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Saturday Night Live
Season 48
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) –
April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 47
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Season 49
List of episodes

The forty-eighth season of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live premiered on October 1, 2022, during the 2022–23 television season with host Miles Teller and musical guest Kendrick Lamar,[1][2] and concluded on April 15, 2023, with host Ana de Armas and musical guest Karol G. The season was originally scheduled to air 21 episodes and conclude on May 20, 2023.[3] However, due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, the last three planned episodes were cancelled.[4]

Cast[edit]

Eight cast members from season 47 left the show prior to the beginning of this season, making it the biggest cast exodus since 1995. The departures of longtime cast members Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, and Kyle Mooney were announced at the time of the season 47 finale, and in September 2022, several weeks prior to the start of this season, the departures of Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, Melissa Villaseñor, and featured player Aristotle Athari were announced.[5][6][7] In response to all these changes, executive producer Lorne Michaels called this season a "transition year".

Returning cast member Cecily Strong took a temporary leave of absence early in the season due to her commitments to perform in the Los Angeles revival of the one-woman stage play The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, returning to SNL for the October 29, 2022, episode.[8] Strong then departed several weeks later on December 17 after being on the show for eleven seasons since 2012, making her the longest-tenured female cast member in the show's history.[9]

On September 12, 2022, Michaels announced that four new cast members would be joining the show:[10] stand-up comedians Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney (the show's first non-binary cast member[11]), Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker.

Andrew Dismukes and Punkie Johnson, who were both hired as featured players for season 46, were promoted to repertory status this season, while James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman, both of whom were hired for season 47, remained as featured players.

This season saw the death of longtime production designer Eugene Lee, who died on February 6, 2023, and had worked on the show since the show's premiere on October 11, 1975,[12] with the exception of seasons 6–10 (1980–1985).[13]

Cast roster[edit]

bold denotes "Weekend Update" anchor

Writers[edit]

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § Season 48 (2022–23)

Before this season started, Colin Jost and Michael Che (who had been head writers since 2017), resigned from their positions, but still continued to write for this season. Also, Jimmy Fowlie, Ceara O'Sullivan, Auguste White, and KC Shornima were all hired as new writers (with Shornima specifically writing for Weekend Update).[14] Asha Ward joined the writing staff starting with the December 3, 2022 episode.[15]

As of the February 4, 2023 episode, regular writers Gary Richardson (who returned to the show this season after a one-year hiatus from season 47), Will Stephen, and Celeste Yim were promoted to writing supervisors.[16]

Episodes[edit]

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Host(s)Musical guestOriginal air date [17]U.S. viewers
(millions)
9311Miles TellerKendrick LamarOctober 1, 2022 (2022-10-01)4.02[18]
9322Brendan GleesonWillowOctober 8, 2022 (2022-10-08)3.76[19]
9333Megan Thee StallionMegan Thee StallionOctober 15, 2022 (2022-10-15)3.72[20]
9344Jack HarlowJack HarlowOctober 29, 2022 (2022-10-29)4.12[21]
9355Amy SchumerSteve LacyNovember 5, 2022 (2022-11-05)4.32[22]
9366Dave ChappelleBlack StarNovember 12, 2022 (2022-11-12)4.75[23]
9377Keke PalmerSZADecember 3, 2022 (2022-12-03)3.99[24]
9388Steve Martin & Martin ShortBrandi CarlileDecember 10, 2022 (2022-12-10)[b]5.06[26]
9399Austin ButlerLizzo[c]December 17, 2022 (2022-12-17)4.36[28]
94010Aubrey PlazaSam SmithJanuary 21, 2023 (2023-01-21)4.81[29]
94111Michael B. JordanLil BabyJanuary 28, 2023 (2023-01-28)4.17[30]
94212Pedro PascalColdplayFebruary 4, 2023 (2023-02-04)4.30[31]
94313Woody HarrelsonJack WhiteFebruary 25, 2023 (2023-02-25)4.16[32]
94414Travis KelceKelsea BalleriniMarch 4, 2023 (2023-03-04)4.52[33]
94515Jenna OrtegaThe 1975March 11, 2023 (2023-03-11)4.24[34]
94616Quinta BrunsonLil YachtyApril 1, 2023 (2023-04-01)4.21[35]
94717Molly ShannonJonas BrothersApril 8, 2023 (2023-04-08)4.14[36]
94818Ana de ArmasKarol GApril 15, 2023 (2023-04-15)3.80[37]

Episodes cancelled due to writers strike[edit]

The following episodes were publicly announced, but cancelled due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.

Scheduled airdate Booked host Booked musical guest Ref.
May 6, 2023 Pete Davidson[d] Lil Uzi Vert [39]
May 13, 2023 Kieran Culkin Labrinth [40]
May 20, 2023 Jennifer Coolidge Foo Fighters[e] [40]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Strong's final episode was on December 17, 2022
  2. ^ 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.[25]
  3. ^ 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.[27]
  4. ^ Davidson hosted the next season's premiere episode, on October 14, 2023.[38]
  5. ^ Foo Fighters performed as the musical guest on October 28, 2023, the third episode of the next season.[41]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (September 20, 2022). "SNL: Miles Teller to Host Premiere; Brendan Gleeson, Megan Thee Stallion Also Tapped for Season 48". TVLine. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
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  7. ^ Steinberg, Brian (September 19, 2022). "Chris Redd Is Latest to Exit 'Saturday Night Live'". Variety. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  8. ^ Jevens, Darel (October 1, 2022). "Fear not, Cecily Strong fans: She hasn't left 'SNL'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Schneider, Michael (June 20, 2023). "Cecily Strong and Ego Nwodim on Knowing When to Leave 'SNL' and Learning Not to Take Anything Personal". Variety. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  10. ^ White, Peter (September 12, 2022). "'SNL': Lorne Michaels Addresses Season 48 Cast Changes, Reveals There Will Be At Least Four New Castmembers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  11. ^ Yurcaba, Jo (September 16, 2022). "'Saturday Night Live' announces its first nonbinary cast member". NBC News. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  12. ^ Evans, Greg (February 8, 2023). "Eugene Lee Dies: Longtime 'SNL' Production Designer, Tony-Winning Broadway Scenic Designer Was 83". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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