 | 5.15[215] |
| 919 | 10 | Ariana DeBose | Bleachers[h] | January 15, 2022 | 5.05[217] |
| 920 | 11 | Will Forte | Måneskin | January 22, 2022 | 4.80[218] |
| 921 | 12 | Willem Dafoe | Katy Perry | January 29, 2022 | 4.97[219] |
| 922 | 13 | John Mulaney | LCD Soundsystem | February 26, 2022 | 4.74[220] |
| 923 | 14 | Oscar Isaac | Charli XCX | March 5, 2022 | 4.42[221] |
| 924 | 15 | Zoë Kravitz | Rosalía | March 12, 2022 | 4.36[222] |
| 925 | 16 | Jerrod Carmichael | Gunna | April 2, 2022 | 4.65[223] |
| 926 | 17 | Jake Gyllenhaal | Camila Cabello | April 9, 2022 | 4.85[224] |
| 927 | 18 | Lizzo | Lizzo | April 16, 2022 | 4.53[225] |
| 928 | 19 | Benedict Cumberbatch | Arcade Fire | May 7, 2022 | 4.50[226] |
| 929 | 20 | Selena Gomez | Post Malone | May 14, 2022 | 4.40[227] |
| 930 | 21 | Natasha Lyonne | Japanese Breakfast | May 21, 2022 | 4.60[228] |
Season 48 (2022–23)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest | Original air date [229] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 931 | 1 | Miles Teller | Kendrick Lamar | October 1, 2022 | 4.02[230] |
| 932 | 2 | Brendan Gleeson | Willow | October 8, 2022 | 3.76[231] |
| 933 | 3 | Megan Thee Stallion | Megan Thee Stallion | October 15, 2022 | 3.72[232] |
| 934 | 4 | Jack Harlow | Jack Harlow | October 29, 2022 | 4.12[233] |
| 935 | 5 | Amy Schumer | Steve Lacy | November 5, 2022 | 4.32[234] |
| 936 | 6 | Dave Chappelle | Black Star | November 12, 2022 | 4.75[235] |
| 937 | 7 | Keke Palmer | SZA | December 3, 2022 | 3.99[236] |
| 938 | 8 | Steve Martin & Martin Short | Brandi Carlile | December 10, 2022[i] | 5.06[238] |
| 939 | 9 | Austin Butler | Lizzo[j] | December 17, 2022 | 4.36[240] |
| 940 | 10 | Aubrey Plaza | Sam Smith | January 21, 2023 | 4.81[241] |
| 941 | 11 | Michael B. Jordan | Lil Baby | January 28, 2023 | 4.17[242] |
| 942 | 12 | Pedro Pascal | Coldplay | February 4, 2023 | 4.30[243] |
| 943 | 13 | Woody Harrelson | Jack White | February 25, 2023 | 4.16[244] |
| 944 | 14 | Travis Kelce | Kelsea Ballerini | March 4, 2023 | 4.52[245] |
| 945 | 15 | Jenna Ortega | The 1975 | March 11, 2023 | 4.24[246] |
| 946 | 16 | Quinta Brunson | Lil Yachty | April 1, 2023 | 4.21[247] |
| 947 | 17 | Molly Shannon | Jonas Brothers | April 8, 2023 | 4.14[248] |
| 948 | 18 | Ana de Armas | Karol G | April 15, 2023 | 3.80[249] |
Season 49 (2023–24)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Host [250] | Musical guest [250] | Original air date [251] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 949 | 1 | Pete Davidson | Ice Spice | October 14, 2023 | 4.8[252] |
| 950 | 2 | Bad Bunny | Bad Bunny | October 21, 2023 | N/A |
| 951 | 3 | Nate Bargatze | Foo Fighters | October 28, 2023 | 4.9[253] |
| 952 | 4 | Timothée Chalamet | Boygenius | November 11, 2023 | N/A |
| 953 | 5 | Jason Momoa | Tate McRae | November 18, 2023 | N/A |
| 954 | 6 | Emma Stone | Noah Kahan | December 2, 2023 | N/A |
| 955 | 7 | Adam Driver | Olivia Rodrigo | December 9, 2023 | N/A |
| 956 | 8 | Kate McKinnon | Billie Eilish | December 16, 2023 | N/A |
| 957 | 9 | Jacob Elordi | Reneé Rapp | January 20, 2024 | N/A |
| 958 | 10 | Dakota Johnson | Justin Timberlake | January 27, 2024 | N/A |
| 959 | 11 | Ayo Edebiri | Jennifer Lopez | February 3, 2024 | N/A |
| 960 | 12 | Shane Gillis | 21 Savage | February 24, 2024 | 3.99[254] |
| 961 | 13 | Sydney Sweeney | Kacey Musgraves | March 2, 2024 | 4.03[255] |
| 962 | 14 | Josh Brolin | Ariana Grande | March 9, 2024 | 4.67[256] |
| 963 | 15 | Ramy Youssef | Travis Scott | March 30, 2024 | 3.89[257] |
| 964 | 16 | Kristen Wiig | Raye | April 6, 2024 | 4.58[258] |
| 965 | 17 | Ryan Gosling | Chris Stapleton | April 13, 2024 | 4.70[259] |
| 966 | 18 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | May 4, 2024 | TBD |
Specials[edit]
| Title | Original air date | Ratings/ Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Mardi Gras Special" | February 20, 1977 | N/A | |
| One of the few episodes to air from a location outside of NBC's studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, the Mardi Gras Special was broadcast live from New Orleans on Mardi Gras 1977. It was hosted by Randy Newman, who also performed songs, and featured a number of special guests, including Buck Henry, Eric Idle, Cindy Williams, and Henry Winkler.[260] | |||
| "SNL Film Festival" | March 2, 1985 | N/A | |
| A clip show hosted by Billy Crystal which featured SNL's best pretaped sketches and short films from 1981 to 1985, including short films by Albert Brooks, Gary Weis, Tom Schiller, and Christopher Guest.[261] | |||
| "Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary Special" | September 24, 1989 | N/A | |
| An anniversary show celebrating SNL's 15th season. Chevy Chase returned to reprise his "opening fall" bit in the cold open and Tom Hanks performed the opening monologue. Prince and Paul Simon performed. The show featured a number of special guests, including SNL stars Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman, Dan Aykroyd, Jon Lovitz, Jane Curtin, Christopher Guest, Martin Short, and Buck Henry, as well as others including Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Mary Tyler Moore, O. J. Simpson, and Bruce Willis.[262] | |||
| "2nd Annual Saturday Night Live Mother's Day Special" | May, 1993 | TBD | |
| A Mother's Day special featuring the SNL ensemble with their real-life mothers as well as a compilation of sketches from the 1992–93 season.[263] | |||
| "Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special" | September 26, 1999 | N/A | |
| A look back at the first 25 years. | |||
| "Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live" | February 20, 2005 | N/A | |
| A documentary that takes a look back at SNL's rise to popularity from 1975 to 1979. | |||
| "SNL Goes Commercial" | November 5, 2005 | N/A | |
| A look back at the funniest and most memorable commercial parodies from the past years of SNL, originally broadcast in the early '90s, hosted by Kevin Nealon and Victoria Jackson; later revisited in 2005, hosted by Will Ferrell, featuring a wrap-around of Ferrell heading to a commercial audition; re-edited and shown with newer commercial parodies on March 8, 2009, under the title SNL: Just Commercials. | |||
| "Lost & Found: SNL in the '80s" | November 20, 2005 | N/A | |
| A look back at SNL's rocky history in the 1980s: Jean Doumanian's notorious tenure as producer for the 1980–1981 season, the temporary cancelling, retooling, and reviving of SNL with the help of Dick Ebersol, Eddie Murphy, and Joe Piscopo, the return of Lorne Michaels in 1985 (and the second time NBC would threaten the show with cancellation), and the second golden age of SNL with the hiring of Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Kevin Nealon, Victoria Jackson, and (later) Mike Myers. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse" | April 29, 2006 | N/A | |
| The Ambiguously Gay Duo host a retrospective of Robert Smigel's most memorable animated segments known as TV Funhouse while going behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live and tricking Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis into riding in the duo's penis-shaped car; special appearance by former cast member Jimmy Fallon. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live: Best of 06–07" | May 5, 2007 | N/A | |
| Retrospective of the 32nd season's most memorable sketches, Digital Shorts, and Weekend Update jokes from episodes hosted by Alec Baldwin, Rainn Wilson, Peyton Manning, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Dane Cook, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Laurie, Jaime Pressly, Matthew Fox, and Justin Timberlake. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation[264]" | May 6, 2007 | N/A | |
| A look at SNL's rise, fall, and rebirth in the 1990s, featuring the hiring of Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, and David Spade as cast members (and critics attacking the show for resorting to lowbrow humor as a result of hiring Sandler, Farley, and Spade), Sinéad O'Connor's infamous performance in the 1992 episode hosted by Tim Robbins, season 20 as yet another critical and ratings low point for the show, and the third golden age of SNL with the hiring of Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Ana Gasteyer, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon, Jimmy Fallon, and Horatio Sanz. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2008" | November 3, 2008 | N/A | |
| A look at SNL's past and present political sketches; special guests John McCain and Sarah Palin. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Sports Extra 2009" | January 4, 2009 | N/A | |
| A clip show episode highlighting SNL's many sports-themed sketches and the many sports stars who have appeared on the show, such as Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, Michael Phelps, Nancy Kerrigan, Walter Payton, Joe Montana, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Just Game Show Parodies" | March 8, 2009 | N/A | |
| A look at SNL's past and present game show parodies. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts[265]" | May 17, 2009 | N/A | |
| A compilation of SNL's Digital Shorts and various pre-taped segments and short films over the years, hosted by Andy Samberg. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas" | December 17, 2009 | N/A | |
| A compilation of SNL's December holiday-themed sketches, with some new sketches, hosted by Kristen Wiig as her character Gilly; the latest incarnation of SNL Christmas specials, dating back to the early '90s under the title Saturday Night Live Christmas Past. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Sports All-Stars" | January 31, 2010 | N/A | |
| A compilation of SNL sport-themed sketches. Several similar specials, under the name Saturday Night Live Sports Extra, aired sporadically from the early '90s to 2009, traditionally around the time of that year's Super Bowl. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again" | April 15, 2010 | N/A | |
| Documentary looking back on Saturday Night Live's transformation and memorable moments from 2000 to 2009. | |||
| "The Women of Saturday Night Live" | November 1, 2010 | 2.0/5 | |
| Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kristen Wiig, Nora Dunn, Laraine Newman, Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer, and Cheri Oteri come together to present new material and relive the best moments of SNL featuring the female cast members. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Backstage" | February 20, 2011 | 3.8/6 | |
| Originally a special celebrating the 35th anniversary of the show was planned but it was scrapped and replaced with this special, which shows viewers how an SNL episode is created within the span of a week. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Christmas" | November 28, 2012 | 7.36[266] | |
| A collection of memorable holiday-themed sketches from past and present eras. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Halloween" | October 31, 2013 | 5.32[267] | |
| A collection of Halloween-based sketches and scary movie parodies. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving" | November 27, 2013 | 4.87[268] | |
| A compilation of SNL Thanksgiving-themed sketches. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Christmas" | December 4, 2013 | 7.42[269] | |
| A collection of Christmas and December holiday-based sketches. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live: The Best of This Season" | January 4, 2014 | 5.6/14[270] | |
| A compilation of the best sketches of seasons 38 and 39. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Presents: An SNL Sports Spectacular" | January 30, 2014 | 4.79[271] | |
| A collection of sketches from episodes hosted by professional athletes and other sports stars, hosted by Seth Meyers. | |||
| "SNL Shorts" | April 24, 2014 | N/A | |
| A compilation of SNL Digital Shorts. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving" | November 26, 2014 | N/A | |
| A compilation of SNL Thanksgiving-themed sketches. | |||
| "SNL's NFL Saturday" | January 31, 2015 | 3.80[272] | |
| Past sketches involving the NFL are shown. | |||
| "An SNL Valentine" | February 14, 2015 | N/A | |
| A special dedicated to Valentine's Day. | |||
| "SNL 40th Red Carpet Live" | February 15, 2015 | N/A | |
| A special hosted by Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Carson Daly, and Al Roker. They interviewed past hosts, current and previous cast members, and musical legends who had previously performed on the show. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" | February 15, 2015 | 23.1[275] | |
| A 3+1⁄2 hour prime-time special celebrating SNL's fortieth year on the air.[273][274] | |||
| "SNL Goodnight Sweet Prince" | April 23, 2016 | 4.5/11[276] | |
| 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[277]" | July 20, 2016 | 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[278]" | July 27, 2016 | 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[279]" | November 7, 2016 | 2.1/7[280] | |
| Recent political sketches involving the 2016 US presidential election, hosted by Tom Brokaw. | |||
| "SNL Thanksgiving Special[281]" | November 23, 2016 | 1.6/5[282] | |
| Thanksgiving-themed comedy from the Saturday Night Live crew is presented. | |||
| "SNL Christmas[283]" | December 14, 2016 | 1.6/5[284] | |
| Holiday-themed comedy from Saturday Night Live is presented. | |||
| "The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special" | October 28, 2017 | 3.4/8[285] | |
| 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[286]" | October 28, 2017 | 3.1/9[285] | |
| A collection of Halloween- and horror-themed sketches. | |||
| "A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day" | May 10, 2020 | 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 | N/A | |
| A special showing of all fan-favorite SNL political sketches. | |||
| "A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special" | December 14, 2022 | N/A | |
| A star-studded collection of popular Christmas-themed sketches from "Saturday Night Live." Billed as Season 48 Episode 200.[287] | |||
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