Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Series · TV-14 · ★ 6.9 · 53% critics
A long-running late-night live sketch comedy and variety series that spoofs contemporary culture and politics. Each episode features a celebrity host who delivers an opening monologue and joins the cast in sketches, plus a musical guest and recurring segments like a satirical news update.
Also known as SNL · NBC's Saturday Night · Saturday Night Live '80 · Saturday Night
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Watch free on Spectrum On Demand and NBC — also streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock and YouTube TV.
~1135 hours to watch · 1013 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-10-11
- Network
- NBC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 53/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (500 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like live, fast-changing sketch comedy, celebrity hosts, and topical satire in the spirit of The Daily Show; Not for you if you want consistent laughs or dislike political parodies.
Pros: iconic live sketch format; cultural and political parodies; comfort-show familiarity | Cons: uneven episode-to-episode quality; jokes can feel safe; politics can feel repetitive
Themes
- talk show
- live
- sketch comedy
- skit
- late-night show
- live studio audience
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series · 2019
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Variety Sketch Series · 2019
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Variety Sketch Series · 2018
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Variety Sketch Series · 2017
Cast & crew
Michael Che
as Self - Various Characters
- JP
Janice Pendarvis
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Mikey Day
as Self - Various Characters
Andrew Dismukes
as Self - Various Characters
Chloe Fineman
as Self - Various Characters
- MG
Mary Gross
as Self - Various Characters
Marcello Hernández
as Self - Various Characters
James Austin Johnson
as Self - Various Characters
Colin Jost
as Self - Various Characters
Sarah Sherman
as Self - Various Characters
Directed by Walter Williams, Tim Robbins
Episodes51 seasons · 1013 episodes
51 seasons · 1,013 episodes. Full episode list omitted here for length — open the episode tracker above to browse and mark episodes.