List of Saturday Night Live episodes (seasons 1–30)

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on the NBC Television Network on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics. Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast: the repertory members, also known as the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players," and newer cast members, known as "Featured Players." Each week, the show features a host, often a well-known celebrity, who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. A musical guest is also invited to perform several sets (usually two, occasionally more). Every so often a host or musical guest fills both roles. With the exception of season 7 and several other rare cases, the show begins with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

Saturday Night Live is one of the longest-running network programs in American television history, with more than 900 episodes broadcast over five decades. A number of the show's sketches have been developed into feature films, including The Blues Brothers, Wayne's World, A Night at the Roxbury, Superstar, Coneheads, It's Pat, The Ladies Man and MacGruber.

Seasons 1 through 5 are available on DVD in Region 1. Various Saturday Night Live sketches are available in several new media formats, including streaming on Hulu and Netflix. YouTube SNL playlists of individual sketches and segments are available for many SNL episodes, via the show's official YouTube channel.^[1] Best-of compilations are for sale through digital video retailers.^{[citation needed]} As of October 1, 2020, the full catalogue of Saturday Night Live episodes is available on the streaming service Peacock, updated actively as new episodes release.

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Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	24	October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)	July 31, 1976 (1976-07-31)
2	22	September 18, 1976 (1976-09-18)	May 21, 1977 (1977-05-21)
3	20	September 24, 1977 (1977-09-24)	May 20, 1978 (1978-05-20)
4	20	October 7, 1978 (1978-10-07)	May 26, 1979 (1979-05-26)
5	20	October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13)	May 24, 1980 (1980-05-24)
6	13^[a]	November 15, 1980 (1980-11-15)	April 11, 1981 (1981-04-11)
7	20	October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03)	May 22, 1982 (1982-05-22)
8	20	September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25)	May 14, 1983 (1983-05-14)
9	19	October 8, 1983 (1983-10-08)	May 12, 1984 (1984-05-12)
10	17^[b]	October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06)	April 13, 1985 (1985-04-13)
11	18	November 9, 1985 (1985-11-09)	May 24, 1986 (1986-05-24)
12	20	October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)	May 23, 1987 (1987-05-23)
13	13^[c]	October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17)	February 27, 1988 (1988-02-27)
14	20	October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)	May 20, 1989 (1989-05-20)
15	20	September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30)	May 19, 1990 (1990-05-19)
16	20	September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29)	May 18, 1991 (1991-05-18)
17	20	September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28)	May 16, 1992 (1992-05-16)
18	20	September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)	May 15, 1993 (1993-05-15)
19	20	September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)	May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)
20	20	September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)	May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)
21	20	September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)	May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)
22	20	September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)	May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)
23	20	September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)	May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)
24	19	September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)	May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)
25	20	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)
26	20	October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)
27	20	September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)	May 18, 2002 (2002-05-18)
28	20	October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05)	May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17)
29	20	October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)	May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15)
30	20	October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02)	May 21, 2005 (2005-05-21)
31	19	October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)	May 20, 2006 (2006-05-20)
32	20	September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30)	May 19, 2007 (2007-05-19)
33	12^[d]	September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)	May 17, 2008 (2008-05-17)
34	22	September 13, 2008 (2008-09-13)	May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16)
35	22	September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26)	May 15, 2010 (2010-05-15)
36	22	September 25, 2010 (2010-09-25)	May 21, 2011 (2011-05-21)
37	22	September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24)	May 19, 2012 (2012-05-19)
38	21	September 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)	May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)
39	21	September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28)	May 17, 2014 (2014-05-17)
40	21	September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27)	May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16)
41	21	October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03)	May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)
42	21	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)
43	21	September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)	May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)
44	21	September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)	May 18, 2019 (2019-05-18)
45	18^[e]	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)	May 9, 2020 (2020-05-09)
46	20	October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03)	May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22)
47	21	October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)	May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)
48	18^[f]	October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01)	April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15)
49^[2]	20	October 14, 2023 (2023-10-14)	May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18)
50	22	September 28, 2024 (September 28, 2024)	2025 (2025)

Episodes

Seasons 1–30 (1975–2005)

Season 31–present (2005–present)

Notes

^ Number of episodes reduced due to Executive Producer Lorne Michaels taking a year off and the 1981 Writers Guild of America strike
^ Only 17 episodes were produced due to a writers' strike and budget constraint
^ Number of episodes reduced due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike
^ Number of episodes reduced due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike
^ Number of episodes reduced due to the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic
^ Number of episodes reduced due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike

References

Season 1 (1975–76)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
1	1	George Carlin	Billy Preston & Janis Ian	October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)
2	2	Paul Simon	Randy Newman, Phoebe Snow, Art Garfunkel & Jessy Dixon Singers	October 18, 1975 (1975-10-18)
3	3	Rob Reiner	none	October 25, 1975 (1975-10-25)
4	4	Candice Bergen	Esther Phillips	November 8, 1975 (1975-11-08)
5	5	Robert Klein	ABBA & Loudon Wainwright III	November 15, 1975 (1975-11-15)
6	6	Lily Tomlin	Tomlin with Howard Shore & the All Nurse Band	November 22, 1975 (1975-11-22)
7	7	Richard Pryor	Gil Scott-Heron	December 13, 1975 (1975-12-13)
8	8	Candice Bergen	Martha Reeves & The Stylistics	December 20, 1975 (1975-12-20)
9	9	Elliott Gould	Anne Murray	January 10, 1976 (1976-01-10)
10	10	Buck Henry	Bill Withers & Toni Basil	January 17, 1976 (1976-01-17)
11	11	Peter Cook & Dudley Moore	Neil Sedaka	January 24, 1976 (1976-01-24)
12	12	Dick Cavett	Jimmy Cliff	January 31, 1976 (1976-01-31)
13	13	Peter Boyle	Al Jarreau	February 14, 1976 (1976-02-14)
14	14	Desi Arnaz	Desi Arnaz & Desi Arnaz Jr.	February 21, 1976 (1976-02-21)
15	15	Jill Clayburgh	Leon Redbone & The Idlers	February 28, 1976 (1976-02-28)
16	16	Anthony Perkins	Betty Carter	March 13, 1976 (1976-03-13)
17	17	Ron Nessen	Patti Smith	April 17, 1976 (1976-04-17)
18	18	Raquel Welch	Phoebe Snow & John Sebastian	April 24, 1976 (1976-04-24)
19	19	Madeline Kahn	Carly Simon	May 8, 1976 (1976-05-08)
20	20	Dyan Cannon	Leon and Mary Russell	May 15, 1976 (1976-05-15)
21	21	Buck Henry	Gordon Lightfoot & Garrett Morris	May 22, 1976 (1976-05-22)
22	22	Elliott Gould	Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson	May 29, 1976 (1976-05-29)
23	23	Louise Lasser	Preservation Hall Jazz Band	July 24, 1976 (1976-07-24)
24	24	Kris Kristofferson	Rita Coolidge	July 31, 1976 (1976-07-31)

Season 2 (1976–77)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
25	1	Lily Tomlin	James Taylor	September 18, 1976 (1976-09-18)
26	2	Norman Lear	Boz Scaggs	September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25)
27	3	Eric Idle	Joe Cocker & Stuff	October 2, 1976 (1976-10-02)
28	4	Karen Black	John Prine	October 16, 1976 (1976-10-16)
29	5	Steve Martin	Kinky Friedman	October 23, 1976 (1976-10-23)
30	6	Buck Henry	The Band	October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30)
31	7	Dick Cavett	Ry Cooder	November 13, 1976 (1976-11-13)
32	8	Paul Simon	Paul Simon & George Harrison	November 20, 1976 (1976-11-20)
33	9	Jodie Foster	Brian Wilson	November 27, 1976 (1976-11-27)
34	10	Candice Bergen	Frank Zappa with Don Pardo as "The Slime"	December 11, 1976 (1976-12-11)
35	11	Ralph Nader	George Benson	January 15, 1977 (1977-01-15)
36	12	Ruth Gordon	Chuck Berry	January 22, 1977 (1977-01-22)
37	13	Fran Tarkenton	Leo Sayer Donnie Harper	January 29, 1977 (1977-01-29)
38	14	Steve Martin	The Kinks	February 26, 1977 (1977-02-26)
39	15	Sissy Spacek	Richard Baskin	March 12, 1977 (1977-03-12)
40	16	Broderick Crawford	Levon Helm Dr. John The Meters	March 19, 1977 (1977-03-19)
41	17	Jack Burns	Santana	March 26, 1977 (1977-03-26)
42	18	Julian Bond	Tom Waits Brick	April 9, 1977 (1977-04-09)
43	19	Elliott Gould	McGarrigle Sisters Roslyn Kind	April 16, 1977 (1977-04-16)
44	20	Eric Idle	Alan Price Neil Innes	April 23, 1977 (1977-04-23)
45	21	Shelley Duvall	Joan Armatrading	May 14, 1977 (1977-05-14)
46	22	Buck Henry	Jennifer Warnes Kenny Vance	May 21, 1977 (1977-05-21)

Season 3 (1977–78)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
47	1	Steve Martin	Jackson Browne	September 24, 1977 (1977-09-24)
48	2	Madeline Kahn	Taj Mahal	October 8, 1977 (1977-10-08)
49	3	Hugh Hefner	Libby Titus	October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15)
50	4	Charles Grodin	Paul Simon	October 29, 1977 (1977-10-29)
51	5	Ray Charles	Ray Charles	November 12, 1977 (1977-11-12)
52	6	Buck Henry	Leon Redbone	November 19, 1977 (1977-11-19)
53	7	Mary Kay Place	Willie Nelson	December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10)
54	8	Miskel Spillman	Elvis Costello	December 17, 1977 (1977-12-17)
55	9	Steve Martin	Randy Newman, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	January 21, 1978 (1978-01-21)
56	10	Robert Klein	Bonnie Raitt	January 28, 1978 (1978-01-28)
57	11	Chevy Chase	Billy Joel	February 18, 1978 (1978-02-18)
58	12	O. J. Simpson	Ashford and Simpson	February 25, 1978 (1978-02-25)
59	13	Art Garfunkel	Stephen Bishop	March 11, 1978 (1978-03-11)
60	14	Jill Clayburgh	Eddie Money	March 18, 1978 (1978-03-18)
61	15	Christopher Lee	Meat Loaf	March 25, 1978 (1978-03-25)
62	16	Michael Palin	Eugene Record	April 8, 1978 (1978-04-08)
63	17	Michael Sarrazin	Keith Jarrett	April 15, 1978 (1978-04-15)
64	18	Steve Martin	The Blues Brothers	April 22, 1978 (1978-04-22)
65	19	Richard Dreyfuss	Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman	May 13, 1978 (1978-05-13)
66	20	Buck Henry	Sun Ra	May 20, 1978 (1978-05-20)

Season 4 (1978–79)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
67	1	The Rolling Stones	The Rolling Stones	October 7, 1978 (1978-10-07)
68	2	Fred Willard	Devo	October 14, 1978 (1978-10-14)
69	3	Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa	October 21, 1978 (1978-10-21)
70	4	Steve Martin	Van Morrison	November 4, 1978 (1978-11-04)
71	5	Buck Henry	Grateful Dead	November 11, 1978 (1978-11-11)
72	6	Carrie Fisher	The Blues Brothers	November 18, 1978 (1978-11-18)
73	7	Walter Matthau	Garrett Morris	December 2, 1978 (1978-12-02)
74	8	Eric Idle	Kate Bush	December 9, 1978 (1978-12-09)
75	9	Elliott Gould	Peter Tosh Mick Jagger	December 16, 1978 (1978-12-16)
76	10	Michael Palin	The Doobie Brothers	January 27, 1979 (1979-01-27)
77	11	Cicely Tyson	Talking Heads	February 10, 1979 (1979-02-10)
78	12	Ricky Nelson	Judy Collins	February 17, 1979 (1979-02-17)
79	13	Kate Jackson	Delbert McClinton	February 24, 1979 (1979-02-24)
80	14	Gary Busey	Eubie Blake & Gregory Hines Gary Busey with Rick Danko & Paul Butterfield	March 10, 1979 (1979-03-10)
81	15	Margot Kidder	The Chieftains	March 17, 1979 (1979-03-17)
82	16	Richard Benjamin	Rickie Lee Jones	April 7, 1979 (1979-04-07)
83	17	Milton Berle	Ornette Coleman	April 14, 1979 (1979-04-14)
84	18	Michael Palin	James Taylor	May 12, 1979 (1979-05-12)
85	19	Maureen Stapleton	Linda Ronstadt & Phoebe Snow	May 19, 1979 (1979-05-19)
86	20	Buck Henry	Bette Midler	May 26, 1979 (1979-05-26)

Season 5 (1979–80)

No. overall	No. in season	Host(s)	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
87	1	Steve Martin	Blondie	October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13)
88	2	Eric Idle	Bob Dylan	October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20)
89	3	Bill Russell	Chicago	November 3, 1979 (1979-11-03)
90	4	Buck Henry	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	November 10, 1979 (1979-11-10)
91	5	Bea Arthur	The Roches	November 17, 1979 (1979-11-17)
92	6	Howard Hesseman	Randy Newman	December 8, 1979 (1979-12-08)
93	7	Martin Sheen	David Bowie	December 15, 1979 (1979-12-15)
94	8	Ted Knight	Desmond Child & Rouge	December 22, 1979 (1979-12-22)
95	9	Teri Garr	The B-52's	January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26)
96	10	Chevy Chase	Marianne Faithfull Tom Scott	February 9, 1980 (1980-02-09)
97	11	Elliott Gould	Gary Numan	February 16, 1980 (1980-02-16)
98	12	Kirk Douglas	Sam & Dave	February 23, 1980 (1980-02-23)
99	13	Rodney Dangerfield	The J. Geils Band	March 8, 1980 (1980-03-08)
100	14	(none)	Paul Simon James Taylor David Sanborn	March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)
101	15	Richard Benjamin Paula Prentiss	Grateful Dead	April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05)
102	16	Burt Reynolds	Anne Murray	April 12, 1980 (1980-04-12)
103	17	Strother Martin	The Specials	April 19, 1980 (1980-04-19)
104	18	Bob Newhart	The Amazing Rhythm Aces Bruce Cockburn	May 10, 1980 (1980-05-10)
105	19	Steve Martin	3-D Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney	May 17, 1980 (1980-05-17)
106	20	Buck Henry	Andrew Gold Andrae Crouch & the Voices of Unity	May 24, 1980 (1980-05-24)

Season 6 (1980–81)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
107	1	Elliott Gould	Kid Creole & the Coconuts	November 15, 1980 (1980-11-15)
108	2	Malcolm McDowell	Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	November 22, 1980 (1980-11-22)
109	3	Ellen Burstyn	Aretha Franklin Keith Sykes	December 6, 1980 (1980-12-06)
110	4	Jamie Lee Curtis	James Brown Ellen Shipley	December 13, 1980 (1980-12-13)
111	5	David Carradine	Linda Ronstadt The Cast of The Pirates of Penzance	December 20, 1980 (1980-12-20)
112	6	Ray Sharkey	Jack Bruce & Friends	January 10, 1981 (1981-01-10)
113	7	Karen Black	Cheap Trick Stanley Clarke Trio	January 17, 1981 (1981-01-17)
114	8	Robert Hays	Joe "King" Carrasco & the Crowns 14 Karat Soul	January 24, 1981 (1981-01-24)
115	9	Sally Kellerman	Jimmy Cliff	February 7, 1981 (1981-02-07)
116	10	Deborah Harry	Deborah Harry Funky Four Plus One	February 14, 1981 (1981-02-14)
117	11	Charlene Tilton	Todd Rundgren Prince	February 21, 1981 (1981-02-21)
118	12	Bill Murray	Delbert McClinton	March 7, 1981 (1981-03-07)
119	13	None	Jr. Walker & the All-Stars	April 11, 1981 (1981-04-11)

Season 7 (1981–82)

No. overall	No. in season	Host(s)	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
120	1	None	Rod Stewart	October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03)
121	2	Susan Saint James	The Kinks	October 10, 1981 (1981-10-10)
122	3	George Kennedy	Miles Davis	October 17, 1981 (1981-10-17)
123	4	Donald Pleasence	Fear	October 31, 1981 (1981-10-31)
124	5	Lauren Hutton	Rick James	November 7, 1981 (1981-11-07)
125	6	Bernadette Peters	The Go-Go's Billy Joel	November 14, 1981 (1981-11-14)
126	7	Tim Curry	Meat Loaf	December 5, 1981 (1981-12-05)
127	8	Bill Murray	The Spinners The Whiffenpoofs	December 12, 1981 (1981-12-12)
128	9	Robert Conrad	The Allman Brothers Band	January 23, 1982 (1982-01-23)
129	10	John Madden	Jennifer Holliday	January 30, 1982 (1982-01-30)
130	11	James Coburn	Lindsey Buckingham	February 6, 1982 (1982-02-06)
131	12	Bruce Dern	Luther Vandross	February 20, 1982 (1982-02-20)
132	13	Elizabeth Ashley	Hall & Oates	February 27, 1982 (1982-02-27)
133	14	Robert Urich	Mink DeVille	March 20, 1982 (1982-03-20)
134	15	Blythe Danner	Rickie Lee Jones	March 27, 1982 (1982-03-27)
135	16	Daniel J. Travanti	John Cougar Mellencamp	April 10, 1982 (1982-04-10)
136	17	Johnny Cash	Elton John	April 17, 1982 (1982-04-17)
137	18	Robert Culp	The Charlie Daniels Band	April 24, 1982 (1982-04-24)
138	19	Danny DeVito	Sparks	May 15, 1982 (1982-05-15)
139	20	Olivia Newton-John	Olivia Newton-John	May 22, 1982 (1982-05-22)

Season 8 (1982–83)

No. overall	No. in season	Host(s)	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
140	1	Chevy Chase	Queen	September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25)
141	2	Louis Gossett Jr.	George Thorogood & the Destroyers	October 2, 1982 (1982-10-02)
142	3	Ron Howard	The Clash	October 9, 1982 (1982-10-09)
143	4	Howard Hesseman	Men at Work	October 23, 1982 (1982-10-23)
144	5	Michael Keaton	The New Joe Jackson Band	October 30, 1982 (1982-10-30)
145	6	Robert Blake	Kenny Loggins	November 13, 1982 (1982-11-13)
146	7	Drew Barrymore	Squeeze	November 20, 1982 (1982-11-20)
147	8	The Smothers Brothers	Laura Branigan	December 4, 1982 (1982-12-04)
148	9	Eddie Murphy	Lionel Richie	December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11)
149	10	Lily Tomlin	Tomlin as Purvis Hawkins	January 22, 1983 (1983-01-22)
150	11	Rick Moranis Dave Thomas	The BusBoys	January 29, 1983 (1983-01-29)
151	12	Sid Caesar	Joe Cocker Jennifer Warnes	February 5, 1983 (1983-02-05)
152	13	Howard Hesseman	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	February 19, 1983 (1983-02-19)
153	14	Beau Bridges Jeff Bridges	Randy Newman	February 26, 1983 (1983-02-26)
154	15	Bruce Dern	Leon Redbone	March 12, 1983 (1983-03-12)
155	16	Robert Guillaume	Duran Duran	March 19, 1983 (1983-03-19)
156	17	Joan Rivers	Musical Youth	April 9, 1983 (1983-04-09)
157	18	Susan Saint James	Michael McDonald	April 16, 1983 (1983-04-16)
158	19	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	May 7, 1983 (1983-05-07)
159	20	Ed Koch	Kevin Rowland Dexys Midnight Runners	May 14, 1983 (1983-05-14)

Season 9 (1983–84)

No. overall	No. in season	Host(s)	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
160	1	Brandon Tartikoff^[1]	John Cougar Mellencamp	October 8, 1983 (1983-10-08)
161	2	Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman	Eddy Grant	October 15, 1983 (1983-10-15)
162	3	John Candy	Men at Work	October 22, 1983 (1983-10-22)
163	4	Betty Thomas	Stray Cats	November 5, 1983 (1983-11-05)
164	5	Teri Garr	Mick Fleetwood's Zoo	November 12, 1983 (1983-11-12)
165	6	Jerry Lewis	Loverboy	November 19, 1983 (1983-11-19)
166	7	The Smothers Brothers	Big Country	December 3, 1983 (1983-12-03)
167	8	Flip Wilson	Stevie Nicks	December 10, 1983 (1983-12-10)
168	9	Father Guido Sarducci	Huey Lewis and the News	January 14, 1984 (1984-01-14)
169	10	Michael and Mary Palin	The Motels	January 21, 1984 (1984-01-21)
170	11	Don Rickles	Billy Idol	January 28, 1984 (1984-01-28)
171	12	Robin Williams	Adam Ant	February 11, 1984 (1984-02-11)
172	13	Jamie Lee Curtis	The Fixx	February 18, 1984 (1984-02-18)
173	14	Edwin Newman	Kool & the Gang	February 25, 1984 (1984-02-25)
174	15	Billy Crystal	Al Jarreau	March 17, 1984 (1984-03-17)
175	16	Michael Douglas	Deniece Williams	April 7, 1984 (1984-04-07)
176	17	George McGovern	Madness	April 14, 1984 (1984-04-14)
177	18	Barry Bostwick	Spinal Tap	May 5, 1984 (1984-05-05)
178	19	Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Father Guido Sarducci, Betty Thomas	The Cars	May 12, 1984 (1984-05-12)

Season 10 (1984–85)

No. overall	No. in season	Host(s)	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
179	1	(none)	Thompson Twins	October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06)
180	2	Bob Uecker	Peter Wolf	October 13, 1984 (1984-10-13)
181	3	Jesse Jackson	Andrae Crouch Wintley Phipps	October 20, 1984 (1984-10-20)
182	4	Michael McKean	Chaka Khan The Folksmen	November 3, 1984 (1984-11-03)
183	5	George Carlin	Frankie Goes to Hollywood	November 10, 1984 (1984-11-10)
184	6	Ed Asner	The Kinks	November 17, 1984 (1984-11-17)
185	7	Ed Begley, Jr.	Billy Squier	December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)
186	8	Ringo Starr	Herbie Hancock	December 8, 1984 (1984-12-08)
187	9	Eddie Murphy	The Honeydrippers	December 15, 1984 (1984-12-15)
188	10	Kathleen Turner	John Waite	January 12, 1985 (1985-01-12)
189	11	Roy Scheider	Billy Ocean	January 19, 1985 (1985-01-19)
190	12	Alex Karras	Tina Turner	February 2, 1985 (1985-02-02)
191	13	Harry Anderson	Bryan Adams	February 9, 1985 (1985-02-09)
192	14	Pamela Sue Martin	Power Station	February 16, 1985 (1985-02-16)
193	15	Mr. T Hulk Hogan	The Commodores	March 30, 1985 (1985-03-30)
194	16	Christopher Reeve	Santana	April 6, 1985 (1985-04-06)
195	17	Howard Cosell	Greg Kihn	April 13, 1985 (1985-04-13)

Season 11 (1985–86)

No. overall	No. in season	Host(s)	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
196	1	Madonna	Simple Minds	November 9, 1985 (1985-11-09)
197	2	Chevy Chase	Sheila E	November 16, 1985 (1985-11-16)
198	3	Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman	Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band	November 23, 1985 (1985-11-23)
199	4	John Lithgow	Mr. Mister	December 7, 1985 (1985-12-07)
200	5	Tom Hanks	Sade	December 14, 1985 (1985-12-14)
201	6	Teri Garr	The Dream Academy The Cult	December 21, 1985 (1985-12-21)
202	7	Harry Dean Stanton	The Replacements	January 18, 1986 (1986-01-18)
203	8	Dudley Moore	Al Green	January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25)
204	9	Ron Reagan	The Nelsons	February 8, 1986 (1986-02-08)
205	10	Jerry Hall	Stevie Ray Vaughan Double Trouble	February 15, 1986 (1986-02-15)
206	11	Jay Leno	The Neville Brothers	February 22, 1986 (1986-02-22)
207	12	Griffin Dunne	Rosanne Cash	March 15, 1986 (1986-03-15)
208	13	George Wendt Francis Ford Coppola	Philip Glass	March 22, 1986 (1986-03-22)
209	14	Oprah Winfrey	Joe Jackson	April 12, 1986 (1986-04-12)
210	15	Tony Danza	Laurie Anderson	April 19, 1986 (1986-04-19)
211	16	Catherine Oxenberg Paul Simon	Paul Simon Ladysmith Black Mambazo	May 10, 1986 (1986-05-10)
212	17	Jimmy Breslin	Level 42 E.G. Daily	May 17, 1986 (1986-05-17)
213	18	Anjelica Huston Billy Martin	George Clinton Parliament-Funkadelic	May 24, 1986 (1986-05-24)

Season 12 (1986–87)

No. overall	No. in season	Host(s)	Musical guest	Original air date
214	1	Sigourney Weaver	None	October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)
215	2	Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Run-DMC	October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)
216	3	Rosanna Arquette	Ric Ocasek	November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08)
217	4	Sam Kinison	Lou Reed	November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15)
218	5	Robin Williams	Paul Simon	November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22)
219	6	Chevy Chase Steve Martin Martin Short	Randy Newman	December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06)
220	7	Steve Guttenberg	The Pretenders	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13)
221	8	William Shatner	Lone Justice	December 20, 1986 (1986-12-20)
222	9	Joe Montana Walter Payton	Deborah Harry	January 24, 1987 (1987-01-24)
223	10	Paul Shaffer	Bruce Hornsby & the Range	January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31)
224	11	Bronson Pinchot	Paul Young	February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14)
225	12	Willie Nelson	Willie Nelson	February 21, 1987 (1987-02-21)
226	13	Valerie Bertinelli	Robert Cray Band	February 28, 1987 (1987-02-28)
227	14	Bill Murray	Percy Sledge	March 21, 1987 (1987-03-21)
228	15	Charlton Heston	Wynton Marsalis	March 28, 1987 (1987-03-28)
229	16	John Lithgow	Anita Baker	April 11, 1987 (1987-04-11)
230	17	John Larroquette	Timbuk 3	April 18, 1987 (1987-04-18)
231	18	Mark Harmon	Suzanne Vega	May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09)
232	19	Garry Shandling	Los Lobos	May 16, 1987 (1987-05-16)
233	20	Dennis Hopper	Roy Orbison	May 23, 1987 (1987-05-23)

Season 13 (1987–88)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
234	1	Steve Martin	Sting	October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17)
235	2	Sean Penn	LL Cool J Michael Penn	October 24, 1987 (1987-10-24)
236	3	Dabney Coleman	The Cars	October 31, 1987 (1987-10-31)
237	4	Robert Mitchum	Simply Red	November 14, 1987 (1987-11-14)
238	5	Candice Bergen	Cher	November 21, 1987 (1987-11-21)
239	6	Danny DeVito	Bryan Ferry	December 5, 1987 (1987-12-05)
240	7	Angie Dickinson	Buster Poindexter David Gilmour	December 12, 1987 (1987-12-12)
241	8	Paul Simon	Linda Ronstadt	December 19, 1987 (1987-12-19)
242	9	Robin Williams	James Taylor	January 23, 1988 (1988-01-23)
243	10	Carl Weathers	Robbie Robertson	January 30, 1988 (1988-01-30)
244	11	Justine Bateman	Terence Trent D'Arby	February 13, 1988 (1988-02-13)
245	12	Tom Hanks	Randy Travis	February 20, 1988 (1988-02-20)
246	13	Judge Reinhold	10,000 Maniacs	February 27, 1988 (1988-02-27)

Season 14 (1988–89)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
247	1	Tom Hanks	Keith Richards	October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)
248	2	Matthew Broderick	The Sugarcubes	October 15, 1988 (1988-10-15)
249	3	John Larroquette	Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler	October 22, 1988 (1988-10-22)
250	4	Matthew Modine	Edie Brickell and New Bohemians	November 5, 1988 (1988-11-05)
251	5	Demi Moore	Johnny Clegg & Savuka	November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12)
252	6	John Lithgow	Tracy Chapman	November 19, 1988 (1988-11-19)
253	7	Danny DeVito	The Bangles	December 3, 1988 (1988-12-03)
254	8	Kevin Kline	Bobby McFerrin	December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10)
255	9	Melanie Griffith	Little Feat	December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)
256	10	John Malkovich	Anita Baker	January 21, 1989 (1989-01-21)
257	11	Tony Danza	John Hiatt	January 28, 1989 (1989-01-28)
258	12	Ted Danson	Luther Vandross	February 11, 1989 (1989-02-11)
259	13	Leslie Nielsen	Cowboy Junkies	February 18, 1989 (1989-02-18)
260	14	Glenn Close	Gipsy Kings	February 25, 1989 (1989-02-25)
261	15	Mary Tyler Moore	Elvis Costello	March 25, 1989 (1989-03-25)
262	16	Mel Gibson	Living Colour	April 1, 1989 (1989-04-01)
263	17	Dolly Parton	Dolly Parton	April 15, 1989 (1989-04-15)
264	18	Geena Davis	John Mellencamp	April 22, 1989 (1989-04-22)
265	19	Wayne Gretzky	Fine Young Cannibals	May 13, 1989 (1989-05-13)
266	20	Steve Martin	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	May 20, 1989 (1989-05-20)

Season 15 (1989–90)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
267	1	Bruce Willis	Neil Young	September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30)
268	2	Rick Moranis	Rickie Lee Jones	October 7, 1989 (1989-10-07)
269	3	Kathleen Turner	Billy Joel	October 21, 1989 (1989-10-21)
270	4	James Woods	Don Henley	October 28, 1989 (1989-10-28)
271	5	Chris Evert	Eurythmics	November 11, 1989 (1989-11-11)
272	6	Woody Harrelson	David Byrne	November 18, 1989 (1989-11-18)
273	7	John Goodman	k.d. lang	December 2, 1989 (1989-12-02)
274	8	Robert Wagner	Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville	December 9, 1989 (1989-12-09)
275	9	Andie MacDowell	Tracy Chapman	December 16, 1989 (1989-12-16)
276	10	Ed O'Neill	Harry Connick, Jr.	January 13, 1990 (1990-01-13)
277	11	Christopher Walken	Bonnie Raitt	January 20, 1990 (1990-01-20)
278	12	Quincy Jones	Quincy Jones Tevin Campbell Kool Moe Dee Big Daddy Kane	February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10)
279	13	Tom Hanks	Aerosmith	February 17, 1990 (1990-02-17)
280	14	Fred Savage	Technotronic	February 24, 1990 (1990-02-24)
281	15	Rob Lowe	The Pogues	March 17, 1990 (1990-03-17)
282	16	Debra Winger	Eric Clapton	March 24, 1990 (1990-03-24)
283	17	Corbin Bernsen	The Smithereens	April 14, 1990 (1990-04-14)
284	18	Alec Baldwin	The B-52's	April 21, 1990 (1990-04-21)
285	19	Andrew Dice Clay	Julee Cruise Spanic Boys	May 12, 1990 (1990-05-12)
286	20	Candice Bergen	The Notting Hillbillies	May 19, 1990 (1990-05-19)

Season 16 (1990–91)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest	Original air date
287	1	Kyle MacLachlan	Sinéad O'Connor	September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29)
288	2	Susan Lucci	Hothouse Flowers	October 6, 1990 (1990-10-06)
289	3	George Steinbrenner	Morris Day & The Time	October 20, 1990 (1990-10-20)
290	4	Patrick Swayze	Mariah Carey	October 27, 1990 (1990-10-27)
291	5	Jimmy Smits	World Party	November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10)
292	6	Dennis Hopper	Paul Simon	November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)
293	7	John Goodman	Faith No More	December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01)
294	8	Tom Hanks	Edie Brickell & New Bohemians	December 8, 1990 (1990-12-08)
295	9	Dennis Quaid	The Neville Brothers	December 15, 1990 (1990-12-15)
296	10	Joe Mantegna	Vanilla Ice	January 12, 1991 (1991-01-12)
297	11	Sting	Sting	January 19, 1991 (1991-01-19)
298	12	Kevin Bacon	INXS	February 9, 1991 (1991-02-09)
299	13	Roseanne Barr	Deee-Lite	February 16, 1991 (1991-02-16)
300	14	Alec Baldwin	Whitney Houston	February 23, 1991 (1991-02-23)
301	15	Michael J. Fox	The Black Crowes	March 16, 1991 (1991-03-16)
302	16	Jeremy Irons	Fishbone	March 23, 1991 (1991-03-23)
303	17	Catherine O'Hara	R.E.M.	April 13, 1991 (1991-04-13)
304	18	Steven Seagal	Michael Bolton	April 20, 1991 (1991-04-20)
305	19	Delta Burke	Chris Isaak	May 11, 1991 (1991-05-11)
306	20	George Wendt	Elvis Costello	May 18, 1991 (1991-05-18)

Season 17 (1991–92)

No. overall	No. in season	Host(s)	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
307	1	Michael Jordan	Public Enemy	September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28)
308	2	Jeff Daniels	Color Me Badd	October 5, 1991 (1991-10-05)
309	3	Kirstie Alley	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	October 12, 1991 (1991-10-12)
310	4	Christian Slater	Bonnie Raitt	October 26, 1991 (1991-10-26)
311	5	Kiefer Sutherland	Skid Row	November 2, 1991 (1991-11-02)
312	6	Linda Hamilton	Mariah Carey	November 16, 1991 (1991-11-16)
313	7	Macaulay Culkin	Tin Machine	November 23, 1991 (1991-11-23)
314	8	MC Hammer	MC Hammer	December 7, 1991 (1991-12-07)
315	9	Steve Martin	James Taylor	December 14, 1991 (1991-12-14)
316	10	Rob Morrow	Nirvana	January 11, 1992 (1992-01-11)
317	11	Chevy Chase	Robbie Robertson	January 18, 1992 (1992-01-18)
318	12	Susan Dey	C&C Music Factory	February 8, 1992 (1992-02-08)
319	13	Jason Priestley	Teenage Fanclub	February 15, 1992 (1992-02-15)
320	14	Roseanne Arnold Tom Arnold	Red Hot Chili Peppers	February 22, 1992 (1992-02-22)
321	15	John Goodman	Garth Brooks	March 14, 1992 (1992-03-14)
322	16	Mary Stuart Masterson	En Vogue	March 21, 1992 (1992-03-21)
323	17	Sharon Stone	Pearl Jam	April 11, 1992 (1992-04-11)
324	18	Jerry Seinfeld	Annie Lennox	April 18, 1992 (1992-04-18)
325	19	Tom Hanks	Bruce Springsteen	May 9, 1992 (1992-05-09)
326	20	Woody Harrelson	Vanessa Williams	May 16, 1992 (1992-05-16)

Season 18 (1992–93)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
327	1	Nicolas Cage	Bobby Brown	September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)
328	2	Tim Robbins	Sinéad O'Connor	October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03)
329	3	Joe Pesci	Spin Doctors	October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)
330	4	Christopher Walken	Arrested Development	October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24)
331	5	Catherine O'Hara	10,000 Maniacs	October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31)
332	6	Michael Keaton	Morrissey	November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14)
333	7	Sinbad	Sade	November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21)
334	8	Tom Arnold	Neil Young	December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05)
335	9	Glenn Close	The Black Crowes	December 12, 1992 (1992-12-12)
336	10	Danny DeVito	Bon Jovi	January 9, 1993 (1993-01-09)
337	11	Harvey Keitel	Madonna	January 16, 1993 (1993-01-16)
338	12	Luke Perry	Mick Jagger	February 6, 1993 (1993-02-06)
339	13	Alec Baldwin	Paul McCartney	February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13)
340	14	Bill Murray	Sting	February 20, 1993 (1993-02-20)
341	15	John Goodman	Mary J. Blige	March 13, 1993 (1993-03-13)
342	16	Miranda Richardson	Soul Asylum	March 20, 1993 (1993-03-20)
343	17	Jason Alexander	Peter Gabriel	April 10, 1993 (1993-04-10)
344	18	Kirstie Alley	Lenny Kravitz	April 17, 1993 (1993-04-17)
345	19	Christina Applegate	Midnight Oil	May 8, 1993 (1993-05-08)
346	20	Kevin Kline	Willie Nelson & Paul Simon	May 15, 1993 (1993-05-15)

Season 19 (1993–94)

No. overall	No. in season	Host(s)	Musical guest	Original air date
347	1	Charles Barkley	Nirvana	September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)
348	2	Shannen Doherty	Cypress Hill	October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02)
349	3	Jeff Goldblum	Aerosmith	October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09)
350	4	John Malkovich	Billy Joel	October 23, 1993 (1993-10-23)
351	5	Christian Slater	The Smashing Pumpkins	October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30)
352	6	Rosie O'Donnell	James Taylor	November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13)
353	7	Nicole Kidman	Stone Temple Pilots	November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20)
354	8	Charlton Heston	Paul Westerberg	December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04)
355	9	Sally Field	Tony! Toni! Toné!	December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11)
356	10	Jason Patric	Blind Melon	January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08)
357	11	Sara Gilbert	Counting Crows	January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15)
358	12	Patrick Stewart	Salt-N-Pepa	February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05)
359	13	Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger	UB40	February 12, 1994 (1994-02-12)
360	14	Martin Lawrence	Crash Test Dummies	February 19, 1994 (1994-02-19)
361	15	Nancy Kerrigan	Aretha Franklin	March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12)
362	16	Helen Hunt	Snoop Doggy Dogg	March 19, 1994 (1994-03-19)
363	17	Kelsey Grammer	Dwight Yoakam	April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09)
364	18	Emilio Estevez	Pearl Jam	April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16)
365	19	John Goodman	The Pretenders	May 7, 1994 (1994-05-07)
366	20	Heather Locklear	Janet Jackson	May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)

Season 20 (1994–95)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
367	1	Steve Martin	Eric Clapton	September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)
368	2	Marisa Tomei	Bonnie Raitt	October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
369	3	John Travolta	Seal	October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)
370	4	Dana Carvey	Edie Brickell	October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)
371	5	Sarah Jessica Parker	R.E.M.	November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)
372	6	John Turturro	Tom Petty	November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)
373	7	Roseanne	Green Day	December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)
374	8	Alec Baldwin	Beastie Boys	December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)
375	9	George Foreman	Hole	December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17)
376	10	Jeff Daniels	Luscious Jackson	January 14, 1995 (1995-01-14)
377	11	David Hyde Pierce	Live	January 21, 1995 (1995-01-21)
378	12	Bob Newhart	Des'ree	February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11)
379	13	Deion Sanders	Bon Jovi	February 18, 1995 (1995-02-18)
380	14	George Clooney	The Cranberries	February 25, 1995 (1995-02-25)
381	15	Paul Reiser	Annie Lennox	March 18, 1995 (1995-03-18)
382	16	John Goodman	The Tragically Hip	March 25, 1995 (1995-03-25)
383	17	Damon Wayans	Dionne Farris	April 8, 1995 (1995-04-08)
384	18	Courteney Cox	Dave Matthews Band	April 15, 1995 (1995-04-15)
385	19	Bob Saget	TLC	May 6, 1995 (1995-05-06)
386	20	David Duchovny	Rod Stewart	May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)

Season 21 (1995–96)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest	Original air date
387	1	Mariel Hemingway	Blues Traveler	September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
388	2	Chevy Chase	Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories	October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)
389	3	David Schwimmer	Natalie Merchant	October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21)
390	4	Gabriel Byrne	Alanis Morissette	October 28, 1995 (1995-10-28)
391	5	Quentin Tarantino	The Smashing Pumpkins	November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11)
392	6	Laura Leighton	Rancid	November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18)
393	7	Anthony Edwards	Foo Fighters	December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02)
394	8	David Alan Grier	Silverchair	December 9, 1995 (1995-12-09)
395	9	Madeline Kahn	Bush	December 16, 1995 (1995-12-16)
396	10	Christopher Walken	Joan Osborne	January 13, 1996 (1996-01-13)
397	11	Alec Baldwin	Tori Amos	January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20)
398	12	Danny Aiello	Coolio	February 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)
399	13	Tom Arnold	Tupac Shakur	February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17)
400	14	Elle Macpherson	Sting	February 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)
401	15	John Goodman	Everclear	March 16, 1996 (1996-03-16)
402	16	Phil Hartman	Gin Blossoms	March 23, 1996 (1996-03-23)
403	17	Steve Forbes	Rage Against the Machine	April 13, 1996 (1996-04-13)
404	18	Teri Hatcher	Dave Matthews Band	April 20, 1996 (1996-04-20)
405	19	Christine Baranski	The Cure	May 11, 1996 (1996-05-11)
406	20	Jim Carrey	Soundgarden	May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)

Season 22 (1996–97)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest	Original air date
407	1	Tom Hanks	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)
408	2	Lisa Kudrow	Sheryl Crow	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)
409	3	Bill Pullman	New Edition	October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)
410	4	Dana Carvey	Dr. Dre	October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)
411	5	Chris Rock	The Wallflowers	November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)
412	6	Robert Downey Jr.	Fiona Apple	November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)
413	7	Phil Hartman	Bush	November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)
414	8	Martin Short	No Doubt	December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)
415	9	Rosie O'Donnell	Whitney Houston	December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14)
416	10	Kevin Spacey	Beck	January 11, 1997 (1997-01-11)
417	11	David Alan Grier	Snoop Doggy Dogg	January 18, 1997 (1997-01-18)
418	12	Neve Campbell	David Bowie	February 8, 1997 (1997-02-08)
419	13	Chevy Chase	Live	February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)
420	14	Alec Baldwin	Tina Turner	February 22, 1997 (1997-02-22)
421	15	Sting	Veruca Salt	March 15, 1997 (1997-03-15)
422	16	Mike Myers	Aerosmith	March 22, 1997 (1997-03-22)
423	17	Rob Lowe	Spice Girls	April 12, 1997 (1997-04-12)
424	18	Pamela Anderson	Rollins Band	April 19, 1997 (1997-04-19)
425	19	John Goodman	Jewel	May 10, 1997 (1997-05-10)
426	20	Jeff Goldblum	En Vogue	May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)

Season 23 (1997–98)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
427	1	Sylvester Stallone	Jamiroquai	September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)
428	2	Matthew Perry	Oasis	October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)
429	3	Brendan Fraser	Björk	October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
430	4	Chris Farley	The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)
431	5	Jon Lovitz	Jane's Addiction	November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)
432	6	Claire Danes	Mariah Carey	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)
433	7	Rudolph Giuliani	Sarah McLachlan	November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)
434	8	Nathan Lane	Metallica	December 6, 1997 (1997-12-06)
435	9	Helen Hunt	Hanson	December 13, 1997 (1997-12-13)
436	10	Samuel L. Jackson	Ben Folds Five	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)
437	11	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Portishead	January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17)
438	12	John Goodman	Paula Cole	February 7, 1998 (1998-02-07)
439	13	Roma Downey	Missy Misdemeanor Elliott	February 14, 1998 (1998-02-14)
440	14	Garth Brooks	Garth Brooks	February 28, 1998 (1998-02-28)
441	15	Scott Wolf	Natalie Imbruglia	March 7, 1998 (1998-03-07)
442	16	Julianne Moore	Backstreet Boys	March 14, 1998 (1998-03-14)
443	17	Steve Buscemi	Third Eye Blind	April 4, 1998 (1998-04-04)
444	18	Greg Kinnear	All Saints	April 11, 1998 (1998-04-11)
445	19	Matthew Broderick	Natalie Merchant	May 2, 1998 (1998-05-02)
446	20	David Duchovny	Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page	May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)

Season 24 (1998–99)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
447	1	Cameron Diaz	The Smashing Pumpkins	September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)
448	2	Kelsey Grammer	Sheryl Crow	October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)
449	3	Lucy Lawless	Elliott Smith	October 17, 1998 (1998-10-17)
450	4	Ben Stiller	Alanis Morissette	October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)
451	5	David Spade	Eagle-Eye Cherry	November 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)
452	6	Joan Allen	Jewel	November 14, 1998 (1998-11-14)
453	7	Jennifer Love Hewitt	Beastie Boys	November 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)
454	8	Vince Vaughn	Lauryn Hill	December 5, 1998 (1998-12-05)
455	9	Alec Baldwin	Luciano Pavarotti Vanessa Williams Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale	December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)
456	10	Bill Paxton	Beck	January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09)
457	11	James Van Der Beek	Everlast	January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16)
458	12	Gwyneth Paltrow	Barenaked Ladies	February 6, 1999 (1999-02-06)
459	13	Brendan Fraser	Busta Rhymes The Roots	February 13, 1999 (1999-02-13)
460	14	Bill Murray	Lucinda Williams	February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20)
461	15	Ray Romano	The Corrs	March 13, 1999 (1999-03-13)
462	16	Drew Barrymore	Garbage	March 20, 1999 (1999-03-20)
463	17	John Goodman	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	April 10, 1999 (1999-04-10)
464	18	Cuba Gooding Jr.	Ricky Martin	May 8, 1999 (1999-05-08)
465	19	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Backstreet Boys	May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)

Season 25 (1999–2000)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
466	1	Jerry Seinfeld	David Bowie	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
467	2	Heather Graham	Marc Anthony	October 16, 1999 (1999-10-16)
468	3	Norm Macdonald	Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg & Eminem	October 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)
469	4	Dylan McDermott	Foo Fighters	November 6, 1999 (1999-11-06)
470	5	Garth Brooks	Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines	November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)
471	6	Jennifer Aniston	Sting	November 20, 1999 (1999-11-20)
472	7	Christina Ricci	Beck	December 4, 1999 (1999-12-04)
473	8	Danny DeVito	R.E.M.	December 11, 1999 (1999-12-11)
474	9	Jamie Foxx	Blink-182	January 8, 2000 (2000-01-08)
475	10	Freddie Prinze, Jr.	Macy Gray	January 15, 2000 (2000-01-15)
476	11	Alan Cumming	Jennifer Lopez	February 5, 2000 (2000-02-05)
477	12	Julianna Margulies	DMX	February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)
478	13	Ben Affleck	Fiona Apple	February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)
479	14	Joshua Jackson	'N Sync	March 11, 2000 (2000-03-11)
480	15	The Rock	AC/DC	March 18, 2000 (2000-03-18)
481	16	Christopher Walken	Christina Aguilera	April 8, 2000 (2000-04-08)
482	17	Tobey Maguire	Sisqó	April 15, 2000 (2000-04-15)
483	18	John Goodman	Neil Young	May 6, 2000 (2000-05-06)
484	19	Britney Spears	Britney Spears	May 13, 2000 (2000-05-13)
485	20	Jackie Chan	Kid Rock	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)

Season 26 (2000–01)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
486	1	Rob Lowe	Eminem	October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)
487	2	Kate Hudson	Radiohead	October 14, 2000 (2000-10-14)
488	3	Dana Carvey	The Wallflowers	October 21, 2000 (2000-10-21)
489	4	Charlize Theron	Paul Simon	November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04)
490	5	Calista Flockhart	Ricky Martin	November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11)
491	6	Tom Green	David Gray	November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)
492	7	Val Kilmer	U2	December 9, 2000 (2000-12-09)
493	8	Lucy Liu	Jay-Z	December 16, 2000 (2000-12-16)
494	9	Charlie Sheen	Nelly Furtado	January 13, 2001 (2001-01-13)
495	10	Mena Suvari	Lenny Kravitz	January 20, 2001 (2001-01-20)
496	11	Jennifer Lopez	Jennifer Lopez	February 10, 2001 (2001-02-10)
497	12	Sean Hayes	Shaggy	February 17, 2001 (2001-02-17)
498	13	Katie Holmes	Dave Matthews Band	February 24, 2001 (2001-02-24)
499	14	Conan O'Brien	Don Henley	March 10, 2001 (2001-03-10)
500	15	Julia Stiles	Aerosmith	March 17, 2001 (2001-03-17)
501	16	Alec Baldwin	Coldplay	April 7, 2001 (2001-04-07)
502	17	Renée Zellweger	Eve	April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14)
503	18	Pierce Brosnan	Destiny's Child	May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)
504	19	Lara Flynn Boyle	Bon Jovi	May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12)
505	20	Christopher Walken	Weezer	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)

Season 27 (2001–02)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
506	1	Reese Witherspoon	Alicia Keys	September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)
507	2	Seann William Scott	Sum 41	October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06)
508	3	Drew Barrymore	Macy Gray	October 13, 2001 (2001-10-13)
509	4	John Goodman	Ja Rule	November 3, 2001 (2001-11-03)
510	5	Gwyneth Paltrow	Ryan Adams	November 10, 2001 (2001-11-10)
511	6	Billy Bob Thornton	Creed	November 17, 2001 (2001-11-17)
512	7	Derek Jeter	Bubba Sparxxx Shakira	December 1, 2001 (2001-12-01)
513	8	Hugh Jackman	Mick Jagger	December 8, 2001 (2001-12-08)
514	9	Ellen DeGeneres	No Doubt	December 15, 2001 (2001-12-15)
515	10	Josh Hartnett	Pink	January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12)
516	11	Jack Black	The Strokes	January 19, 2002 (2002-01-19)
517	12	Britney Spears	Britney Spears	February 2, 2002 (2002-02-02)
518	13	Jonny Moseley	Outkast	March 2, 2002 (2002-03-02)
519	14	Jon Stewart	India.Arie	March 9, 2002 (2002-03-09)
520	15	Ian McKellen	Kylie Minogue	March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16)
521	16	Cameron Diaz	Jimmy Eat World	April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06)
522	17	The Rock	Andrew W.K.	April 13, 2002 (2002-04-13)
523	18	Alec Baldwin	P.O.D.	April 20, 2002 (2002-04-20)
524	19	Kirsten Dunst	Eminem	May 11, 2002 (2002-05-11)
525	20	Winona Ryder	Moby	May 18, 2002 (2002-05-18)

Season 28 (2002–03)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
526	1	Matt Damon	Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band	October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05)
527	2	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Faith Hill	October 12, 2002 (2002-10-12)
528	3	John McCain	The White Stripes	October 19, 2002 (2002-10-19)
529	4	Eric McCormack	Jay-Z	November 2, 2002 (2002-11-02)
530	5	Nia Vardalos	Eve	November 9, 2002 (2002-11-09)
531	6	Brittany Murphy	Nelly	November 16, 2002 (2002-11-16)
532	7	Robert De Niro	Norah Jones	December 7, 2002 (2002-12-07)
533	8	Al Gore	Phish	December 14, 2002 (2002-12-14)
534	9	Jeff Gordon	Avril Lavigne	January 11, 2003 (2003-01-11)
535	10	Ray Liotta	The Donnas	January 18, 2003 (2003-01-18)
536	11	Matthew McConaughey	Dixie Chicks	February 8, 2003 (2003-02-08)
537	12	Jennifer Garner	Beck	February 15, 2003 (2003-02-15)
538	13	Christopher Walken	Foo Fighters	February 22, 2003 (2003-02-22)
539	14	Queen Latifah	Ms. Dynamite	March 8, 2003 (2003-03-08)
540	15	Salma Hayek	Christina Aguilera	March 15, 2003 (2003-03-15)
541	16	Bernie Mac	Good Charlotte	April 5, 2003 (2003-04-05)
542	17	Ray Romano	Zwan	April 12, 2003 (2003-04-12)
543	18	Ashton Kutcher	50 Cent	May 3, 2003 (2003-05-03)
544	19	Adrien Brody	Sean Paul Wayne Wonder	May 10, 2003 (2003-05-10)
545	20	Dan Aykroyd	Beyoncé	May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17)

Season 29 (2003–04)

No. overall	No. in season	Host(s)	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
546	1	Jack Black	John Mayer	October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)
547	2	Justin Timberlake	Justin Timberlake	October 11, 2003 (2003-10-11)
548	3	Halle Berry	Britney Spears	October 18, 2003 (2003-10-18)
549	4	Kelly Ripa	Outkast	November 1, 2003 (2003-11-01)
550	5	Andy Roddick	Dave Matthews & Friends	November 8, 2003 (2003-11-08)
551	6	Alec Baldwin	Missy Elliott	November 15, 2003 (2003-11-15)
552	7	Al Sharpton	Pink	December 6, 2003 (2003-12-06)
553	8	Elijah Wood	Jet	December 13, 2003 (2003-12-13)
554	9	Jennifer Aniston	The Black Eyed Peas	January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)
555	10	Jessica Simpson Nick Lachey	G-Unit	January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17)
556	11	Megan Mullally	Clay Aiken	February 7, 2004 (2004-02-07)
557	12	Drew Barrymore	Kelis	February 14, 2004 (2004-02-14)
558	13	Christina Aguilera	Maroon 5	February 21, 2004 (2004-02-21)
559	14	Colin Firth	Norah Jones	March 6, 2004 (2004-03-06)
560	15	Ben Affleck	NER*D	March 13, 2004 (2004-03-13)
561	16	Donald Trump	Toots & the Maytals featuring Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Bootsy Collins, and The Roots	April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03)
562	17	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson	April 10, 2004 (2004-04-10)
563	18	Lindsay Lohan	Usher	May 1, 2004 (2004-05-01)
564	19	Snoop Dogg	Avril Lavigne	May 8, 2004 (2004-05-08)
565	20	Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen	J-Kwon	May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15)

Season 30 (2004–05)

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
566	1	Ben Affleck	Nelly	October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02)
567	2	Queen Latifah	Queen Latifah	October 9, 2004 (2004-10-09)
568	3	Jude Law	Ashlee Simpson	October 23, 2004 (2004-10-23)
569	4	Kate Winslet	Eminem	October 30, 2004 (2004-10-30)
570	5	Liam Neeson	Modest Mouse	November 13, 2004 (2004-11-13)
571	6	Luke Wilson	U2	November 20, 2004 (2004-11-20)
572	7	Colin Farrell	Scissor Sisters	December 11, 2004 (2004-12-11)
573	8	Robert De Niro	Destiny's Child	December 18, 2004 (2004-12-18)
574	9	Topher Grace	The Killers	January 15, 2005 (2005-01-15)
575	10	Paul Giamatti	Ludacris featuring Sum 41	January 22, 2005 (2005-01-22)
576	11	Paris Hilton	Keane	February 5, 2005 (2005-02-05)
577	12	Jason Bateman	Kelly Clarkson	February 12, 2005 (2005-02-12)
578	13	Hilary Swank	50 Cent	February 19, 2005 (2005-02-19)
579	14	David Spade	Jack Johnson	March 12, 2005 (2005-03-12)
580	15	Ashton Kutcher	Gwen Stefani	March 19, 2005 (2005-03-19)
581	16	Cameron Diaz	Green Day	April 9, 2005 (2005-04-09)
582	17	Tom Brady	Beck	April 16, 2005 (2005-04-16)
583	18	Johnny Knoxville	System of a Down	May 7, 2005 (2005-05-07)
584	19	Will Ferrell	Queens of the Stone Age	May 14, 2005 (2005-05-14)
585	20	Lindsay Lohan	Coldplay	May 21, 2005 (2005-05-21)

References

^ Shales & Miller 2002, pp. 278–280.

[2] Number of episodes reduced due to Executive Producer Lorne Michaels taking a year off and the 1981 Writers Guild of America strike

[3] Only 17 episodes were produced due to a writers' strike and budget constraint

[4] Number of episodes reduced due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike

[5] Number of episodes reduced due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike

[6] Number of episodes reduced due to the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic

[7] Number of episodes reduced due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike

[1] SNL 49 16 YouTube

[8] "Saturday Night Live Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.

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