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Saturday Night Live
Season 15
The title card for the fifteenth season of Saturday Night Live.
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) –
May 19, 1990 (1990-05-19)[1]
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifteenth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 30, 1989 and May 19, 1990.[1]

This season saw the first appearances of three frequent SNL hosts: John Goodman,[2] who auditioned to be a cast member on SNL during the 1980–81 season[3] and frequently appeared on SNL in the mid-1990s as Linda Tripp; Christopher Walken,[4] whose sketch "The Continental" had been a staple in six of the seven episodes hosted by Walken; and Alec Baldwin[5] (who later surpassed Steve Martin as the most frequent SNL host).[6]

A live special commemorating fifteen seasons of SNL was aired September 24, 1989, before the start of the season.[7]

Cast

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § season 15

Episodes

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		HostMusical guest(s)Original air date
2671Bruce WillisNeil YoungSeptember 30, 1989 (1989-09-30)
2682Rick MoranisRickie Lee JonesOctober 7, 1989 (1989-10-07)
2693Kathleen TurnerBilly JoelOctober 21, 1989 (1989-10-21)
2704James WoodsDon HenleyOctober 28, 1989 (1989-10-28)
2715Chris EvertEurythmicsNovember 11, 1989 (1989-11-11)
2726Woody HarrelsonDavid ByrneNovember 18, 1989 (1989-11-18)
2737John Goodmank.d. langDecember 2, 1989 (1989-12-02)
2748Robert WagnerLinda Ronstadt & Aaron NevilleDecember 9, 1989 (1989-12-09)
2759Andie MacDowellTracy ChapmanDecember 16, 1989 (1989-12-16)
27610Ed O'NeillHarry Connick, Jr.January 13, 1990 (1990-01-13)
27711Christopher WalkenBonnie RaittJanuary 20, 1990 (1990-01-20)
27812Quincy JonesQuincy Jones
Tevin Campbell
Kool Moe Dee
Big Daddy Kane		February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10)
27913Tom HanksAerosmithFebruary 17, 1990 (1990-02-17)
28014Fred SavageTechnotronicFebruary 24, 1990 (1990-02-24)
28115Rob LoweThe PoguesMarch 17, 1990 (1990-03-17)
28216Debra WingerEric ClaptonMarch 24, 1990 (1990-03-24)
28317Corbin BernsenThe SmithereensApril 14, 1990 (1990-04-14)
28418Alec BaldwinThe B-52'sApril 21, 1990 (1990-04-21)
28519Andrew Dice ClayJulee Cruise
Spanic Boys		May 12, 1990 (1990-05-12)
28620Candice BergenThe Notting HillbilliesMay 19, 1990 (1990-05-19)

Special

TitleOriginal air date
"15th Anniversary Special"September 24, 1989 (1989-09-24)

References

  1. ^ a b "Saturday Night Live - Official Order - Season 15 - TheTVDB.com". www.thetvdb.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "SNL Season 15 Episode 07 - John Goodman, k.d. lang & The Reclines. - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Renae, Kirstie. "14 celebrities who got rejected by 'Saturday Night Live' and went on to become famous in their own right". Insider. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "SNL Season 15 Episode 11 - Christopher Walken, Bonnie Raitt. - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "SNL Season 15 Episode 18 - Alec Baldwin, The B-52's. - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "Stars Who've Hosted SNL The Most Number of Times". Ranker. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary, retrieved December 6, 2019
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