List of Saturday Night Live episodes (seasons 1–30)
Season 1 (1975–76)
Season 2 (1976–77)
Season 3 (1977–78)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
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47 | 1 | Steve Martin | Jackson Browne | September 24, 1977 |
48 | 2 | Madeline Kahn | Taj Mahal | October 8, 1977 |
49 | 3 | Hugh Hefner | Libby Titus | October 15, 1977 |
50 | 4 | Charles Grodin | Paul Simon | October 29, 1977 |
51 | 5 | Ray Charles | Ray Charles | November 12, 1977 |
52 | 6 | Buck Henry | Leon Redbone | November 19, 1977 |
53 | 7 | Mary Kay Place | Willie Nelson | December 10, 1977 |
54 | 8 | Miskel Spillman | Elvis Costello | December 17, 1977 |
55 | 9 | Steve Martin | Randy Newman, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | January 21, 1978 |
56 | 10 | Robert Klein | Bonnie Raitt | January 28, 1978 |
57 | 11 | Chevy Chase | Billy Joel | February 18, 1978 |
58 | 12 | O. J. Simpson | Ashford and Simpson | February 25, 1978 |
59 | 13 | Art Garfunkel | Stephen Bishop | March 11, 1978 |
60 | 14 | Jill Clayburgh | Eddie Money | March 18, 1978 |
61 | 15 | Christopher Lee | Meat Loaf | March 25, 1978 |
62 | 16 | Michael Palin | Eugene Record | April 8, 1978 |
63 | 17 | Michael Sarrazin | Keith Jarrett | April 15, 1978 |
64 | 18 | Steve Martin | The Blues Brothers | April 22, 1978 |
65 | 19 | Richard Dreyfuss | Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman | May 13, 1978 |
66 | 20 | Buck Henry | Sun Ra | May 20, 1978 |
Season 4 (1978–79)
Season 5 (1979–80)
Season 6 (1980–81)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
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107 | 1 | Elliott Gould | Kid Creole & the Coconuts | November 15, 1980 |
108 | 2 | Malcolm McDowell | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | November 22, 1980 |
109 | 3 | Ellen Burstyn | Aretha Franklin Keith Sykes | December 6, 1980 |
110 | 4 | Jamie Lee Curtis | James Brown Ellen Shipley | December 13, 1980 |
111 | 5 | David Carradine | Linda Ronstadt The Cast of The Pirates of Penzance | December 20, 1980 |
112 | 6 | Ray Sharkey | Jack Bruce & Friends | January 10, 1981 |
113 | 7 | Karen Black | Cheap Trick Stanley Clarke Trio | January 17, 1981 |
114 | 8 | Robert Hays | Joe "King" Carrasco & the Crowns 14 Karat Soul | January 24, 1981 |
115 | 9 | Sally Kellerman | Jimmy Cliff | February 7, 1981 |
116 | 10 | Deborah Harry | Deborah Harry Funky Four Plus One | February 14, 1981 |
117 | 11 | Charlene Tilton | Todd Rundgren Prince | February 21, 1981 |
118 | 12 | Bill Murray | Delbert McClinton | March 7, 1981 |
119 | 13 | None | Jr. Walker & the All-Stars | April 11, 1981 |
Season 7 (1981–82)
Season 8 (1982–83)
Season 9 (1983–84)
Season 10 (1984–85)
No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
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179 | 1 | (none) | Thompson Twins | October 6, 1984 |
180 | 2 | Bob Uecker | Peter Wolf | October 13, 1984 |
181 | 3 | Jesse Jackson | Andrae Crouch Wintley Phipps | October 20, 1984 |
182 | 4 | Michael McKean | Chaka Khan The Folksmen | November 3, 1984 |
183 | 5 | George Carlin | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | November 10, 1984 |
184 | 6 | Ed Asner | The Kinks | November 17, 1984 |
185 | 7 | Ed Begley, Jr. | Billy Squier | December 1, 1984 |
186 | 8 | Ringo Starr | Herbie Hancock | December 8, 1984 |
187 | 9 | Eddie Murphy | The Honeydrippers | December 15, 1984 |
188 | 10 | Kathleen Turner | John Waite | January 12, 1985 |
189 | 11 | Roy Scheider | Billy Ocean | January 19, 1985 |
190 | 12 | Alex Karras | Tina Turner | February 2, 1985 |
191 | 13 | Harry Anderson | Bryan Adams | February 9, 1985 |
192 | 14 | Pamela Sue Martin | Power Station | February 16, 1985 |
193 | 15 | Mr. T Hulk Hogan | The Commodores | March 30, 1985 |
194 | 16 | Christopher Reeve | Santana | April 6, 1985 |
195 | 17 | Howard Cosell | Greg Kihn | April 13, 1985 |
Season 11 (1985–86)
Season 12 (1986–87)
Season 13 (1987–88)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
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234 | 1 | Steve Martin | Sting | October 17, 1987 |
235 | 2 | Sean Penn | LL Cool J Michael Penn | October 24, 1987 |
236 | 3 | Dabney Coleman | The Cars | October 31, 1987 |
237 | 4 | Robert Mitchum | Simply Red | November 14, 1987 |
238 | 5 | Candice Bergen | Cher | November 21, 1987 |
239 | 6 | Danny DeVito | Bryan Ferry | December 5, 1987 |
240 | 7 | Angie Dickinson | Buster Poindexter David Gilmour | December 12, 1987 |
241 | 8 | Paul Simon | Linda Ronstadt | December 19, 1987 |
242 | 9 | Robin Williams | James Taylor | January 23, 1988 |
243 | 10 | Carl Weathers | Robbie Robertson | January 30, 1988 |
244 | 11 | Justine Bateman | Terence Trent D'Arby | February 13, 1988 |
245 | 12 | Tom Hanks | Randy Travis | February 20, 1988 |
246 | 13 | Judge Reinhold | 10,000 Maniacs | February 27, 1988 |
Season 14 (1988–89)
Season 15 (1989–90)
Season 16 (1990–91)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date |
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287 | 1 | Kyle MacLachlan | Sinéad O'Connor | September 29, 1990 |
288 | 2 | Susan Lucci | Hothouse Flowers | October 6, 1990 |
289 | 3 | George Steinbrenner | Morris Day & The Time | October 20, 1990 |
290 | 4 | Patrick Swayze | Mariah Carey | October 27, 1990 |
291 | 5 | Jimmy Smits | World Party | November 10, 1990 |
292 | 6 | Dennis Hopper | Paul Simon | November 17, 1990 |
293 | 7 | John Goodman | Faith No More | December 1, 1990 |
294 | 8 | Tom Hanks | Edie Brickell & New Bohemians | December 8, 1990 |
295 | 9 | Dennis Quaid | The Neville Brothers | December 15, 1990 |
296 | 10 | Joe Mantegna | Vanilla Ice | January 12, 1991 |
297 | 11 | Sting | Sting | January 19, 1991 |
298 | 12 | Kevin Bacon | INXS | February 9, 1991 |
299 | 13 | Roseanne Barr | Deee-Lite | February 16, 1991 |
300 | 14 | Alec Baldwin | Whitney Houston | February 23, 1991 |
301 | 15 | Michael J. Fox | The Black Crowes | March 16, 1991 |
302 | 16 | Jeremy Irons | Fishbone | March 23, 1991 |
303 | 17 | Catherine O'Hara | R.E.M. | April 13, 1991 |
304 | 18 | Steven Seagal | Michael Bolton | April 20, 1991 |
305 | 19 | Delta Burke | Chris Isaak | May 11, 1991 |
306 | 20 | George Wendt | Elvis Costello | May 18, 1991 |
Season 17 (1991–92)
Season 18 (1992–93)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
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327 | 1 | Nicolas Cage | Bobby Brown | September 26, 1992 |
328 | 2 | Tim Robbins | Sinéad O'Connor | October 3, 1992 |
329 | 3 | Joe Pesci | Spin Doctors | October 10, 1992 |
330 | 4 | Christopher Walken | Arrested Development | October 24, 1992 |
331 | 5 | Catherine O'Hara | 10,000 Maniacs | October 31, 1992 |
332 | 6 | Michael Keaton | Morrissey | November 14, 1992 |
333 | 7 | Sinbad | Sade | November 21, 1992 |
334 | 8 | Tom Arnold | Neil Young | December 5, 1992 |
335 | 9 | Glenn Close | The Black Crowes | December 12, 1992 |
336 | 10 | Danny DeVito | Bon Jovi | January 9, 1993 |
337 | 11 | Harvey Keitel | Madonna | January 16, 1993 |
338 | 12 | Luke Perry | Mick Jagger | February 6, 1993 |
339 | 13 | Alec Baldwin | Paul McCartney | February 13, 1993 |
340 | 14 | Bill Murray | Sting | February 20, 1993 |
341 | 15 | John Goodman | Mary J. Blige | March 13, 1993 |
342 | 16 | Miranda Richardson | Soul Asylum | March 20, 1993 |
343 | 17 | Jason Alexander | Peter Gabriel | April 10, 1993 |
344 | 18 | Kirstie Alley | Lenny Kravitz | April 17, 1993 |
345 | 19 | Christina Applegate | Midnight Oil | May 8, 1993 |
346 | 20 | Kevin Kline | Willie Nelson & Paul Simon | May 15, 1993 |
Season 19 (1993–94)
Season 20 (1994–95)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
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367 | 1 | Steve Martin | Eric Clapton | September 24, 1994 |
368 | 2 | Marisa Tomei | Bonnie Raitt | October 1, 1994 |
369 | 3 | John Travolta | Seal | October 15, 1994 |
370 | 4 | Dana Carvey | Edie Brickell | October 22, 1994 |
371 | 5 | Sarah Jessica Parker | R.E.M. | November 12, 1994 |
372 | 6 | John Turturro | Tom Petty | November 19, 1994 |
373 | 7 | Roseanne | Green Day | December 3, 1994 |
374 | 8 | Alec Baldwin | Beastie Boys | December 10, 1994 |
375 | 9 | George Foreman | Hole | December 17, 1994 |
376 | 10 | Jeff Daniels | Luscious Jackson | January 14, 1995 |
377 | 11 | David Hyde Pierce | Live | January 21, 1995 |
378 | 12 | Bob Newhart | Des'ree | February 11, 1995 |
379 | 13 | Deion Sanders | Bon Jovi | February 18, 1995 |
380 | 14 | George Clooney | The Cranberries | February 25, 1995 |
381 | 15 | Paul Reiser | Annie Lennox | March 18, 1995 |
382 | 16 | John Goodman | The Tragically Hip | March 25, 1995 |
383 | 17 | Damon Wayans | Dionne Farris | April 8, 1995 |
384 | 18 | Courteney Cox | Dave Matthews Band | April 15, 1995 |
385 | 19 | Bob Saget | TLC | May 6, 1995 |
386 | 20 | David Duchovny | Rod Stewart | May 13, 1995 |
Season 21 (1995–96)
Season 22 (1996–97)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date |
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407 | 1 | Tom Hanks | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | September 28, 1996 |
408 | 2 | Lisa Kudrow | Sheryl Crow | October 5, 1996 |
409 | 3 | Bill Pullman | New Edition | October 19, 1996 |
410 | 4 | Dana Carvey | Dr. Dre | October 26, 1996 |
411 | 5 | Chris Rock | The Wallflowers | November 2, 1996 |
412 | 6 | Robert Downey Jr. | Fiona Apple | November 16, 1996 |
413 | 7 | Phil Hartman | Bush | November 23, 1996 |
414 | 8 | Martin Short | No Doubt | December 7, 1996 |
415 | 9 | Rosie O'Donnell | Whitney Houston | December 14, 1996 |
416 | 10 | Kevin Spacey | Beck | January 11, 1997 |
417 | 11 | David Alan Grier | Snoop Doggy Dogg | January 18, 1997 |
418 | 12 | Neve Campbell | David Bowie | February 8, 1997 |
419 | 13 | Chevy Chase | Live | February 15, 1997 |
420 | 14 | Alec Baldwin | Tina Turner | February 22, 1997 |
421 | 15 | Sting | Veruca Salt | March 15, 1997 |
422 | 16 | Mike Myers | Aerosmith | March 22, 1997 |
423 | 17 | Rob Lowe | Spice Girls | April 12, 1997 |
424 | 18 | Pamela Anderson | Rollins Band | April 19, 1997 |
425 | 19 | John Goodman | Jewel | May 10, 1997 |
426 | 20 | Jeff Goldblum | En Vogue | May 17, 1997 |
Season 23 (1997–98)
Season 24 (1998–99)
Season 25 (1999–2000)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|
466 | 1 | Jerry Seinfeld | David Bowie | October 2, 1999 |
467 | 2 | Heather Graham | Marc Anthony | October 16, 1999 |
468 | 3 | Norm Macdonald | Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg & Eminem | October 23, 1999 |
469 | 4 | Dylan McDermott | Foo Fighters | November 6, 1999 |
470 | 5 | Garth Brooks | Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines | November 13, 1999 |
471 | 6 | Jennifer Aniston | Sting | November 20, 1999 |
472 | 7 | Christina Ricci | Beck | December 4, 1999 |
473 | 8 | Danny DeVito | R.E.M. | December 11, 1999 |
474 | 9 | Jamie Foxx | Blink-182 | January 8, 2000 |
475 | 10 | Freddie Prinze, Jr. | Macy Gray | January 15, 2000 |
476 | 11 | Alan Cumming | Jennifer Lopez | February 5, 2000 |
477 | 12 | Julianna Margulies | DMX | February 12, 2000 |
478 | 13 | Ben Affleck | Fiona Apple | February 19, 2000 |
479 | 14 | Joshua Jackson | 'N Sync | March 11, 2000 |
480 | 15 | The Rock | AC/DC | March 18, 2000 |
481 | 16 | Christopher Walken | Christina Aguilera | April 8, 2000 |
482 | 17 | Tobey Maguire | Sisqó | April 15, 2000 |
483 | 18 | John Goodman | Neil Young | May 6, 2000 |
484 | 19 | Britney Spears | Britney Spears | May 13, 2000 |
485 | 20 | Jackie Chan | Kid Rock | May 20, 2000 |
Season 26 (2000–01)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
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486 | 1 | Rob Lowe | Eminem | October 7, 2000 |
487 | 2 | Kate Hudson | Radiohead | October 14, 2000 |
488 | 3 | Dana Carvey | The Wallflowers | October 21, 2000 |
489 | 4 | Charlize Theron | Paul Simon | November 4, 2000 |
490 | 5 | Calista Flockhart | Ricky Martin | November 11, 2000 |
491 | 6 | Tom Green | David Gray | November 18, 2000 |
492 | 7 | Val Kilmer | U2 | December 9, 2000 |
493 | 8 | Lucy Liu | Jay-Z | December 16, 2000 |
494 | 9 | Charlie Sheen | Nelly Furtado | January 13, 2001 |
495 | 10 | Mena Suvari | Lenny Kravitz | January 20, 2001 |
496 | 11 | Jennifer Lopez | Jennifer Lopez | February 10, 2001 |
497 | 12 | Sean Hayes | Shaggy | February 17, 2001 |
498 | 13 | Katie Holmes | Dave Matthews Band | February 24, 2001 |
499 | 14 | Conan O'Brien | Don Henley | March 10, 2001 |
500 | 15 | Julia Stiles | Aerosmith | March 17, 2001 |
501 | 16 | Alec Baldwin | Coldplay | April 7, 2001 |
502 | 17 | Renée Zellweger | Eve | April 14, 2001 |
503 | 18 | Pierce Brosnan | Destiny's Child | May 5, 2001 |
504 | 19 | Lara Flynn Boyle | Bon Jovi | May 12, 2001 |
505 | 20 | Christopher Walken | Weezer | May 19, 2001 |
Season 27 (2001–02)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|
506 | 1 | Reese Witherspoon | Alicia Keys | September 29, 2001 |
507 | 2 | Seann William Scott | Sum 41 | October 6, 2001 |
508 | 3 | Drew Barrymore | Macy Gray | October 13, 2001 |
509 | 4 | John Goodman | Ja Rule | November 3, 2001 |
510 | 5 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Ryan Adams | November 10, 2001 |
511 | 6 | Billy Bob Thornton | Creed | November 17, 2001 |
512 | 7 | Derek Jeter | Bubba Sparxxx Shakira | December 1, 2001 |
513 | 8 | Hugh Jackman | Mick Jagger | December 8, 2001 |
514 | 9 | Ellen DeGeneres | No Doubt | December 15, 2001 |
515 | 10 | Josh Hartnett | Pink | January 12, 2002 |
516 | 11 | Jack Black | The Strokes | January 19, 2002 |
517 | 12 | Britney Spears | Britney Spears | February 2, 2002 |
518 | 13 | Jonny Moseley | Outkast | March 2, 2002 |
519 | 14 | Jon Stewart | India.Arie | March 9, 2002 |
520 | 15 | Ian McKellen | Kylie Minogue | March 16, 2002 |
521 | 16 | Cameron Diaz | Jimmy Eat World | April 6, 2002 |
522 | 17 | The Rock | Andrew W.K. | April 13, 2002 |
523 | 18 | Alec Baldwin | P.O.D. | April 20, 2002 |
524 | 19 | Kirsten Dunst | Eminem | May 11, 2002 |
525 | 20 | Winona Ryder | Moby | May 18, 2002 |
Season 28 (2002–03)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|
526 | 1 | Matt Damon | Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band | October 5, 2002 |
527 | 2 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Faith Hill | October 12, 2002 |
528 | 3 | John McCain | The White Stripes | October 19, 2002 |
529 | 4 | Eric McCormack | Jay-Z | November 2, 2002 |
530 | 5 | Nia Vardalos | Eve | November 9, 2002 |
531 | 6 | Brittany Murphy | Nelly | November 16, 2002 |
532 | 7 | Robert De Niro | Norah Jones | December 7, 2002 |
533 | 8 | Al Gore | Phish | December 14, 2002 |
534 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | Avril Lavigne | January 11, 2003 |
535 | 10 | Ray Liotta | The Donnas | January 18, 2003 |
536 | 11 | Matthew McConaughey | Dixie Chicks | February 8, 2003 |
537 | 12 | Jennifer Garner | Beck | February 15, 2003 |
538 | 13 | Christopher Walken | Foo Fighters | February 22, 2003 |
539 | 14 | Queen Latifah | Ms. Dynamite | March 8, 2003 |
540 | 15 | Salma Hayek | Christina Aguilera | March 15, 2003 |
541 | 16 | Bernie Mac | Good Charlotte | April 5, 2003 |
542 | 17 | Ray Romano | Zwan | April 12, 2003 |
543 | 18 | Ashton Kutcher | 50 Cent | May 3, 2003 |
544 | 19 | Adrien Brody | Sean Paul Wayne Wonder | May 10, 2003 |
545 | 20 | Dan Aykroyd | Beyoncé | May 17, 2003 |
Season 29 (2003–04)
No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|
546 | 1 | Jack Black | John Mayer | October 4, 2003 |
547 | 2 | Justin Timberlake | Justin Timberlake | October 11, 2003 |
548 | 3 | Halle Berry | Britney Spears | October 18, 2003 |
549 | 4 | Kelly Ripa | Outkast | November 1, 2003 |
550 | 5 | Andy Roddick | Dave Matthews & Friends | November 8, 2003 |
551 | 6 | Alec Baldwin | Missy Elliott | November 15, 2003 |
552 | 7 | Al Sharpton | Pink | December 6, 2003 |
553 | 8 | Elijah Wood | Jet | December 13, 2003 |
554 | 9 | Jennifer Aniston | The Black Eyed Peas | January 10, 2004 |
555 | 10 | Jessica Simpson Nick Lachey | G-Unit | January 17, 2004 |
556 | 11 | Megan Mullally | Clay Aiken | February 7, 2004 |
557 | 12 | Drew Barrymore | Kelis | February 14, 2004 |
558 | 13 | Christina Aguilera | Maroon 5 | February 21, 2004 |
559 | 14 | Colin Firth | Norah Jones | March 6, 2004 |
560 | 15 | Ben Affleck | N*E*R*D | March 13, 2004 |
561 | 16 | Donald Trump | Toots & the Maytals featuring Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Bootsy Collins, and The Roots | April 3, 2004 |
562 | 17 | Janet Jackson | Janet Jackson | April 10, 2004 |
563 | 18 | Lindsay Lohan | Usher | May 1, 2004 |
564 | 19 | Snoop Dogg | Avril Lavigne | May 8, 2004 |
565 | 20 | Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | J-Kwon | May 15, 2004 |
Season 30 (2004–05)
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|
566 | 1 | Ben Affleck | Nelly | October 2, 2004 |
567 | 2 | Queen Latifah | Queen Latifah | October 9, 2004 |
568 | 3 | Jude Law | Ashlee Simpson | October 23, 2004 |
569 | 4 | Kate Winslet | Eminem | October 30, 2004 |
570 | 5 | Liam Neeson | Modest Mouse | November 13, 2004 |
571 | 6 | Luke Wilson | U2 | November 20, 2004 |
572 | 7 | Colin Farrell | Scissor Sisters | December 11, 2004 |
573 | 8 | Robert De Niro | Destiny's Child | December 18, 2004 |
574 | 9 | Topher Grace | The Killers | January 15, 2005 |
575 | 10 | Paul Giamatti | Ludacris featuring Sum 41 | January 22, 2005 |
576 | 11 | Paris Hilton | Keane | February 5, 2005 |
577 | 12 | Jason Bateman | Kelly Clarkson | February 12, 2005 |
578 | 13 | Hilary Swank | 50 Cent | February 19, 2005 |
579 | 14 | David Spade | Jack Johnson | March 12, 2005 |
580 | 15 | Ashton Kutcher | Gwen Stefani | March 19, 2005 |
581 | 16 | Cameron Diaz | Green Day | April 9, 2005 |
582 | 17 | Tom Brady | Beck | April 16, 2005 |
583 | 18 | Johnny Knoxville | System of a Down | May 7, 2005 |
584 | 19 | Will Ferrell | Queens of the Stone Age | May 14, 2005 |
585 | 20 | Lindsay Lohan | Coldplay | May 21, 2005 |
References
- ^ Shales & Miller 2002, pp. 278–280.