Saturday Night Live season 50
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The fiftieth season of the American sketch comedy late night television program Saturday Night Live (also branded Saturday Night Live 50 and SNL50: The Anniversary Season) premiered on September 28, 2024 on NBC and Peacock, with host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll, and concluded on May 17, 2025 with host Scarlett Johansson and musical guest Bad Bunny. In addition to the standard episodes hosted by celebrity guests and featuring musical acts, the series also had several months of acknowledgements, leading to a three-hour celebratory 50th anniversary special retrospective, which aired on February 16, 2025.
Infobox
No. of episodes
20
Original network
NBC & Peacock
Original release
September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28) –May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17)
Tables
· Episodes
969
969
No.overall
969
No. inseason
1
Host
Jean Smart
Musical guest(s)
Jelly Roll
Original release date
September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28)
U.S. viewers(millions)
5.39
Jelly Roll performs "Liar" and "Winning Streak" and appears in the cut-for-time "Blonde Dragon People" sketch.
Hannah Einbinder, daughter of original Not Ready for Primetime Player Laraine Newman as well as Smart's co-star on Hacks, joins Smart in introducing Jelly Roll for the first song.
Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Andy Samberg, and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Doug Emhoff, and Joe Biden, respectively, in the cold open.
Additionally, Samberg appears in the cut-for-time "Blonde Dragon People" sketch.
This episode marks the debut of a new arrangement of the theme song.
Smart sings "I Happen to Like New York" in her opening monologue.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Tom McCarthy, former senior vice president and global chief security officer for NBC, who died July 10, is shown in silence.
Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline’s first episode as cast members.
In versions distributed online and internationally, the "Textbook Writer" sketch is amended to include a shot from the dress rehearsal version, owing to a props error made by Smart in the live program.
According to NBC, this is the most-watched episode ever on Peacock, "through the first weekend".
Blake Lively was the original intended host of this premiere, but withdrew due to the It Ends with Us fallout.
Jelly Roll performs "Liar" and "Winning Streak" and appears in the cut-for-time "Blonde Dragon People" sketch.
Hannah Einbinder, daughter of original Not Ready for Primetime Player Laraine Newman as well as Smart's co-star on Hacks, joins Smart in introducing Jelly Roll for the first song.
Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Andy Samberg, and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Doug Emhoff, and Joe Biden, respectively, in the cold open.
Additionally, Samberg appears in the cut-for-time "Blonde Dragon People" sketch.
This episode marks the debut of a new arrangement of the theme song.
Smart sings "I Happen to Like New York" in her opening monologue.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Tom McCarthy, former senior vice president and global chief security officer for NBC, who died July 10, is shown in silence.
Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline’s first episode as cast members.
In versions distributed online and internationally, the "Textbook Writer" sketch is amended to include a shot from the dress rehearsal version, owing to a props error made by Smart in the live program.
According to NBC, this is the most-watched episode ever on Peacock, "through the first weekend".
Blake Lively was the original intended host of this premiere, but withdrew due to the It Ends with Us fallout.
No.overall
Jelly Roll performs "Liar" and "Winning Streak" and appears in the cut-for-time "Blonde Dragon People" sketch.
Hannah Einbinder, daughter of original Not Ready for Primetime Player Laraine Newman as well as Smart's co-star on Hacks, joins Smart in introducing Jelly Roll for the first song.
Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Andy Samberg, and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Doug Emhoff, and Joe Biden, respectively, in the cold open.
Additionally, Samberg appears in the cut-for-time "Blonde Dragon People" sketch.
This episode marks the debut of a new arrangement of the theme song.
Smart sings "I Happen to Like New York" in her opening monologue.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Tom McCarthy, former senior vice president and global chief security officer for NBC, who died July 10, is shown in silence.
Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline’s first episode as cast members.
In versions distributed online and internationally, the "Textbook Writer" sketch is amended to include a shot from the dress rehearsal version, owing to a props error made by Smart in the live program.
According to NBC, this is the most-watched episode ever on Peacock, "through the first weekend".
Blake Lively was the original intended host of this premiere, but withdrew due to the It Ends with Us fallout.
970
970
No.overall
970
No. inseason
2
Host
Nate Bargatze
Musical guest(s)
Coldplay
Original release date
October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.76
Coldplay performs "All My Love" and "We Pray".
Elyanna and Tini accompany Coldplay in the performance of "We Pray".
The performance of "We Pray" was excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remains intact on streaming platforms.
Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan, and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden in the cold open.
Rudolph and Samberg also appear in the SNL Digital Short, "Sushi Glory Hole".
Akiva Schaffer appears in the SNL Digital Short, "Sushi Glory Hole".
Before the goodnights, a photo of Kris Kristofferson, who hosted the season finale of the first season, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
Coldplay performs "All My Love" and "We Pray".
Elyanna and Tini accompany Coldplay in the performance of "We Pray".
The performance of "We Pray" was excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remains intact on streaming platforms.
Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan, and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden in the cold open.
Rudolph and Samberg also appear in the SNL Digital Short, "Sushi Glory Hole".
Akiva Schaffer appears in the SNL Digital Short, "Sushi Glory Hole".
Before the goodnights, a photo of Kris Kristofferson, who hosted the season finale of the first season, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
No.overall
Coldplay performs "All My Love" and "We Pray".
Elyanna and Tini accompany Coldplay in the performance of "We Pray".
The performance of "We Pray" was excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remains intact on streaming platforms.
Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan, and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden in the cold open.
Rudolph and Samberg also appear in the SNL Digital Short, "Sushi Glory Hole".
Akiva Schaffer appears in the SNL Digital Short, "Sushi Glory Hole".
Before the goodnights, a photo of Kris Kristofferson, who hosted the season finale of the first season, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
971
971
No.overall
971
No. inseason
3
Host
Ariana Grande
Musical guest(s)
Stevie Nicks
Original release date
October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12)
U.S. viewers(millions)
5.57
Stevie Nicks performs "The Lighthouse" and "Edge of Seventeen".
Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden in the cold open.
Rudolph and Samberg also appear in the "Castrati" sketch.
Carvey also appears in the "Maybelline" sketch.
Technical issues afflicted the latter portion of the show. A malfunctioning sound board caused Nicks' second song to be delayed - following another set of commercials - which resulted in one sketch ("Cinema Classics", with Grande due to portray Judy Garland) being dropped and replaced by another ("Hotel Detective", recorded - and initially cut - at dress-rehearsal) with a shorter runtime. Broadcast reruns in the show's late night slot added new bumper footage during the commercials of Stevie and her band getting ready on stage, removing the initial broadcast's extended use of a still photo of Nicks. It also added an ad break between the Maybelline skit and the final skit.
The episode's broadcast was also delayed by six minutes owing to NBC's coverage of Ohio State-Oregon on Big Ten Saturday Night.
Stevie Nicks performs "The Lighthouse" and "Edge of Seventeen".
Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden in the cold open.
Rudolph and Samberg also appear in the "Castrati" sketch.
Carvey also appears in the "Maybelline" sketch.
Technical issues afflicted the latter portion of the show. A malfunctioning sound board caused Nicks' second song to be delayed - following another set of commercials - which resulted in one sketch ("Cinema Classics", with Grande due to portray Judy Garland) being dropped and replaced by another ("Hotel Detective", recorded - and initially cut - at dress-rehearsal) with a shorter runtime. Broadcast reruns in the show's late night slot added new bumper footage during the commercials of Stevie and her band getting ready on stage, removing the initial broadcast's extended use of a still photo of Nicks. It also added an ad break between the Maybelline skit and the final skit.
The episode's broadcast was also delayed by six minutes owing to NBC's coverage of Ohio State-Oregon on Big Ten Saturday Night.
No.overall
Stevie Nicks performs "The Lighthouse" and "Edge of Seventeen".
Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden in the cold open.
Rudolph and Samberg also appear in the "Castrati" sketch.
Carvey also appears in the "Maybelline" sketch.
Technical issues afflicted the latter portion of the show. A malfunctioning sound board caused Nicks' second song to be delayed - following another set of commercials - which resulted in one sketch ("Cinema Classics", with Grande due to portray Judy Garland) being dropped and replaced by another ("Hotel Detective", recorded - and initially cut - at dress-rehearsal) with a shorter runtime. Broadcast reruns in the show's late night slot added new bumper footage during the commercials of Stevie and her band getting ready on stage, removing the initial broadcast's extended use of a still photo of Nicks. It also added an ad break between the Maybelline skit and the final skit.
The episode's broadcast was also delayed by six minutes owing to NBC's coverage of Ohio State-Oregon on Big Ten Saturday Night.
972
972
No.overall
972
No. inseason
4
Host
Michael Keaton
Musical guest(s)
Billie Eilish
Original release date
October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.77
Billie Eilish performs "Birds of a Feather" and "Wildflower", both with Finneas on acoustic guitar, and appears in the pre-recorded "TikTok" sketch.
Alec Baldwin, Maya Rudolph, and Dana Carvey appear as Bret Baier, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden in the cold open.
Carvey and Rudolph also appear as Biden and Harris in the pre-recorded "TikTok" sketch.
Andy Samberg appears as Beetlejuice in the opening monologue.
Billie Eilish performs "Birds of a Feather" and "Wildflower", both with Finneas on acoustic guitar, and appears in the pre-recorded "TikTok" sketch.
Alec Baldwin, Maya Rudolph, and Dana Carvey appear as Bret Baier, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden in the cold open.
Carvey and Rudolph also appear as Biden and Harris in the pre-recorded "TikTok" sketch.
Andy Samberg appears as Beetlejuice in the opening monologue.
No.overall
Billie Eilish performs "Birds of a Feather" and "Wildflower", both with Finneas on acoustic guitar, and appears in the pre-recorded "TikTok" sketch.
Alec Baldwin, Maya Rudolph, and Dana Carvey appear as Bret Baier, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden in the cold open.
Carvey and Rudolph also appear as Biden and Harris in the pre-recorded "TikTok" sketch.
Andy Samberg appears as Beetlejuice in the opening monologue.
973
973
No.overall
973
No. inseason
5
Host
John Mulaney
Musical guest(s)
Chappell Roan
Original release date
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02)
U.S. viewers(millions)
6.59
Chappell Roan performs "Pink Pony Club" and "The Giver".
The performance of "Pink Pony Club" was excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remains intact on streaming platforms.
Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden, respectively, in the cold open. Harris additionally appears as herself alongside Rudolph's impression and says with Rudolph "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!".
Samberg also appears in the "Port Authority Duane Reade" sketch.
Tim Kaine appears as himself in the "What's That Name?" sketch.
Pete Davidson appears in the "Port Authority Duane Reade" sketch.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Teri Garr, who hosted three times in the 1980s, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
Several NBC affiliates filed equal time notices with the FCC due to appearances by Harris and Kaine invoking the equal-time rule.
Chappell Roan performs "Pink Pony Club" and "The Giver".
The performance of "Pink Pony Club" was excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remains intact on streaming platforms.
Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden, respectively, in the cold open. Harris additionally appears as herself alongside Rudolph's impression and says with Rudolph "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!".
Samberg also appears in the "Port Authority Duane Reade" sketch.
Tim Kaine appears as himself in the "What's That Name?" sketch.
Pete Davidson appears in the "Port Authority Duane Reade" sketch.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Teri Garr, who hosted three times in the 1980s, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
Several NBC affiliates filed equal time notices with the FCC due to appearances by Harris and Kaine invoking the equal-time rule.
No.overall
Chappell Roan performs "Pink Pony Club" and "The Giver".
The performance of "Pink Pony Club" was excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remains intact on streaming platforms.
Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden, respectively, in the cold open. Harris additionally appears as herself alongside Rudolph's impression and says with Rudolph "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!".
Samberg also appears in the "Port Authority Duane Reade" sketch.
Tim Kaine appears as himself in the "What's That Name?" sketch.
Pete Davidson appears in the "Port Authority Duane Reade" sketch.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Teri Garr, who hosted three times in the 1980s, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
Several NBC affiliates filed equal time notices with the FCC due to appearances by Harris and Kaine invoking the equal-time rule.
974
974
No.overall
974
No. inseason
6
Host
Bill Burr
Musical guest(s)
Mk.gee
Original release date
November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.42
Mk.gee performs "Rockman" and "Alesis".
Dana Carvey appears as Elon Musk in the cold open.
SNL writer Will Stephen appears in the "Snakeskin" sketch as a drummer.
In versions distributed online and internationally, the "Trauma Support Group" sketch is replaced by a longer version recorded at dress rehearsal.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Quincy Jones, who hosted the twelfth episode of the fifteenth season, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
Mk.gee performs "Rockman" and "Alesis".
Dana Carvey appears as Elon Musk in the cold open.
SNL writer Will Stephen appears in the "Snakeskin" sketch as a drummer.
In versions distributed online and internationally, the "Trauma Support Group" sketch is replaced by a longer version recorded at dress rehearsal.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Quincy Jones, who hosted the twelfth episode of the fifteenth season, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
No.overall
Mk.gee performs "Rockman" and "Alesis".
Dana Carvey appears as Elon Musk in the cold open.
SNL writer Will Stephen appears in the "Snakeskin" sketch as a drummer.
In versions distributed online and internationally, the "Trauma Support Group" sketch is replaced by a longer version recorded at dress rehearsal.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Quincy Jones, who hosted the twelfth episode of the fifteenth season, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
975
975
No.overall
975
No. inseason
7
Host
Charli XCX
Musical guest(s)
Charli XCX
Original release date
November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.29
Charli XCX performs "360" and "Sympathy Is a Knife".
Julia Fox introduces Charli XCX's first performance, with Bowen Yang introducing the second.
Both performances were excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remain intact in the version available via streaming.
Dana Carvey and Alec Baldwin appear in the cold open as Joe Biden and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., respectively.
Carvey also appears as Al Pacino in the pre-recorded "Wicked Auditions" sketch.
Kyle Mooney appears in the opening monologue and the "Thanksgiving Baking Championship 2024" sketch.
Andy Samberg appears in the SNL Digital Short, "Here I Go"; and during the goodnights.
Akiva Schaffer also cameos in the Digital Short.
Punkie Johnson appears during the goodnights.
Charli XCX performs "360" and "Sympathy Is a Knife".
Julia Fox introduces Charli XCX's first performance, with Bowen Yang introducing the second.
Both performances were excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remain intact in the version available via streaming.
Dana Carvey and Alec Baldwin appear in the cold open as Joe Biden and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., respectively.
Carvey also appears as Al Pacino in the pre-recorded "Wicked Auditions" sketch.
Kyle Mooney appears in the opening monologue and the "Thanksgiving Baking Championship 2024" sketch.
Andy Samberg appears in the SNL Digital Short, "Here I Go"; and during the goodnights.
Akiva Schaffer also cameos in the Digital Short.
Punkie Johnson appears during the goodnights.
No.overall
Charli XCX performs "360" and "Sympathy Is a Knife".
Julia Fox introduces Charli XCX's first performance, with Bowen Yang introducing the second.
Both performances were excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remain intact in the version available via streaming.
Dana Carvey and Alec Baldwin appear in the cold open as Joe Biden and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., respectively.
Carvey also appears as Al Pacino in the pre-recorded "Wicked Auditions" sketch.
Kyle Mooney appears in the opening monologue and the "Thanksgiving Baking Championship 2024" sketch.
Andy Samberg appears in the SNL Digital Short, "Here I Go"; and during the goodnights.
Akiva Schaffer also cameos in the Digital Short.
Punkie Johnson appears during the goodnights.
976
976
No.overall
976
No. inseason
8
Host
Paul Mescal
Musical guest(s)
Shaboozey
Original release date
December 7, 2024 (2024-12-07)
U.S. viewers(millions)
3.84
Shaboozey performs "Good News" and "A Bar Song (Tipsy)".
Dana Carvey and David Spade appear as The Church Lady and Hunter Biden, respectively, in the Church Chat cold open.
Writer Carl Tart appears in the "Brilliant Lawyer" sketch.
Trisha Paytas appears in the "Spotify Wrapped" sketch.
Shaboozey performs "Good News" and "A Bar Song (Tipsy)".
Dana Carvey and David Spade appear as The Church Lady and Hunter Biden, respectively, in the Church Chat cold open.
Writer Carl Tart appears in the "Brilliant Lawyer" sketch.
Trisha Paytas appears in the "Spotify Wrapped" sketch.
No.overall
Shaboozey performs "Good News" and "A Bar Song (Tipsy)".
Dana Carvey and David Spade appear as The Church Lady and Hunter Biden, respectively, in the Church Chat cold open.
Writer Carl Tart appears in the "Brilliant Lawyer" sketch.
Trisha Paytas appears in the "Spotify Wrapped" sketch.
977
977
No.overall
977
No. inseason
9
Host
Chris Rock
Musical guest(s)
Gracie Abrams
Original release date
December 14, 2024 (2024-12-14)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.22
Gracie Abrams performs "That's So True" and "I Love You, I'm Sorry".
Adam Sandler appears in the "Gallbladder Surgery" sketch.
Gracie Abrams performs "That's So True" and "I Love You, I'm Sorry".
Adam Sandler appears in the "Gallbladder Surgery" sketch.
No.overall
Gracie Abrams performs "That's So True" and "I Love You, I'm Sorry".
Adam Sandler appears in the "Gallbladder Surgery" sketch.
978
978
No.overall
978
No. inseason
10
Host
Martin Short
Musical guest(s)
Hozier
Original release date
December 21, 2024 (2024-12-21)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.79
Hozier performs "Too Sweet" and "Fairytale of New York".
Tom Hanks, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Emma Stone, John Mulaney and Jimmy Fallon appear in the cold open to induct Short into the Five-Timers Club.
Fallon, Stone and Wiig also appear in the opening monologue.
McCarthy also appears in the "Parking Lot Altercation" sketch.
Wiig, Rudd, McCarthy, and Hanks (reprising his role as Sully Sullenberger from Sully) also appear in the "Airport Parade" sketch.
Johansson appears during Weekend Update backstage.
Rudd also appears in the "Sábado Gigante" sketch.
Lorne Michaels appears in the opening monologue.
Dana Carvey appears in the "Sábado Gigante" sketch.
Lucy Liu appears in the cut-for-time pre-recorded "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" sketch.
With this episode, Short becomes the first Canadian-American and the first Dick Ebersol-era cast member to join the Five-Timers Club.
Hozier performs "Too Sweet" and "Fairytale of New York".
Tom Hanks, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Emma Stone, John Mulaney and Jimmy Fallon appear in the cold open to induct Short into the Five-Timers Club.
Fallon, Stone and Wiig also appear in the opening monologue.
McCarthy also appears in the "Parking Lot Altercation" sketch.
Wiig, Rudd, McCarthy, and Hanks (reprising his role as Sully Sullenberger from Sully) also appear in the "Airport Parade" sketch.
Johansson appears during Weekend Update backstage.
Rudd also appears in the "Sábado Gigante" sketch.
Lorne Michaels appears in the opening monologue.
Dana Carvey appears in the "Sábado Gigante" sketch.
Lucy Liu appears in the cut-for-time pre-recorded "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" sketch.
With this episode, Short becomes the first Canadian-American and the first Dick Ebersol-era cast member to join the Five-Timers Club.
No.overall
Hozier performs "Too Sweet" and "Fairytale of New York".
Tom Hanks, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Emma Stone, John Mulaney and Jimmy Fallon appear in the cold open to induct Short into the Five-Timers Club.
Fallon, Stone and Wiig also appear in the opening monologue.
McCarthy also appears in the "Parking Lot Altercation" sketch.
Wiig, Rudd, McCarthy, and Hanks (reprising his role as Sully Sullenberger from Sully) also appear in the "Airport Parade" sketch.
Johansson appears during Weekend Update backstage.
Rudd also appears in the "Sábado Gigante" sketch.
Lorne Michaels appears in the opening monologue.
Dana Carvey appears in the "Sábado Gigante" sketch.
Lucy Liu appears in the cut-for-time pre-recorded "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" sketch.
With this episode, Short becomes the first Canadian-American and the first Dick Ebersol-era cast member to join the Five-Timers Club.
979
979
No.overall
979
No. inseason
11
Host
Dave Chappelle
Musical guest(s)
GloRilla
Original release date
January 18, 2025 (2025-01-18)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.85
GloRilla performs "Yeah Glo!" and a medley of "Whatchu Kno About Me" and "Let Her Cook" and appears in the pre-recorded "Pop the Balloon” sketch.
Neither performance was broadcast in the United Kingdom, with GloRilla's musical guest credit excised from the opening sequence. Such edits were not made to the version of the episode available on streaming.
Chappelle broke his own record for longest monologue in the show's history. His previous record, set when he hosted the show in November 2020, was a monologue of 16 minutes and 9 seconds. The monologue in this episode was "just short of 17 minutes". With Chappelle's monologue being longer than planned (the dress rehearsal monologue reportedly lasted only "nine minutes"), multiple sketches were cut from the live show.
Donnell Rawlings appears in the pre-recorded "Pop the Balloon" sketch.
Before the goodnights, a photo of filmmaker David Lynch, who died two days prior to this episode, is shown in silence.
GloRilla performs "Yeah Glo!" and a medley of "Whatchu Kno About Me" and "Let Her Cook" and appears in the pre-recorded "Pop the Balloon” sketch.
Neither performance was broadcast in the United Kingdom, with GloRilla's musical guest credit excised from the opening sequence. Such edits were not made to the version of the episode available on streaming.
Chappelle broke his own record for longest monologue in the show's history. His previous record, set when he hosted the show in November 2020, was a monologue of 16 minutes and 9 seconds. The monologue in this episode was "just short of 17 minutes". With Chappelle's monologue being longer than planned (the dress rehearsal monologue reportedly lasted only "nine minutes"), multiple sketches were cut from the live show.
Donnell Rawlings appears in the pre-recorded "Pop the Balloon" sketch.
Before the goodnights, a photo of filmmaker David Lynch, who died two days prior to this episode, is shown in silence.
No.overall
GloRilla performs "Yeah Glo!" and a medley of "Whatchu Kno About Me" and "Let Her Cook" and appears in the pre-recorded "Pop the Balloon” sketch.
Neither performance was broadcast in the United Kingdom, with GloRilla's musical guest credit excised from the opening sequence. Such edits were not made to the version of the episode available on streaming.
Chappelle broke his own record for longest monologue in the show's history. His previous record, set when he hosted the show in November 2020, was a monologue of 16 minutes and 9 seconds. The monologue in this episode was "just short of 17 minutes". With Chappelle's monologue being longer than planned (the dress rehearsal monologue reportedly lasted only "nine minutes"), multiple sketches were cut from the live show.
Donnell Rawlings appears in the pre-recorded "Pop the Balloon" sketch.
Before the goodnights, a photo of filmmaker David Lynch, who died two days prior to this episode, is shown in silence.
980
980
No.overall
980
No. inseason
12
Host
Timothée Chalamet
Musical guest(s)
Timothée Chalamet
Original release date
January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.96
Timothée Chalamet, with James Blake, performs a medley of "Outlaw Blues" and "Three Angels" for his first set and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" for his second set.
Adam Sandler introduces Chalamet's first performance with Kenan Thompson introducing the second performance.
Chalamet's performance of "Outlaw Blues" was excised from broadcast in the United Kingdom.
Chalamet is the first non-musician host to also serve as musical guest since actor Gary Busey in 1979.
Lin-Manuel Miranda appears in the cold open, reprising his role as Alexander Hamilton from the musical Hamilton.
Writer Moss Perricone appears in the opening monologue.
During the goodnights, Chalamet wishes his sister Pauline, who turned 33 the same night as the episode, a happy birthday.
According to Nielsen and internal NBCU data, this episode is the third-most watched Peacock livestream on record, also obtaining 300 million viewers across all social platforms.
Timothée Chalamet, with James Blake, performs a medley of "Outlaw Blues" and "Three Angels" for his first set and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" for his second set.
Adam Sandler introduces Chalamet's first performance with Kenan Thompson introducing the second performance.
Chalamet's performance of "Outlaw Blues" was excised from broadcast in the United Kingdom.
Chalamet is the first non-musician host to also serve as musical guest since actor Gary Busey in 1979.
Lin-Manuel Miranda appears in the cold open, reprising his role as Alexander Hamilton from the musical Hamilton.
Writer Moss Perricone appears in the opening monologue.
During the goodnights, Chalamet wishes his sister Pauline, who turned 33 the same night as the episode, a happy birthday.
According to Nielsen and internal NBCU data, this episode is the third-most watched Peacock livestream on record, also obtaining 300 million viewers across all social platforms.
No.overall
Timothée Chalamet, with James Blake, performs a medley of "Outlaw Blues" and "Three Angels" for his first set and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" for his second set.
Adam Sandler introduces Chalamet's first performance with Kenan Thompson introducing the second performance.
Chalamet's performance of "Outlaw Blues" was excised from broadcast in the United Kingdom.
Chalamet is the first non-musician host to also serve as musical guest since actor Gary Busey in 1979.
Lin-Manuel Miranda appears in the cold open, reprising his role as Alexander Hamilton from the musical Hamilton.
Writer Moss Perricone appears in the opening monologue.
During the goodnights, Chalamet wishes his sister Pauline, who turned 33 the same night as the episode, a happy birthday.
According to Nielsen and internal NBCU data, this episode is the third-most watched Peacock livestream on record, also obtaining 300 million viewers across all social platforms.
981
981
No.overall
981
No. inseason
13
Host
Shane Gillis
Musical guest(s)
Tate McRae
Original release date
March 1, 2025 (2025-03-01)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.28
Tate McRae performs "Sports Car" and "Dear God" and appears in the pre-recorded "Please Don't Destroy - The Sound" sketch.
Neither performance was broadcast in the United Kingdom, but were included in the version of the episode available on-demand.
Mike Myers appears in the cold open as Elon Musk.
Before the goodnights, a still photo of David Johansen, in character as "Buster Poindexter", who died the previous day, is shown in silence.
Despite being credited in the opening montage, Chloe Fineman was absent from this episode due to contracting COVID-19 days before the episode was due to air.
Tate McRae performs "Sports Car" and "Dear God" and appears in the pre-recorded "Please Don't Destroy - The Sound" sketch.
Neither performance was broadcast in the United Kingdom, but were included in the version of the episode available on-demand.
Mike Myers appears in the cold open as Elon Musk.
Before the goodnights, a still photo of David Johansen, in character as "Buster Poindexter", who died the previous day, is shown in silence.
Despite being credited in the opening montage, Chloe Fineman was absent from this episode due to contracting COVID-19 days before the episode was due to air.
No.overall
Tate McRae performs "Sports Car" and "Dear God" and appears in the pre-recorded "Please Don't Destroy - The Sound" sketch.
Neither performance was broadcast in the United Kingdom, but were included in the version of the episode available on-demand.
Mike Myers appears in the cold open as Elon Musk.
Before the goodnights, a still photo of David Johansen, in character as "Buster Poindexter", who died the previous day, is shown in silence.
Despite being credited in the opening montage, Chloe Fineman was absent from this episode due to contracting COVID-19 days before the episode was due to air.
982
982
No.overall
982
No. inseason
14
Host
Lady Gaga
Musical guest(s)
Lady Gaga
Original release date
March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.63
Lady Gaga performs "Abracadabra" and "Killah".
In the latter song, the word "shit" appears in one line of the lyrics. The word is on the list of the “seven dirty words” prohibited from being broadcast. It was not censored for the East Coast, but in the version of the episode distributed online and internationally the sound drops out solely for the word, while in the West Coast broadcast it dropped out less precisely and briefly censored some surrounding vocals.
Bowen Yang introduces Gaga's first performance while wearing a shirt advertising her newest album, Mayhem.
Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, and Kenan Thompson introduce Gaga’s second performance.
Mike Myers appears as Elon Musk in the cold open.
Two sketches of this episode were affected by props errors in the live broadcast. Small sections of "Birthday at Friendly's" were replaced with the dress rehearsal version on Peacock and YouTube, while a prop error in "A Long Goodbye" was not rectified upon post-broadcast distribution.
Lady Gaga performs "Abracadabra" and "Killah".
In the latter song, the word "shit" appears in one line of the lyrics. The word is on the list of the “seven dirty words” prohibited from being broadcast. It was not censored for the East Coast, but in the version of the episode distributed online and internationally the sound drops out solely for the word, while in the West Coast broadcast it dropped out less precisely and briefly censored some surrounding vocals.
Bowen Yang introduces Gaga's first performance while wearing a shirt advertising her newest album, Mayhem.
Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, and Kenan Thompson introduce Gaga’s second performance.
Mike Myers appears as Elon Musk in the cold open.
Two sketches of this episode were affected by props errors in the live broadcast. Small sections of "Birthday at Friendly's" were replaced with the dress rehearsal version on Peacock and YouTube, while a prop error in "A Long Goodbye" was not rectified upon post-broadcast distribution.
No.overall
Lady Gaga performs "Abracadabra" and "Killah".
In the latter song, the word "shit" appears in one line of the lyrics. The word is on the list of the “seven dirty words” prohibited from being broadcast. It was not censored for the East Coast, but in the version of the episode distributed online and internationally the sound drops out solely for the word, while in the West Coast broadcast it dropped out less precisely and briefly censored some surrounding vocals.
Bowen Yang introduces Gaga's first performance while wearing a shirt advertising her newest album, Mayhem.
Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, and Kenan Thompson introduce Gaga’s second performance.
Mike Myers appears as Elon Musk in the cold open.
Two sketches of this episode were affected by props errors in the live broadcast. Small sections of "Birthday at Friendly's" were replaced with the dress rehearsal version on Peacock and YouTube, while a prop error in "A Long Goodbye" was not rectified upon post-broadcast distribution.
983
983
No.overall
983
No. inseason
15
Host
Mikey Madison
Musical guest(s)
Morgan Wallen
Original release date
March 29, 2025 (2025-03-29)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.27
Morgan Wallen performs "I'm the Problem" and "Just in Case".
Madison's twin brother Miles appears in the opening monologue.
Joe Jonas appears in the pre-recorded "Big Dumb Line" sketch. The role was originally intended for Wallen, but he turned it down.
Writer Carl Tart appears in the "Jury Duty" sketch.
Wallen immediately walked off the stage during the goodnights, leading to him being derided online for breaking tradition. The incident was mocked in the following episode by both James Austin Johnson (during his portrayal of Trump in the cold open) as well as by Colin Jost in the Weekend Update segment.
Morgan Wallen performs "I'm the Problem" and "Just in Case".
Madison's twin brother Miles appears in the opening monologue.
Joe Jonas appears in the pre-recorded "Big Dumb Line" sketch. The role was originally intended for Wallen, but he turned it down.
Writer Carl Tart appears in the "Jury Duty" sketch.
Wallen immediately walked off the stage during the goodnights, leading to him being derided online for breaking tradition. The incident was mocked in the following episode by both James Austin Johnson (during his portrayal of Trump in the cold open) as well as by Colin Jost in the Weekend Update segment.
No.overall
Morgan Wallen performs "I'm the Problem" and "Just in Case".
Madison's twin brother Miles appears in the opening monologue.
Joe Jonas appears in the pre-recorded "Big Dumb Line" sketch. The role was originally intended for Wallen, but he turned it down.
Writer Carl Tart appears in the "Jury Duty" sketch.
Wallen immediately walked off the stage during the goodnights, leading to him being derided online for breaking tradition. The incident was mocked in the following episode by both James Austin Johnson (during his portrayal of Trump in the cold open) as well as by Colin Jost in the Weekend Update segment.
984
984
No.overall
984
No. inseason
16
Host
Jack Black
Musical guest(s)
Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Original release date
April 5, 2025 (2025-04-05)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.53
Elton John & Brandi Carlile, with Chad Smith on drums, Andrew Watt on guitar and Josh Klinghoffer on keyboards perform "Little Richard's Bible" and "Who Believes in Angels?"
Carlile also appears in the "Making Love" sketch.
Mike Myers appears as Elon Musk in the cold open.
Madonna, Bill Burr, Kieran Culkin (along with his wife Jazz Charton), Questlove, Joe Miñoso, Black’s son Sam, and Black's School of Rock co-stars can be seen in the audience during the opening monologue.
During the Weekend Update segment in which Ego Nwodim (in her stand-up persona "Miss Eggy") performs a mock stand-up routine audition for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the audience responded in unison to a call and response-style joke with the word "shit," to the surprise of Nwodim, Colin Jost and Michael Che on-stage. The word was heard on the live East Coast and Peacock broadcasts, but censored for the West Coast, international airings, and online clips. The incident was mocked in the following episode's cold open by James Austin Johnson as Trump and by Bowen Yang as Chen Biao on Update, as well as in the season finale where Nwodim's stand-up persona returns and Jost claims that earned an FCC fine on Update.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Val Kilmer, who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
Elton John & Brandi Carlile, with Chad Smith on drums, Andrew Watt on guitar and Josh Klinghoffer on keyboards perform "Little Richard's Bible" and "Who Believes in Angels?"
Carlile also appears in the "Making Love" sketch.
Mike Myers appears as Elon Musk in the cold open.
Madonna, Bill Burr, Kieran Culkin (along with his wife Jazz Charton), Questlove, Joe Miñoso, Black’s son Sam, and Black's School of Rock co-stars can be seen in the audience during the opening monologue.
During the Weekend Update segment in which Ego Nwodim (in her stand-up persona "Miss Eggy") performs a mock stand-up routine audition for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the audience responded in unison to a call and response-style joke with the word "shit," to the surprise of Nwodim, Colin Jost and Michael Che on-stage. The word was heard on the live East Coast and Peacock broadcasts, but censored for the West Coast, international airings, and online clips. The incident was mocked in the following episode's cold open by James Austin Johnson as Trump and by Bowen Yang as Chen Biao on Update, as well as in the season finale where Nwodim's stand-up persona returns and Jost claims that earned an FCC fine on Update.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Val Kilmer, who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
No.overall
Elton John & Brandi Carlile, with Chad Smith on drums, Andrew Watt on guitar and Josh Klinghoffer on keyboards perform "Little Richard's Bible" and "Who Believes in Angels?"
Carlile also appears in the "Making Love" sketch.
Mike Myers appears as Elon Musk in the cold open.
Madonna, Bill Burr, Kieran Culkin (along with his wife Jazz Charton), Questlove, Joe Miñoso, Black’s son Sam, and Black's School of Rock co-stars can be seen in the audience during the opening monologue.
During the Weekend Update segment in which Ego Nwodim (in her stand-up persona "Miss Eggy") performs a mock stand-up routine audition for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the audience responded in unison to a call and response-style joke with the word "shit," to the surprise of Nwodim, Colin Jost and Michael Che on-stage. The word was heard on the live East Coast and Peacock broadcasts, but censored for the West Coast, international airings, and online clips. The incident was mocked in the following episode's cold open by James Austin Johnson as Trump and by Bowen Yang as Chen Biao on Update, as well as in the season finale where Nwodim's stand-up persona returns and Jost claims that earned an FCC fine on Update.
Before the goodnights, a photo of Val Kilmer, who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence.
985
985
No.overall
985
No. inseason
17
Host
Jon Hamm
Musical guest(s)
Lizzo
Original release date
April 12, 2025 (2025-04-12)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.29
Lizzo performs a medley of "Love in Real Life" and "Still Bad" for her first set and "Don't Make Me Love You" for her second set and appears in the pre-recorded "The White POTUS" sketch and the "New Parents" sketch.
Kieran Culkin appears in the opening monologue.
Beck Bennett, Jon Gries, Scarlett Johansson, and Alex Moffat appear as Vladimir Putin, Howard Lutnick, Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump in the pre-recorded "The White POTUS" sketch.
A scene in "The White POTUS" where Sarah Sherman portrays Aimee Lou Wood's character from The White Lotus attracted controversy, for being seen to disparage Wood's appearance. There were conflicting reports as to whether the program apologized to her for the portrayal.
Lizzo performs a medley of "Love in Real Life" and "Still Bad" for her first set and "Don't Make Me Love You" for her second set and appears in the pre-recorded "The White POTUS" sketch and the "New Parents" sketch.
Kieran Culkin appears in the opening monologue.
Beck Bennett, Jon Gries, Scarlett Johansson, and Alex Moffat appear as Vladimir Putin, Howard Lutnick, Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump in the pre-recorded "The White POTUS" sketch.
A scene in "The White POTUS" where Sarah Sherman portrays Aimee Lou Wood's character from The White Lotus attracted controversy, for being seen to disparage Wood's appearance. There were conflicting reports as to whether the program apologized to her for the portrayal.
No.overall
Lizzo performs a medley of "Love in Real Life" and "Still Bad" for her first set and "Don't Make Me Love You" for her second set and appears in the pre-recorded "The White POTUS" sketch and the "New Parents" sketch.
Kieran Culkin appears in the opening monologue.
Beck Bennett, Jon Gries, Scarlett Johansson, and Alex Moffat appear as Vladimir Putin, Howard Lutnick, Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump in the pre-recorded "The White POTUS" sketch.
A scene in "The White POTUS" where Sarah Sherman portrays Aimee Lou Wood's character from The White Lotus attracted controversy, for being seen to disparage Wood's appearance. There were conflicting reports as to whether the program apologized to her for the portrayal.
986
986
No.overall
986
No. inseason
18
Host
Quinta Brunson
Musical guest(s)
Benson Boone
Original release date
May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.37
Benson Boone performs "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" and "Mystical Magical" and appears on Weekend Update.
Sabrina Carpenter and Dwyane Wade appear in the opening monologue.
Benson Boone performs "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" and "Mystical Magical" and appears on Weekend Update.
Sabrina Carpenter and Dwyane Wade appear in the opening monologue.
No.overall
Benson Boone performs "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" and "Mystical Magical" and appears on Weekend Update.
Sabrina Carpenter and Dwyane Wade appear in the opening monologue.
987
987
No.overall
987
No. inseason
19
Host
Walton Goggins
Musical guest(s)
Arcade Fire
Original release date
May 10, 2025 (2025-05-10)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.22
Arcade Fire performs "Pink Elephant" and "Year of the Snake".
The mothers of Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang and Marcello Hernandez appear in the cold open. Additionally, Cecily Strong appears as Jeanine Pirro.
Goggins' mother, Janet Long, appears in the opening monologue.
Sam Rockwell appears in the pre-recorded "Tiny Baby Shoe" sketch.
Arcade Fire performs "Pink Elephant" and "Year of the Snake".
The mothers of Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang and Marcello Hernandez appear in the cold open. Additionally, Cecily Strong appears as Jeanine Pirro.
Goggins' mother, Janet Long, appears in the opening monologue.
Sam Rockwell appears in the pre-recorded "Tiny Baby Shoe" sketch.
No.overall
Arcade Fire performs "Pink Elephant" and "Year of the Snake".
The mothers of Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang and Marcello Hernandez appear in the cold open. Additionally, Cecily Strong appears as Jeanine Pirro.
Goggins' mother, Janet Long, appears in the opening monologue.
Sam Rockwell appears in the pre-recorded "Tiny Baby Shoe" sketch.
988
988
No.overall
988
No. inseason
20
Host
Scarlett Johansson
Musical guest(s)
Bad Bunny
Original release date
May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17)
U.S. viewers(millions)
4.87
Bad Bunny performs "Nuevayol" and "Perfumito Nuevo" with RaiNao and appears in the pre-recorded "Please Don't Destroy: First Class" sketch and the "Couples at the Bar" sketch.
For "Nuevayol", Bad Bunny recreates the "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" photograph.
Gina Gershon and Emily Ratajkowski appear in the pre-recorded "Bowen's Still Straight" sketch.
Mike Myers appears in the "Mike Myers Elevator Ride" sketch.
With this episode, Johansson becomes SNL's most frequent female host, breaking the tie she previously held with Drew Barrymore and Tina Fey.
Final episode to feature a pre-recorded sketch by Please Don't Destroy, as writer and member John Higgins would leave the show after this season. As a result, this also the final episode to feature the "A Film by Please Don't Destroy" credit in the opening montage.
Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Emil Wakim, and Devon Walker's final episode as cast members.
Bad Bunny performs "Nuevayol" and "Perfumito Nuevo" with RaiNao and appears in the pre-recorded "Please Don't Destroy: First Class" sketch and the "Couples at the Bar" sketch.
For "Nuevayol", Bad Bunny recreates the "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" photograph.
Gina Gershon and Emily Ratajkowski appear in the pre-recorded "Bowen's Still Straight" sketch.
Mike Myers appears in the "Mike Myers Elevator Ride" sketch.
With this episode, Johansson becomes SNL's most frequent female host, breaking the tie she previously held with Drew Barrymore and Tina Fey.
Final episode to feature a pre-recorded sketch by Please Don't Destroy, as writer and member John Higgins would leave the show after this season. As a result, this also the final episode to feature the "A Film by Please Don't Destroy" credit in the opening montage.
Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Emil Wakim, and Devon Walker's final episode as cast members.
No.overall
Bad Bunny performs "Nuevayol" and "Perfumito Nuevo" with RaiNao and appears in the pre-recorded "Please Don't Destroy: First Class" sketch and the "Couples at the Bar" sketch.
For "Nuevayol", Bad Bunny recreates the "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" photograph.
Gina Gershon and Emily Ratajkowski appear in the pre-recorded "Bowen's Still Straight" sketch.
Mike Myers appears in the "Mike Myers Elevator Ride" sketch.
With this episode, Johansson becomes SNL's most frequent female host, breaking the tie she previously held with Drew Barrymore and Tina Fey.
Final episode to feature a pre-recorded sketch by Please Don't Destroy, as writer and member John Higgins would leave the show after this season. As a result, this also the final episode to feature the "A Film by Please Don't Destroy" credit in the opening montage.
Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Emil Wakim, and Devon Walker's final episode as cast members.
| No.overall | No. inseason | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original release date | viewers(millions) | |
| 969 | 1 | Jean Smart | Jelly Roll | September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28) | 5.39 | |
| Jelly Roll performs "Liar" and "Winning Streak" and appears in the cut-for-time "Blonde Dragon People" sketch. Hannah Einbinder, daughter of original Not Ready for Primetime Player Laraine Newman as well as Smart's co-star on Hacks, joins Smart in introducing Jelly Roll for the first song. Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Andy Samberg, and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Doug Emhoff, and Joe Biden, respectively, in the cold open. Additionally, Samberg appears in the cut-for-time "Blonde Dragon People" sketch. This episode marks the debut of a new arrangement of the theme song. Smart sings "I Happen to Like New York" in her opening monologue. Before the goodnights, a photo of Tom McCarthy, former senior vice president and global chief security officer for NBC, who died July 10, is shown in silence. Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline’s first episode as cast members. In versions distributed online and internationally, the "Textbook Writer" sketch is amended to include a shot from the dress rehearsal version, owing to a props error made by Smart in the live program. According to NBC, this is the most-watched episode ever on Peacock, "through the first weekend". Blake Lively was the original intended host of this premiere, but withdrew due to the It Ends with Us fallout. | ||||||
| 970 | 2 | Nate Bargatze | Coldplay | October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05) | 4.76 | |
| Coldplay performs "All My Love" and "We Pray". Elyanna and Tini accompany Coldplay in the performance of "We Pray". The performance of "We Pray" was excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remains intact on streaming platforms. Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan, and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden in the cold open. Rudolph and Samberg also appear in the SNL Digital Short, "Sushi Glory Hole". Akiva Schaffer appears in the SNL Digital Short, "Sushi Glory Hole". Before the goodnights, a photo of Kris Kristofferson, who hosted the season finale of the first season, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence. | ||||||
| 971 | 3 | Ariana Grande | Stevie Nicks | October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12) | 5.57 | |
| Stevie Nicks performs "The Lighthouse" and "Edge of Seventeen". Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden in the cold open. Rudolph and Samberg also appear in the "Castrati" sketch. Carvey also appears in the "Maybelline" sketch. Technical issues afflicted the latter portion of the show. A malfunctioning sound board caused Nicks' second song to be delayed - following another set of commercials - which resulted in one sketch ("Cinema Classics", with Grande due to portray Judy Garland) being dropped and replaced by another ("Hotel Detective", recorded - and initially cut - at dress-rehearsal) with a shorter runtime. Broadcast reruns in the show's late night slot added new bumper footage during the commercials of Stevie and her band getting ready on stage, removing the initial broadcast's extended use of a still photo of Nicks. It also added an ad break between the Maybelline skit and the final skit. The episode's broadcast was also delayed by six minutes owing to NBC's coverage of Ohio State-Oregon on Big Ten Saturday Night. | ||||||
| 972 | 4 | Michael Keaton | Billie Eilish | October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19) | 4.77 | |
| Billie Eilish performs "Birds of a Feather" and "Wildflower", both with Finneas on acoustic guitar, and appears in the pre-recorded "TikTok" sketch. Alec Baldwin, Maya Rudolph, and Dana Carvey appear as Bret Baier, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden in the cold open. Carvey and Rudolph also appear as Biden and Harris in the pre-recorded "TikTok" sketch. Andy Samberg appears as Beetlejuice in the opening monologue. | ||||||
| 973 | 5 | John Mulaney | Chappell Roan | November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) | 6.59 | |
| Chappell Roan performs "Pink Pony Club" and "The Giver". The performance of "Pink Pony Club" was excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remains intact on streaming platforms. Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jim Gaffigan and Dana Carvey appear as Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz and Joe Biden, respectively, in the cold open. Harris additionally appears as herself alongside Rudolph's impression and says with Rudolph "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!". Samberg also appears in the "Port Authority Duane Reade" sketch. Tim Kaine appears as himself in the "What's That Name?" sketch. Pete Davidson appears in the "Port Authority Duane Reade" sketch. Before the goodnights, a photo of Teri Garr, who hosted three times in the 1980s, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence. Several NBC affiliates filed equal time notices with the FCC due to appearances by Harris and Kaine invoking the equal-time rule. | ||||||
| 974 | 6 | Bill Burr | Mk.gee | November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) | 4.42 | |
| Mk.gee performs "Rockman" and "Alesis". Dana Carvey appears as Elon Musk in the cold open. SNL writer Will Stephen appears in the "Snakeskin" sketch as a drummer. In versions distributed online and internationally, the "Trauma Support Group" sketch is replaced by a longer version recorded at dress rehearsal. Before the goodnights, a photo of Quincy Jones, who hosted the twelfth episode of the fifteenth season, and who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence. | ||||||
| 975 | 7 | Charli XCX | Charli XCX | November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16) | 4.29 | |
| Charli XCX performs "360" and "Sympathy Is a Knife". Julia Fox introduces Charli XCX's first performance, with Bowen Yang introducing the second. Both performances were excised from the episode's broadcast in the United Kingdom, but remain intact in the version available via streaming. Dana Carvey and Alec Baldwin appear in the cold open as Joe Biden and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., respectively. Carvey also appears as Al Pacino in the pre-recorded "Wicked Auditions" sketch. Kyle Mooney appears in the opening monologue and the "Thanksgiving Baking Championship 2024" sketch. Andy Samberg appears in the SNL Digital Short, "Here I Go"; and during the goodnights. Akiva Schaffer also cameos in the Digital Short. Punkie Johnson appears during the goodnights. | ||||||
| 976 | 8 | Paul Mescal | Shaboozey | December 7, 2024 (2024-12-07) | 3.84 | |
| Shaboozey performs "Good News" and "A Bar Song (Tipsy)". Dana Carvey and David Spade appear as The Church Lady and Hunter Biden, respectively, in the Church Chat cold open. Writer Carl Tart appears in the "Brilliant Lawyer" sketch. Trisha Paytas appears in the "Spotify Wrapped" sketch. | ||||||
| 977 | 9 | Chris Rock | Gracie Abrams | December 14, 2024 (2024-12-14) | 4.22 | |
| Gracie Abrams performs "That's So True" and "I Love You, I'm Sorry". Adam Sandler appears in the "Gallbladder Surgery" sketch. | ||||||
| 978 | 10 | Martin Short | Hozier | December 21, 2024 (2024-12-21) | 4.79 | |
| Hozier performs "Too Sweet" and "Fairytale of New York". Tom Hanks, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Emma Stone, John Mulaney and Jimmy Fallon appear in the cold open to induct Short into the Five-Timers Club. Fallon, Stone and Wiig also appear in the opening monologue. McCarthy also appears in the "Parking Lot Altercation" sketch. Wiig, Rudd, McCarthy, and Hanks (reprising his role as Sully Sullenberger from Sully) also appear in the "Airport Parade" sketch. Johansson appears during Weekend Update backstage. Rudd also appears in the "Sábado Gigante" sketch. Lorne Michaels appears in the opening monologue. Dana Carvey appears in the "Sábado Gigante" sketch. Lucy Liu appears in the cut-for-time pre-recorded "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" sketch. With this episode, Short becomes the first Canadian-American and the first Dick Ebersol-era cast member to join the Five-Timers Club. | ||||||
| 979 | 11 | Dave Chappelle | GloRilla | January 18, 2025 (2025-01-18) | 4.85 | |
| GloRilla performs "Yeah Glo!" and a medley of "Whatchu Kno About Me" and "Let Her Cook" and appears in the pre-recorded "Pop the Balloon” sketch. Neither performance was broadcast in the United Kingdom, with GloRilla's musical guest credit excised from the opening sequence. Such edits were not made to the version of the episode available on streaming. Chappelle broke his own record for longest monologue in the show's history. His previous record, set when he hosted the show in November 2020, was a monologue of 16 minutes and 9 seconds. The monologue in this episode was "just short of 17 minutes". With Chappelle's monologue being longer than planned (the dress rehearsal monologue reportedly lasted only "nine minutes"), multiple sketches were cut from the live show. Donnell Rawlings appears in the pre-recorded "Pop the Balloon" sketch. Before the goodnights, a photo of filmmaker David Lynch, who died two days prior to this episode, is shown in silence. | ||||||
| 980 | 12 | Timothée Chalamet | Timothée Chalamet | January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25) | 4.96 | |
| Timothée Chalamet, with James Blake, performs a medley of "Outlaw Blues" and "Three Angels" for his first set and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" for his second set. Adam Sandler introduces Chalamet's first performance with Kenan Thompson introducing the second performance. Chalamet's performance of "Outlaw Blues" was excised from broadcast in the United Kingdom. Chalamet is the first non-musician host to also serve as musical guest since actor Gary Busey in 1979. Lin-Manuel Miranda appears in the cold open, reprising his role as Alexander Hamilton from the musical Hamilton. Writer Moss Perricone appears in the opening monologue. During the goodnights, Chalamet wishes his sister Pauline, who turned 33 the same night as the episode, a happy birthday. According to Nielsen and internal NBCU data, this episode is the third-most watched Peacock livestream on record, also obtaining 300 million viewers across all social platforms. | ||||||
| 981 | 13 | Shane Gillis | Tate McRae | March 1, 2025 (2025-03-01) | 4.28 | |
| Tate McRae performs "Sports Car" and "Dear God" and appears in the pre-recorded "Please Don't Destroy - The Sound" sketch. Neither performance was broadcast in the United Kingdom, but were included in the version of the episode available on-demand. Mike Myers appears in the cold open as Elon Musk. Before the goodnights, a still photo of David Johansen, in character as "Buster Poindexter", who died the previous day, is shown in silence. Despite being credited in the opening montage, Chloe Fineman was absent from this episode due to contracting COVID-19 days before the episode was due to air. | ||||||
| 982 | 14 | Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga | March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08) | 4.63 | |
| Lady Gaga performs "Abracadabra" and "Killah". In the latter song, the word "shit" appears in one line of the lyrics. The word is on the list of the “seven dirty words” prohibited from being broadcast. It was not censored for the East Coast, but in the version of the episode distributed online and internationally the sound drops out solely for the word, while in the West Coast broadcast it dropped out less precisely and briefly censored some surrounding vocals. Bowen Yang introduces Gaga's first performance while wearing a shirt advertising her newest album, Mayhem. Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, and Kenan Thompson introduce Gaga’s second performance. Mike Myers appears as Elon Musk in the cold open. Two sketches of this episode were affected by props errors in the live broadcast. Small sections of "Birthday at Friendly's" were replaced with the dress rehearsal version on Peacock and YouTube, while a prop error in "A Long Goodbye" was not rectified upon post-broadcast distribution. | ||||||
| 983 | 15 | Mikey Madison | Morgan Wallen | March 29, 2025 (2025-03-29) | 4.27 | |
| Morgan Wallen performs "I'm the Problem" and "Just in Case". Madison's twin brother Miles appears in the opening monologue. Joe Jonas appears in the pre-recorded "Big Dumb Line" sketch. The role was originally intended for Wallen, but he turned it down. Writer Carl Tart appears in the "Jury Duty" sketch. Wallen immediately walked off the stage during the goodnights, leading to him being derided online for breaking tradition. The incident was mocked in the following episode by both James Austin Johnson (during his portrayal of Trump in the cold open) as well as by Colin Jost in the Weekend Update segment. | ||||||
| 984 | 16 | Jack Black | Elton John & Brandi Carlile | April 5, 2025 (2025-04-05) | 4.53 | |
| Elton John & Brandi Carlile, with Chad Smith on drums, Andrew Watt on guitar and Josh Klinghoffer on keyboards perform "Little Richard's Bible" and "Who Believes in Angels?" Carlile also appears in the "Making Love" sketch. Mike Myers appears as Elon Musk in the cold open. Madonna, Bill Burr, Kieran Culkin (along with his wife Jazz Charton), Questlove, Joe Miñoso, Black’s son Sam, and Black's School of Rock co-stars can be seen in the audience during the opening monologue. During the Weekend Update segment in which Ego Nwodim (in her stand-up persona "Miss Eggy") performs a mock stand-up routine audition for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the audience responded in unison to a call and response-style joke with the word "shit," to the surprise of Nwodim, Colin Jost and Michael Che on-stage. The word was heard on the live East Coast and Peacock broadcasts, but censored for the West Coast, international airings, and online clips. The incident was mocked in the following episode's cold open by James Austin Johnson as Trump and by Bowen Yang as Chen Biao on Update, as well as in the season finale where Nwodim's stand-up persona returns and Jost claims that earned an FCC fine on Update. Before the goodnights, a photo of Val Kilmer, who died earlier in the week, is shown in silence. | ||||||
| 985 | 17 | Jon Hamm | Lizzo | April 12, 2025 (2025-04-12) | 4.29 | |
| Lizzo performs a medley of "Love in Real Life" and "Still Bad" for her first set and "Don't Make Me Love You" for her second set and appears in the pre-recorded "The White POTUS" sketch and the "New Parents" sketch. Kieran Culkin appears in the opening monologue. Beck Bennett, Jon Gries, Scarlett Johansson, and Alex Moffat appear as Vladimir Putin, Howard Lutnick, Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump in the pre-recorded "The White POTUS" sketch. A scene in "The White POTUS" where Sarah Sherman portrays Aimee Lou Wood's character from The White Lotus attracted controversy, for being seen to disparage Wood's appearance. There were conflicting reports as to whether the program apologized to her for the portrayal. | ||||||
| 986 | 18 | Quinta Brunson | Benson Boone | May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03) | 4.37 | |
| Benson Boone performs "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" and "Mystical Magical" and appears on Weekend Update. Sabrina Carpenter and Dwyane Wade appear in the opening monologue. | ||||||
| 987 | 19 | Walton Goggins | Arcade Fire | May 10, 2025 (2025-05-10) | 4.22 | |
| Arcade Fire performs "Pink Elephant" and "Year of the Snake". The mothers of Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang and Marcello Hernandez appear in the cold open. Additionally, Cecily Strong appears as Jeanine Pirro. Goggins' mother, Janet Long, appears in the opening monologue. Sam Rockwell appears in the pre-recorded "Tiny Baby Shoe" sketch. | ||||||
| 988 | 20 | Scarlett Johansson | Bad Bunny | May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17) | 4.87 | |
| Bad Bunny performs "Nuevayol" and "Perfumito Nuevo" with RaiNao and appears in the pre-recorded "Please Don't Destroy: First Class" sketch and the "Couples at the Bar" sketch. For "Nuevayol", Bad Bunny recreates the "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" photograph. Gina Gershon and Emily Ratajkowski appear in the pre-recorded "Bowen's Still Straight" sketch. Mike Myers appears in the "Mike Myers Elevator Ride" sketch. With this episode, Johansson becomes SNL's most frequent female host, breaking the tie she previously held with Drew Barrymore and Tina Fey. Final episode to feature a pre-recorded sketch by Please Don't Destroy, as writer and member John Higgins would leave the show after this season. As a result, this also the final episode to feature the "A Film by Please Don't Destroy" credit in the opening montage. Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Emil Wakim, and Devon Walker's final episode as cast members. | ||||||
· Specials
"The 2024 SNL Election Special"
"The 2024 SNL Election Special"
Title
"The 2024 SNL Election Special"
Original release date
November 4, 2024 (2024-11-04)
U.S. viewers(millions)
3.06
Highlights of Saturday Night Live's 2024 election coverage.
Highlights of Saturday Night Live's 2024 election coverage.
Title
Highlights of Saturday Night Live's 2024 election coverage.
"A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving"
"A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving"
Title
"A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving"
Original release date
November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27)
U.S. viewers(millions)
2.63
A two-hour highlights collection of SNL’s Thanksgiving-themed sketches.
A two-hour highlights collection of SNL’s Thanksgiving-themed sketches.
Title
A two-hour highlights collection of SNL’s Thanksgiving-themed sketches.
"A Saturday Night Live Christmas"
"A Saturday Night Live Christmas"
Title
"A Saturday Night Live Christmas"
Original release date
December 18, 2024 (2024-12-18)
U.S. viewers(millions)
2.79
A two-hour highlights collection of SNL’s holiday-themed sketches.
A two-hour highlights collection of SNL’s holiday-themed sketches.
Title
A two-hour highlights collection of SNL’s holiday-themed sketches.
"SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night"
"SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night"
Title
"SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night"
Original release date
January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16)
U.S. viewers(millions)
N/A
A four-part documentary series focusing on the behind the scenes history of the show, including a deep dive into the "More Cowbell" sketch from season 25 and the show's low-rated, critically-despised, but pivotal 11th season which saw the return of Lorne Michaels after his primetime sketch series The New Show flopped.
A four-part documentary series focusing on the behind the scenes history of the show, including a deep dive into the "More Cowbell" sketch from season 25 and the show's low-rated, critically-despised, but pivotal 11th season which saw the return of Lorne Michaels after his primetime sketch series The New Show flopped.
Title
A four-part documentary series focusing on the behind the scenes history of the show, including a deep dive into the "More Cowbell" sketch from season 25 and the show's low-rated, critically-despised, but pivotal 11th season which saw the return of Lorne Michaels after his primetime sketch series The New Show flopped.
"Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music"
"Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music"
Title
"Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music"
Original release date
January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27)
U.S. viewers(millions)
3.47
A documentary by Questlove focusing on the musical guests, musical sketches and musical controversies of the series.
A documentary by Questlove focusing on the musical guests, musical sketches and musical controversies of the series.
Title
A documentary by Questlove focusing on the musical guests, musical sketches and musical controversies of the series.
"SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
"SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
Title
"SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
Original release date
February 14, 2025 (2025-02-14)
U.S. viewers(millions)
N/A
A special concert livestreamed from Radio City Music Hall on Peacock. Musical guests included Arcade Fire, the B-52s, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Cher, David Byrne, Brandi Carlile, Miley Cyrus, DEVO, Brittany Howard, Jelly Roll, Lady Gaga, Lauryn Hill, Chris Martin, Mumford & Sons, Nirvana, Post Malone, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bonnie Raitt, Robyn, the Roots, St. Vincent, Eddie Vedder, and Jack White.
A special concert livestreamed from Radio City Music Hall on Peacock. Musical guests included Arcade Fire, the B-52s, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Cher, David Byrne, Brandi Carlile, Miley Cyrus, DEVO, Brittany Howard, Jelly Roll, Lady Gaga, Lauryn Hill, Chris Martin, Mumford & Sons, Nirvana, Post Malone, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bonnie Raitt, Robyn, the Roots, St. Vincent, Eddie Vedder, and Jack White.
Title
A special concert livestreamed from Radio City Music Hall on Peacock. Musical guests included Arcade Fire, the B-52s, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Cher, David Byrne, Brandi Carlile, Miley Cyrus, DEVO, Brittany Howard, Jelly Roll, Lady Gaga, Lauryn Hill, Chris Martin, Mumford & Sons, Nirvana, Post Malone, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bonnie Raitt, Robyn, the Roots, St. Vincent, Eddie Vedder, and Jack White.
"Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special"
"Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special"
Title
"Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special"
Original release date
February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16)
U.S. viewers(millions)
13.92
A three hour prime-time special celebrating SNL's 50th season. This special assembled together a large list of current and former cast members, hosts, and musical acts from throughout the show's fifty seasons.
A three hour prime-time special celebrating SNL's 50th season. This special assembled together a large list of current and former cast members, hosts, and musical acts from throughout the show's fifty seasons.
Title
A three hour prime-time special celebrating SNL's 50th season. This special assembled together a large list of current and former cast members, hosts, and musical acts from throughout the show's fifty seasons.
| Title | Original release date | viewers(millions) | |
| "The 2024 SNL Election Special" | November 4, 2024 (2024-11-04) | 3.06 | |
| Highlights of Saturday Night Live's 2024 election coverage. | |||
| "A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving" | November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27) | 2.63 | |
| A two-hour highlights collection of SNL’s Thanksgiving-themed sketches. | |||
| "A Saturday Night Live Christmas" | December 18, 2024 (2024-12-18) | 2.79 | |
| A two-hour highlights collection of SNL’s holiday-themed sketches. | |||
| "SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night" | January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16) | N/A | |
| A four-part documentary series focusing on the behind the scenes history of the show, including a deep dive into the "More Cowbell" sketch from season 25 and the show's low-rated, critically-despised, but pivotal 11th season which saw the return of Lorne Michaels after his primetime sketch series The New Show flopped. | |||
| "Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music" | January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27) | 3.47 | |
| A documentary by Questlove focusing on the musical guests, musical sketches and musical controversies of the series. | |||
| "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert" | February 14, 2025 (2025-02-14) | N/A | |
| A special concert livestreamed from Radio City Music Hall on Peacock. Musical guests included Arcade Fire, the B-52s, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Cher, David Byrne, Brandi Carlile, Miley Cyrus, DEVO, Brittany Howard, Jelly Roll, Lady Gaga, Lauryn Hill, Chris Martin, Mumford & Sons, Nirvana, Post Malone, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bonnie Raitt, Robyn, the Roots, St. Vincent, Eddie Vedder, and Jack White. | |||
| "Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special" | February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16) | 13.92 | |
| A three hour prime-time special celebrating SNL's 50th season. This special assembled together a large list of current and former cast members, hosts, and musical acts from throughout the show's fifty seasons. | |||
mw- Viewership and ratings per episode of Saturday Night Live season 50 · Ratings
1
1
No.
1
Title
"Jean Smart / Jelly Roll"
Air date
September 28, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.84
Viewers(millions)
5.388
2
2
No.
2
Title
"Nate Bargatze / Coldplay"
Air date
October 5, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.73
Viewers(millions)
4.762
3
3
No.
3
Title
"Ariana Grande / Stevie Nicks"
Air date
October 12, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.94
Viewers(millions)
5.572
4
4
No.
4
Title
"Michael Keaton / Billie Eilish"
Air date
October 19, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.71
Viewers(millions)
4.777
5
5
No.
5
Title
"John Mulaney / Chappell Roan"
Air date
November 2, 2024
Rating(18–49)
1.24
Viewers(millions)
6.586
6
6
No.
6
Title
"Bill Burr / Mk.gee"
Air date
November 9, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.72
Viewers(millions)
4.424
7
7
No.
7
Title
"Charli XCX"
Air date
November 16, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.64
Viewers(millions)
4.286
8
8
No.
8
Title
"Paul Mescal / Shaboozey"
Air date
December 7, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.55
Viewers(millions)
3.839
9
9
No.
9
Title
"Chris Rock / Gracie Abrams"
Air date
December 14, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.61
Viewers(millions)
4.200
10
10
No.
10
Title
"Martin Short / Hozier"
Air date
December 21, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.70
Viewers(millions)
4.793
11
11
No.
11
Title
"Dave Chappelle / GloRilla"
Air date
January 18, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.76
Viewers(millions)
4.848
12
12
No.
12
Title
"Timothée Chalamet"
Air date
January 25, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.77
Viewers(millions)
4.958
13
13
No.
13
Title
"Shane Gillis / Tate McRae"
Air date
March 1, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.67
Viewers(millions)
4.275
14
14
No.
14
Title
"Lady Gaga"
Air date
March 8, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.60
Viewers(millions)
4.625
15
15
No.
15
Title
"Mikey Madison / Morgan Wallen"
Air date
March 29, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.52
Viewers(millions)
4.268
16
16
No.
16
Title
"Jack Black / Elton John & Brandi Carlile"
Air date
April 5, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.59
Viewers(millions)
4.525
17
17
No.
17
Title
"Jon Hamm / Lizzo"
Air date
April 12, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.58
Viewers(millions)
4.293
18
18
No.
18
Title
"Quinta Brunson / Benson Boone"
Air date
May 3, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.56
Viewers(millions)
4.369
19
19
No.
19
Title
"Walton Goggins / Arcade Fire"
Air date
May 10, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.62
Viewers(millions)
4.215
20
20
No.
20
Title
"Scarlett Johansson / Bad Bunny"
Air date
May 17, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.66
Viewers(millions)
4.874
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating(18–49) | Viewers(millions) | Ref. |
| 1 | "Jean Smart / Jelly Roll" | September 28, 2024 | 0.84 | 5.388 | |
| 2 | "Nate Bargatze / Coldplay" | October 5, 2024 | 0.73 | 4.762 | |
| 3 | "Ariana Grande / Stevie Nicks" | October 12, 2024 | 0.94 | 5.572 | |
| 4 | "Michael Keaton / Billie Eilish" | October 19, 2024 | 0.71 | 4.777 | |
| 5 | "John Mulaney / Chappell Roan" | November 2, 2024 | 1.24 | 6.586 | |
| 6 | "Bill Burr / Mk.gee" | November 9, 2024 | 0.72 | 4.424 | |
| 7 | "Charli XCX" | November 16, 2024 | 0.64 | 4.286 | |
| 8 | "Paul Mescal / Shaboozey" | December 7, 2024 | 0.55 | 3.839 | |
| 9 | "Chris Rock / Gracie Abrams" | December 14, 2024 | 0.61 | 4.200 | |
| 10 | "Martin Short / Hozier" | December 21, 2024 | 0.70 | 4.793 | |
| 11 | "Dave Chappelle / GloRilla" | January 18, 2025 | 0.76 | 4.848 | |
| 12 | "Timothée Chalamet" | January 25, 2025 | 0.77 | 4.958 | |
| 13 | "Shane Gillis / Tate McRae" | March 1, 2025 | 0.67 | 4.275 | |
| 14 | "Lady Gaga" | March 8, 2025 | 0.60 | 4.625 | |
| 15 | "Mikey Madison / Morgan Wallen" | March 29, 2025 | 0.52 | 4.268 | |
| 16 | "Jack Black / Elton John & Brandi Carlile" | April 5, 2025 | 0.59 | 4.525 | |
| 17 | "Jon Hamm / Lizzo" | April 12, 2025 | 0.58 | 4.293 | |
| 18 | "Quinta Brunson / Benson Boone" | May 3, 2025 | 0.56 | 4.369 | |
| 19 | "Walton Goggins / Arcade Fire" | May 10, 2025 | 0.62 | 4.215 | |
| 20 | "Scarlett Johansson / Bad Bunny" | May 17, 2025 | 0.66 | 4.874 |
Viewership and ratings per episode of Saturday Night Live season 50 · Ratings › Specials
1
1
No.
1
Title
"The 2024 SNL Election Special"
Air date
November 4, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.34
Viewers(millions)
3.060
DVR(18–49)
0.05
DVR viewers(millions)
0.679
Total(18–49)
0.39
Total viewers(millions)
3.739
2
2
No.
2
Title
"A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving"
Air date
November 27, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.43
Viewers(millions)
2.634
DVR(18–49)
0.04
DVR viewers(millions)
0.314
Total(18–49)
0.47
Total viewers(millions)
2.948
3
3
No.
3
Title
"A Saturday Night Live Christmas"
Air date
December 18, 2024
Rating(18–49)
0.33
Viewers(millions)
2.785
DVR(18–49)
0.09
DVR viewers(millions)
0.656
Total(18–49)
0.42
Total viewers(millions)
3.441
4
4
No.
4
Title
"Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music"
Air date
January 27, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.42
Viewers(millions)
3.474
DVR(18–49)
0.05
DVR viewers(millions)
0.516
Total(18–49)
0.47
Total viewers(millions)
4.002
5
5
No.
5
Title
"Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special"
Air date
February 16, 2025
Rating(18–49)
2.17
Viewers(millions)
13.921
DVR(18–49)
0.43
DVR viewers(millions)
2.573
Total(18–49)
2.59
Total viewers(millions)
16.495
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating(18–49) | Viewers(millions) | DVR(18–49) | DVR viewers(millions) | Total(18–49) | Total viewers(millions) | Ref. |
| 1 | "The 2024 SNL Election Special" | November 4, 2024 | 0.34 | 3.060 | 0.05 | 0.679 | 0.39 | 3.739 | |
| 2 | "A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving" | November 27, 2024 | 0.43 | 2.634 | 0.04 | 0.314 | 0.47 | 2.948 | |
| 3 | "A Saturday Night Live Christmas" | December 18, 2024 | 0.33 | 2.785 | 0.09 | 0.656 | 0.42 | 3.441 | |
| 4 | "Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music" | January 27, 2025 | 0.42 | 3.474 | 0.05 | 0.516 | 0.47 | 4.002 | |
| 5 | "Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special" | February 16, 2025 | 2.17 | 13.921 | 0.43 | 2.573 | 2.59 | 16.495 |
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- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/08/punkie-johnson-leaving-snl-1236028768/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/08/molly-kearney-exiting-saturday-night-live-snl-1236030426/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/09/saturday-night-snl-critics-1236075374/
- Gothamisthttps://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/boss-of-the-carpenters-retires-this-weekend-after-50-years-building-sets-for-snl
- "Hannah Einbinder, Daughter Of 'SNL' Star Laraine Newman, Makes Cameo Alongside 'Hacks' Co-Star Jean Smart"https://deadline.com/2024/09/hannah-einbinder-snl-cameo-jean-smart-1236102824/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/snl-flubs-jean-smart-jelly-roll-s50-e1/
- SNLhttps://latenighter.com/news/ratings/jean-smart-hosted-snl-draws-best-premiere-ratings-since-2020/
- "Blake Lively Was Supposed to Host "SNL" Premiere This Year But Backed Out Over Movie Scandal"https://www.showbiz411.com/2024/12/21/blake-lively-was-supposed-to-host-snl-premiere-this-year-but-backed-out-over-movie-scandal#google_vignette
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/nate-bargatze-hosted-snl-sheds-viewers-from-his-2023-episode/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/technical-issue-forces-snl-to-temporarily-halt-live-show/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/ratings-ariana-grande-snl-largest-audience-since-2021/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/michael-keaton-hosted-snl-delivers-mixed-ratings-performance/
- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2024/11/fcc-kamala-harris-saturday-night-live-equal-time-rule-1236165780/
- "Hung Cao strikes deal with NBC to air political ads in key time slots after Kaine appears on 'SNL'"https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/nov/4/hung-cao-strikes-deal-nbc-air-political-ads-key-ti/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/ratings/john-mulaney-kamala-harris-snl-ratings/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/author/jed/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/ratings/snl-episode-ratings-bill-burr-lowest-ratings-season-50/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/ratings/charli-xcx-snl-ratings-smallest-audience-season-to-date/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/ratings/ratings-paul-mescal-hosted-snl-hits-all-time-low-in-18-49-demo/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/ratings/chris-rock-hosted-snl-sees-ratings-rebound/
- "Ratings: Martin Short-Hosted SNL Is Most-Watched Christmas Episode Since 2021"https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/ratings-martin-short-hosted-snl-is-most-watched-christmas-episode-since-2021/
- "Dave Chappelle Broke His Own Record for Longest SNL Monologue Ever"https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/dave-chappelle-snl-monologue-2025-was-longest-in-snl-history
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/dave-chappelle-delivers-longest-monologue-in-snl-history/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/snl-planned-a-more-extended-tribute-to-david-lynch/
- "Ratings: Dave Chappelle SNL Delivers Largest Audience Since Election"https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/ratings-dave-chappelle-snl-delivers-largest-audience-since-election/
- TheWraphttps://archive.today/20250208204528/https://www.thewrap.com/snl-50-ratings-late-night-peacock/
- LateNighterhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250128174754/https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/snl-ratings-inch-higher-with-timothee-chalamet/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/covid-sidelines-chloe-fineman-from-this-weeks-snl/
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/saturday-ratings-saturday-night-live-first-episode-post-snl50-special-on-nbc-tops-the-days-telecasts/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/snl-flubs-lady-gaga-s50-e14/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/ratings/snl-ratings-mixed-results-for-lady-gaga-hosted-episode/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/morgan-wallen-turned-down-snl-sketch-joe-jonas-1236353890/
- "SNL musical guest Morgan Wallen awkwardly walks off stage during goodnights"https://ew.com/morgan-wallen-walks-off-stage-during-saturday-night-live-goodnights-11705768
- "'SNL' Takes A Swipe At Morgan Wallen & God's Country, Tesla Vandalism & Trump's "Historically Awesome" Tariffs Speech In Cold Open"https://deadline.com/2025/04/snl-morgan-wallen-trump-elon-musk-cold-open-1236361008/
- "Ratings: Mikey Madison-Hosted SNL Hits Historical Low in 18-49 Demo"https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/snl-ratings-mikey-madison-morgan-wallen/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snl-cuts-audience-curses-ego-nwodim-weekend-update-1236182877/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/snl-audience-members-yell-curse-during-ego-nwodim-weekend-update-bit/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2025/05/weekend-update-ego-nwodim-snl-miss-eggy-return-1236402710/
- "SNL Ratings Inch Higher with Host Jack Black"https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/snl-ratings-inch-higher-with-host-jack-black/
- "Aimee Lou Wood Slams 'SNL's "Mean & Unfunny" Impression"https://deadline.com/2025/04/aimee-lou-wood-apologies-snl-mean-unfunny-impression-1236367493/
- "Aimee Lou Wood "Not Hating" On Sarah Sherman's 'SNL' Impression"https://deadline.com/2025/04/aimee-lou-wood-not-hating-sarah-sherman-snl-impression-hatin-concept-1236368004/
- "Aimee Lou Wood & Sarah Sherman End Sketch Dispute On Sweet Note"https://deadline.com/2025/04/aimee-lou-wood-sarah-sherman-flowers-1236369853/
- TMZhttps://www.tmz.com/2025/04/15/snl-aimee-lou-wood-no-formal-apology-white-lotus-parody-teeth/
- "SNL Ratings Dip with Jon Hamm-Hosted Episode"https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/snl-ratings-decline-jon-hamm-s50-e17/
- "SNL Ratings Tread Water with Host Quinta Brunson"https://latenighter.com/news/snl-ratings-tread-water-with-host-quinta-brunson/
- "Ratings: Mixed Results for Walton Goggins-Hosted SNL"https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/ratings-mixed-results-for-walton-goggins-hosted-snl/
- "Ratings: SNL50 Goes Out on a High Note with Host Scarlett Johansson"https://latenighter.com/news/ratings/ratings-snl-scarlett-johansson-bad-bunny/
- The Futon Critichttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/saturday-night-live/listings/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/ratings/snl-election-special-delivers-mixed-ratings-results/
- LateNighterhttps://latenighter.com/news/snl-sets-dates-for-thanksgiving-and-christmas-specials/
- ProgrammingInsiderhttps://programminginsider.com/wednesday-ratings-survivor-on-cbs-and-snl-thanksgiving-on-nbc-lead-prime-time-telecasts-in-key-adult-demos/
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/wednesday-ratings-survivor-on-cbs-hits-season-high-in-viewers-and-18-49-with-47th-finale/
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/monday-ratings-nbc-tops-linear-networks-in-adults-18-49-and-25-54-with-snl-music-retrospective/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snl-50th-anniversary-concert-special-peacock-1236122734/
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/sunday-ratings-saturday-night-live-50th-anniversary-special-is-nbcs-most-watched-prime-time-entertainment-program-in-five-years/
- SNLhttps://latenighter.com/news/ratings/snl-is-tvs-top-rated-entertainment-show-in-18-49-demo-season-to-date/
- USTVDBhttps://ustvdb.com/networks/nbc/shows/saturday-night-live/
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/saturday-ratings-lakers-celtics-on-abc-is-most-watched-non-christmas-day-nba-regular-season-game-since-2018/
- ProgrammingInsiderhttps://programminginsider.com/monday-ratings-snl-election-special-on-nbc-leads-non-nfl-telecasts-within-its-hour-among-adults-18-49-and-25-54/