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Saturday Night Live
Season 31
The title card for the thirty-first season of Saturday Night Live.
No. of episodes19
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 1, 2005 (2005-10-01) –
May 20, 2006 (2006-05-20)
Season chronology
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season 32
List of episodes

The thirty-first season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 1, 2005, and May 20, 2006. 19 episodes were produced (rather than the usual 20) due to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and network budget cuts.

History

This season was the first to broadcast in high-definition (HD), after 30 years of broadcasting in standard definition.[1]

Cast

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § season 31

There were three head writers for the 31st season: Andrew Steel,[2] Tina Fey and Seth Meyers.

Future cast member Colin Jost joined the writing staff this season.

Episodes

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		HostMusical guestOriginal air date
5861Steve CarellKanye WestOctober 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)
5872Jon HederAshlee SimpsonOctober 8, 2005 (2005-10-08)
5883Catherine Zeta-JonesFranz FerdinandOctober 22, 2005 (2005-10-22)
5894Lance ArmstrongSheryl CrowOctober 29, 2005 (2005-10-29)
5905Jason LeeFoo FightersNovember 12, 2005 (2005-11-12)
5916Eva LongoriaKornNovember 19, 2005 (2005-11-19)
5927Dane CookJames BluntDecember 3, 2005 (2005-12-03)
5938Alec BaldwinShakiraDecember 10, 2005 (2005-12-10)
5949Jack BlackNeil YoungDecember 17, 2005 (2005-12-17)
59510Scarlett JohanssonDeath Cab for CutieJanuary 14, 2006 (2006-01-14)
59611Peter SarsgaardThe StrokesJanuary 21, 2006 (2006-01-21)
59712Steve MartinPrinceFebruary 4, 2006 (2006-02-04)
59813Natalie PortmanFall Out BoyMarch 4, 2006 (2006-03-04)
59914Matt DillonArctic MonkeysMarch 11, 2006 (2006-03-11)
60015Antonio BanderasMary J. BligeApril 8, 2006 (2006-04-08)
60116Lindsay LohanPearl JamApril 15, 2006 (2006-04-15)
60217Tom HanksRed Hot Chili PeppersMay 6, 2006 (2006-05-06)
60318Julia Louis-DreyfusPaul SimonMay 13, 2006 (2006-05-13)
60419Kevin SpaceyNelly FurtadoMay 20, 2006 (2006-05-20)

Specials

TitleOriginal air date
"The Best of David Spade"October 15, 2005 (2005-10-15)
"The Best of SNL Commercial Parodies"November 5, 2005 (2005-11-05)
"Lost & Found: SNL in the '80s"November 13, 2005 (2005-11-13)
"The Best of TV Funhouse"April 29, 2006 (2006-04-29)

References

  1. ^ Kaplan, Don (April 27, 2005). "'SNL' Goes High-Def". New York Post. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Sean L. (February 18, 2010). "Executive producer Andrew Steele says HBO's "Funny or Die Presents" is "true to us"". Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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