List of Saturday Night Live episodes - wikipedia List of Saturday Night Live episodes Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) is a late - night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on NBC, a terrestrial 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, and occasionally more ). Every so often a host or musical guest will fill both roles, such as was the case with Britney Spears in 2000 and 2002, Jennifer Lopez in 2001 and 2010, Justin Timberlake in 2003, 2006 and 2013, Taylor Swift in 2009, Bruno Mars in 2012, Lady Gaga in 2013, Justin Bieber in 2013, Miley Cyrus in 2013 and 2015, Drake in 2014 and 2016, Blake Shelton in 2015, and Ariana Grande in 2016. With the exception of Season 7 and several other rare cases, the show has begun 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 over 800 episodes broadcast over the span of 42 seasons. 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, 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. Selected sketches and segments are also available for purchase at the iTunes Store to download and playback on home computers and certain iPod and iPhone models. Seasons : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Specials References Series overview Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 24 October 11, 1975 ( 1975 - 10 - 11 ) July 31, 1976 ( 1976 - 07 - 31 ) 22 September 18, 1976 ( 1976 - 09 - 18 ) May 21, 1977 ( 1977 - 05 - 21 ) 20 September 24, 1977 ( 1977 - 09 - 24 ) May 20, 1978 ( 1978 - 05 - 20 ) 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 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 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 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 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 TBA September 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 30 ) May 19, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 19 ) Episodes See also : Saturday Night Live hosts and List of Saturday Night Live cast members who have hosted Seasons 1 -- 15 this list has been split, for improved performance Seasons 16 -- 30 this list has been split, for improved performance Season 31 ( 2005 -- 06 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 31 ) No. overall No. in season Host Musical guest Original air date 586 Steve Carell Kanye West October 1, 2005 ( 2005 - 10 - 01 ) 587 Jon Heder Ashlee Simpson October 8, 2005 ( 2005 - 10 - 08 ) 588 Catherine Zeta - Jones Franz Ferdinand October 22, 2005 ( 2005 - 10 - 22 ) 589 Lance Armstrong Sheryl Crow October 29, 2005 ( 2005 - 10 - 29 ) 590 5 Jason Lee Foo Fighters November 12, 2005 ( 2005 - 11 - 12 ) 591 6 Eva Longoria Korn November 19, 2005 ( 2005 - 11 - 19 ) 592 7 Dane Cook James Blunt December 3, 2005 ( 2005 - 12 - 03 ) 593 8 Alec Baldwin Shakira December 10, 2005 ( 2005 - 12 - 10 ) 594 9 Jack Black Neil Young December 17, 2005 ( 2005 - 12 - 17 ) 595 10 Scarlett Johansson Death Cab for Cutie January 14, 2006 ( 2006 - 01 - 14 ) 596 11 Peter Sarsgaard The Strokes January 21, 2006 ( 2006 - 01 - 21 ) 597 12 Steve Martin Prince February 4, 2006 ( 2006 - 02 - 04 ) 598 13 Natalie Portman Fall Out Boy March 4, 2006 ( 2006 - 03 - 04 ) 599 14 Matt Dillon Arctic Monkeys March 11, 2006 ( 2006 - 03 - 11 ) 600 15 Antonio Banderas Mary J. Blige April 8, 2006 ( 2006 - 04 - 08 ) 601 16 Lindsay Lohan Pearl Jam April 15, 2006 ( 2006 - 04 - 15 ) 602 17 Tom Hanks Red Hot Chili Peppers May 6, 2006 ( 2006 - 05 - 06 ) 603 18 Julia Louis - Dreyfus Paul Simon May 13, 2006 ( 2006 - 05 - 13 ) 604 19 Kevin Spacey Nelly Furtado May 20, 2006 ( 2006 - 05 - 20 ) Season 32 ( 2006 -- 07 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 32 ) No. overall No. in season Host Musical guest ( s ) Original air date 605 Dane Cook The Killers September 30, 2006 ( 2006 - 09 - 30 ) 606 Jaime Pressly Corinne Bailey Rae October 7, 2006 ( 2006 - 10 - 07 ) 607 John C. Reilly My Chemical Romance October 21, 2006 ( 2006 - 10 - 21 ) 608 Hugh Laurie Beck October 28, 2006 ( 2006 - 10 - 28 ) 609 5 Alec Baldwin Christina Aguilera November 11, 2006 ( 2006 - 11 - 11 ) 610 6 Ludacris Ludacris November 18, 2006 ( 2006 - 11 - 18 ) 611 7 Matthew Fox Tenacious D December 2, 2006 ( 2006 - 12 - 02 ) 612 8 Annette Bening Gwen Stefani and Akon December 9, 2006 ( 2006 - 12 - 09 ) 613 9 Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake December 16, 2006 ( 2006 - 12 - 16 ) 614 10 Jake Gyllenhaal The Shins January 13, 2007 ( 2007 - 01 - 13 ) 615 11 Jeremy Piven AFI January 20, 2007 ( 2007 - 01 - 20 ) 616 12 Drew Barrymore Lily Allen February 3, 2007 ( 2007 - 02 - 03 ) 617 13 Forest Whitaker Keith Urban February 10, 2007 ( 2007 - 02 - 10 ) 618 14 Rainn Wilson Arcade Fire February 24, 2007 ( 2007 - 02 - 24 ) 619 15 Julia Louis - Dreyfus Snow Patrol March 17, 2007 ( 2007 - 03 - 17 ) 620 16 Peyton Manning Carrie Underwood March 24, 2007 ( 2007 - 03 - 24 ) 621 17 Shia LaBeouf Avril Lavigne April 14, 2007 ( 2007 - 04 - 14 ) 622 18 Scarlett Johansson Björk April 21, 2007 ( 2007 - 04 - 21 ) 623 19 Molly Shannon Linkin Park May 12, 2007 ( 2007 - 05 - 12 ) 624 20 Zach Braff Maroon 5 May 19, 2007 ( 2007 - 05 - 19 ) Season 33 ( 2007 -- 08 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 33 ) No. overall No. in season Host Musical guest Original air date 625 LeBron James Kanye West September 29, 2007 ( 2007 - 09 - 29 ) 626 Seth Rogen Spoon October 6, 2007 ( 2007 - 10 - 06 ) 627 Jon Bon Jovi Foo Fighters October 13, 2007 ( 2007 - 10 - 13 ) 628 Brian Williams Feist November 3, 2007 ( 2007 - 11 - 03 ) 629 5 Tina Fey Carrie Underwood February 23, 2008 ( 2008 - 02 - 23 ) 630 6 Ellen Page Wilco March 1, 2008 ( 2008 - 03 - 01 ) 631 7 Amy Adams Vampire Weekend March 8, 2008 ( 2008 - 03 - 08 ) 632 8 Jonah Hill Mariah Carey March 15, 2008 ( 2008 - 03 - 15 ) 633 9 Christopher Walken Panic ! at the Disco April 5, 2008 ( 2008 - 04 - 05 ) 634 10 Ashton Kutcher Gnarls Barkley April 12, 2008 ( 2008 - 04 - 12 ) 635 11 Shia LaBeouf My Morning Jacket May 10, 2008 ( 2008 - 05 - 10 ) 636 12 Steve Carell Usher May 17, 2008 ( 2008 - 05 - 17 ) Season 34 ( 2008 -- 09 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 34 ) No. overall No. in season Host ( s ) Musical guest ( s ) Original air date Ratings / Share 637 Michael Phelps Lil Wayne September 13, 2008 ( 2008 - 09 - 13 ) 7.4 / 18 638 James Franco Kings of Leon September 20, 2008 ( 2008 - 09 - 20 ) N / A 639 Anna Faris Duffy September 27, 2008 ( 2008 - 09 - 27 ) 6.0 / 15 640 Anne Hathaway The Killers October 4, 2008 ( 2008 - 10 - 04 ) 7.4 / 18 641 5 Josh Brolin Adele October 18, 2008 ( 2008 - 10 - 18 ) 10.7 / 24 642 6 Jon Hamm Coldplay October 25, 2008 ( 2008 - 10 - 25 ) 7.1 / 18 643 7 Ben Affleck David Cook November 1, 2008 ( 2008 - 11 - 01 ) 9.0 / 20 644 8 Paul Rudd Beyoncé November 15, 2008 ( 2008 - 11 - 15 ) N / A 645 9 Tim McGraw Ludacris & T - Pain November 22, 2008 ( 2008 - 11 - 22 ) N / A 646 10 John Malkovich T.I. December 6, 2008 ( 2008 - 12 - 06 ) N / A 647 11 Hugh Laurie Kanye West December 13, 2008 ( 2008 - 12 - 13 ) N / A 648 12 Neil Patrick Harris Taylor Swift January 10, 2009 ( 2009 - 01 - 10 ) N / A 649 13 Rosario Dawson Fleet Foxes January 17, 2009 ( 2009 - 01 - 17 ) N / A 650 14 Steve Martin Jason Mraz January 31, 2009 ( 2009 - 01 - 31 ) N / A 651 15 Bradley Cooper TV on the Radio February 7, 2009 ( 2009 - 02 - 07 ) N / A 652 16 Alec Baldwin Jonas Brothers February 14, 2009 ( 2009 - 02 - 14 ) N / A 653 17 Dwayne Johnson Ray LaMontagne March 7, 2009 ( 2009 - 03 - 07 ) N / A 654 18 Tracy Morgan Kelly Clarkson March 14, 2009 ( 2009 - 03 - 14 ) N / A 655 19 Seth Rogen Phoenix April 4, 2009 ( 2009 - 04 - 04 ) N / A 656 20 Zac Efron Yeah Yeah Yeahs April 11, 2009 ( 2009 - 04 - 11 ) 5.1 657 21 Justin Timberlake Ciara May 9, 2009 ( 2009 - 05 - 09 ) N / A 658 22 Will Ferrell Green Day May 16, 2009 ( 2009 - 05 - 16 ) N / A Season 35 ( 2009 -- 10 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 35 ) No. overall No. in season Host Musical guest Original air date Ratings / Share 659 Megan Fox U2 September 26, 2009 ( 2009 - 09 - 26 ) 4.6 / 11 660 Ryan Reynolds Lady Gaga October 3, 2009 ( 2009 - 10 - 03 ) 4.7 / 12 661 Drew Barrymore Regina Spektor October 10, 2009 ( 2009 - 10 - 10 ) 4.6 / 11 662 Gerard Butler Shakira October 17, 2009 ( 2009 - 10 - 17 ) 4.8 / 11 663 5 Taylor Swift Taylor Swift November 7, 2009 ( 2009 - 11 - 07 ) 5.0 / 12 664 6 January Jones The Black Eyed Peas November 14, 2009 ( 2009 - 11 - 14 ) 4.7 / 12 665 7 Joseph Gordon - Levitt Dave Matthews Band November 21, 2009 ( 2009 - 11 - 21 ) 4.3 / 11 666 8 Blake Lively Rihanna December 5, 2009 ( 2009 - 12 - 05 ) 4.4 / 12 667 9 Taylor Lautner Bon Jovi December 12, 2009 ( 2009 - 12 - 12 ) 5.1 / 12 668 10 James Franco Muse December 19, 2009 ( 2009 - 12 - 19 ) 4.4 / 11 669 11 Charles Barkley Alicia Keys January 9, 2010 ( 2010 - 01 - 09 ) 4.4 / 19 670 12 Sigourney Weaver The Ting Tings January 16, 2010 ( 2010 - 01 - 16 ) 5.4 / 14 671 13 Jon Hamm Michael Bublé January 30, 2010 ( 2010 - 01 - 30 ) 5.0 / 12 672 14 Ashton Kutcher Them Crooked Vultures February 6, 2010 ( 2010 - 02 - 06 ) 5.3 / 13 673 15 Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez February 27, 2010 ( 2010 - 02 - 27 ) 6.3 / 15 674 16 Zach Galifianakis Vampire Weekend March 6, 2010 ( 2010 - 03 - 06 ) 5.0 / 12 675 17 Jude Law Pearl Jam March 13, 2010 ( 2010 - 03 - 13 ) 4.5 / 11 676 18 Tina Fey Justin Bieber April 10, 2010 ( 2010 - 04 - 10 ) 5.7 / 14 677 19 Ryan Phillippe Ke $ ha April 17, 2010 ( 2010 - 04 - 17 ) 5.2 / 13 678 20 Gabourey Sidibe MGMT April 24, 2010 ( 2010 - 04 - 24 ) 4.7 / 12 679 21 Betty White Jay - Z May 8, 2010 ( 2010 - 05 - 08 ) 8.8 / 21 680 22 Alec Baldwin Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers May 15, 2010 ( 2010 - 05 - 15 ) 5.8 / 14 Season 36 ( 2010 -- 11 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 36 ) No. overall No. in season Host Musical guest ( s ) Original air date Ratings / Share 681 Amy Poehler Katy Perry September 25, 2010 5.3 / 13 682 Bryan Cranston Kanye West October 2, 2010 4.8 / 12 683 Jane Lynch Bruno Mars October 9, 2010 4.8 / 12 684 Emma Stone Kings of Leon October 23, 2010 4.5 / 11 685 5 Jon Hamm Rihanna October 30, 2010 4.6 / 11 686 6 Scarlett Johansson Arcade Fire November 13, 2010 4.7 / 12 687 7 Anne Hathaway Florence + the Machine November 20, 2010 4.7 / 12 688 8 Robert De Niro Diddy - Dirty Money December 4, 2010 5.0 / 12 689 9 Paul Rudd Paul McCartney December 11, 2010 5.3 / 13 690 10 Jeff Bridges Eminem and Lil Wayne December 18, 2010 4.9 / 12 691 11 Jim Carrey The Black Keys January 8, 2011 7.8 / 18 692 12 Gwyneth Paltrow Cee Lo Green January 15, 2011 5.1 / 12 693 13 Jesse Eisenberg Nicki Minaj January 29, 2011 5.1 / 12 694 14 Dana Carvey Linkin Park February 5, 2011 5.6 / 13 695 15 Russell Brand Chris Brown February 12, 2011 5.0 / 12 696 16 Miley Cyrus The Strokes March 5, 2011 5.4 / 13 697 17 Zach Galifianakis Jessie J March 12, 2011 4.8 / 12 698 18 Elton John Elton John April 2, 2011 5.0 / 12 699 19 Helen Mirren Foo Fighters April 9, 2011 4.7 / 12 700 20 Tina Fey Ellie Goulding May 7, 2011 5.3 / 15 701 21 Ed Helms Paul Simon May 14, 2011 4.9 / 12 702 22 Justin Timberlake Lady Gaga May 21, 2011 7.0 / 17 Season 37 ( 2011 -- 12 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 37 ) No. overall No. in season Host Musical guest ( s ) Original air date Ratings / Share 703 Alec Baldwin Radiohead September 24, 2011 5.0 / 13 704 Melissa McCarthy Lady Antebellum October 1, 2011 5.2 / 13 705 Ben Stiller Foster the People October 8, 2011 4.8 / 12 706 Anna Faris Drake October 15, 2011 4.8 / 12 707 5 Charlie Day Maroon 5 November 5, 2011 4.9 / 11 708 6 Emma Stone Coldplay November 12, 2011 4.5 / 11 709 7 Jason Segel Florence + The Machine November 19, 2011 4.6 / 11 710 8 Steve Buscemi The Black Keys December 3, 2011 4.8 / 11 711 9 Katy Perry Robyn December 10, 2011 4.8 / 11 712 10 Jimmy Fallon Michael Bublé December 17, 2011 5.3 / 13 713 11 Charles Barkley Kelly Clarkson January 7, 2012 7.4 / 18 714 12 Daniel Radcliffe Lana Del Rey January 14, 2012 5.2 / 12 715 13 Channing Tatum Bon Iver February 4, 2012 4.7 / 11 716 14 Zooey Deschanel Karmin February 11, 2012 5.0 / 12 717 15 Maya Rudolph Sleigh Bells February 18, 2012 4.9 / 12 718 16 Lindsay Lohan Jack White March 3, 2012 5.5 / 14 719 17 Jonah Hill The Shins March 10, 2012 4.3 / 11 720 18 Sofía Vergara One Direction April 7, 2012 5.0 / 16 721 19 Josh Brolin Gotye April 14, 2012 4.6 / 11 722 20 Eli Manning Rihanna May 5, 2012 5.2 / 13 723 21 Will Ferrell Usher May 12, 2012 5.1 / 13 724 22 Mick Jagger Mick Jagger ( with Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, Jeff Beck ) May 19, 2012 5.2 / 13 Season 38 ( 2012 -- 13 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 38 ) No. overall No. in season Host Musical guest ( s ) Original air date Ratings / Share 725 Seth MacFarlane Frank Ocean September 15, 2012 ( 2012 - 09 - 15 ) 4.8 / 12 726 Joseph Gordon - Levitt Mumford & Sons September 22, 2012 ( 2012 - 09 - 22 ) 5.0 / 12 727 Daniel Craig Muse October 6, 2012 ( 2012 - 10 - 06 ) 4.5 / 11 728 Christina Applegate Passion Pit October 13, 2012 ( 2012 - 10 - 13 ) 4.6 / 11 729 5 Bruno Mars Bruno Mars October 20, 2012 ( 2012 - 10 - 20 ) 5.4 / 14 730 6 Louis C.K. fun. November 3, 2012 ( 2012 - 11 - 03 ) 5.0 / 12 731 7 Anne Hathaway Rihanna November 10, 2012 ( 2012 - 11 - 10 ) 5.0 / 12 732 8 Jeremy Renner Maroon 5 November 17, 2012 ( 2012 - 11 - 17 ) 5.1 / 12 733 9 Jamie Foxx Ne - Yo December 8, 2012 ( 2012 - 12 - 08 ) 4.6 / 11 734 10 Martin Short Paul McCartney December 15, 2012 ( 2012 - 12 - 15 ) 5.1 / 12 735 11 Jennifer Lawrence The Lumineers January 19, 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 19 ) 4.9 / 12 736 12 Adam Levine Kendrick Lamar January 26, 2013 ( 2013 - 01 - 26 ) 5.0 / 12 737 13 Justin Bieber Justin Bieber February 9, 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 09 ) 4.9 / 12 738 14 Christoph Waltz Alabama Shakes February 16, 2013 ( 2013 - 02 - 16 ) 4.6 / 12 739 15 Kevin Hart Macklemore and Ryan Lewis March 2, 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 02 ) 4.8 / 12 740 16 Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake March 9, 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 09 ) 5.9 / 15 741 17 Melissa McCarthy Phoenix April 6, 2013 ( 2013 - 04 - 06 ) 4.8 / 12 742 18 Vince Vaughn Miguel April 13, 2013 ( 2013 - 04 - 13 ) 4.6 / 12 743 19 Zach Galifianakis Of Monsters and Men May 4, 2013 ( 2013 - 05 - 04 ) 4.4 / 11 744 20 Kristen Wiig Vampire Weekend May 11, 2013 ( 2013 - 05 - 11 ) 4.6 / 12 745 21 Ben Affleck Kanye West May 18, 2013 ( 2013 - 05 - 18 ) 4.7 / 12 Season 39 ( 2013 -- 14 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 39 ) No. overall No. in season Host Musical guest Original air date Ratings / Share 746 Tina Fey Arcade Fire September 28, 2013 ( September 28, 2013 ) 4.7 / 12 747 Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus October 5, 2013 ( 2013 - 10 - 05 ) 4.5 / 13 748 Bruce Willis Katy Perry October 12, 2013 ( 2013 - 10 - 12 ) 4.3 / 11 749 Edward Norton Janelle Monáe October 26, 2013 ( 2013 - 10 - 26 ) 3.9 / 10 750 5 Kerry Washington Eminem November 2, 2013 ( 2013 - 11 - 02 ) 4.9 / 12 751 6 Lady Gaga Lady Gaga November 16, 2013 ( 2013 - 11 - 16 ) 4.9 / 12 752 7 Josh Hutcherson HAIM November 23, 2013 ( 2013 - 11 - 23 ) 4.1 / 10 753 8 Paul Rudd One Direction December 7, 2013 ( 2013 - 12 - 07 ) 4.9 / 12 754 9 John Goodman Kings of Leon December 14, 2013 ( 2013 - 12 - 14 ) 4.5 / 11 755 10 Jimmy Fallon Justin Timberlake December 21, 2013 ( 2013 - 12 - 21 ) 6.3 / 16 756 11 Drake Drake January 18, 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 18 ) 4.7 / 12 757 12 Jonah Hill Bastille January 25, 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 25 ) 4.8 / 12 758 13 Melissa McCarthy Imagine Dragons February 1, 2014 ( 2014 - 02 - 01 ) 5.4 / 13 759 14 Jim Parsons Beck March 1, 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 01 ) 4.6 / 12 760 15 Lena Dunham The National March 8, 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 08 ) 4.1 / 11 761 16 Louis C.K. Sam Smith March 29, 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 29 ) 4.0 / 10 762 17 Anna Kendrick Pharrell Williams April 5, 2014 ( 2014 - 04 - 05 ) 4.0 / 10 763 18 Seth Rogen Ed Sheeran April 12, 2014 ( 2014 - 04 - 12 ) 3.9 / 10 764 19 Andrew Garfield Coldplay May 3, 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 03 ) 3.9 / 10 765 20 Charlize Theron The Black Keys May 10, 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 10 ) 3.8 / 10 766 21 Andy Samberg St. Vincent May 17, 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 17 ) 4.0 / 10 Season 40 ( 2014 -- 15 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 40 ) No. overall No. in season Host Musical guest ( s ) Original air date Ratings / Share 767 Chris Pratt Ariana Grande September 27, 2014 ( 2014 - 09 - 27 ) 4.0 / 10 768 Sarah Silverman Maroon 5 October 4, 2014 ( 2014 - 10 - 04 ) 3.9 / 10 769 Bill Hader Hozier October 11, 2014 ( 2014 - 10 - 11 ) 3.8 / 10 770 Jim Carrey Iggy Azalea October 25, 2014 ( 2014 - 10 - 25 ) 4.1 / 10 771 5 Chris Rock Prince November 1, 2014 ( 2014 - 11 - 01 ) 4.9 / 10 772 6 Woody Harrelson Kendrick Lamar November 15, 2014 ( 2014 - 11 - 15 ) 4.1 / 10 773 7 Cameron Diaz Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars November 22, 2014 ( 2014 - 11 - 22 ) 4.1 / 10 774 8 James Franco Nicki Minaj December 6, 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 06 ) 4.4 / 10 775 9 Martin Freeman Charli XCX December 13, 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 13 ) 3.9 / 10 776 10 Amy Adams One Direction December 20, 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 20 ) 4.0 / 10 777 11 Kevin Hart Sia January 17, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 17 ) 4.1 / 10 778 12 Blake Shelton Blake Shelton January 24, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 24 ) 4.7 / 10 779 13 J.K. Simmons D'Angelo January 31, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 31 ) 4.3 / 10 780 14 Dakota Johnson Alabama Shakes February 28, 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 28 ) 3.8 / 9 781 15 Chris Hemsworth Zac Brown Band March 7, 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 07 ) 4.0 / 10 782 16 Dwayne Johnson George Ezra March 28, 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 28 ) 3.7 / 9 783 17 Michael Keaton Carly Rae Jepsen April 4, 2015 ( 2015 - 04 - 04 ) 3.7 / 9 784 18 Taraji P. Henson Mumford & Sons April 11, 2015 ( 2015 - 04 - 11 ) 3.8 / 10 785 19 Scarlett Johansson Wiz Khalifa May 2, 2015 ( 2015 - 05 - 02 ) 3.4 / 9 786 20 Reese Witherspoon Florence + the Machine May 9, 2015 ( 2015 - 05 - 09 ) 3.7 / 10 787 21 Louis C.K. Rihanna May 16, 2015 ( 2015 - 05 - 16 ) 3.8 / 10 Season 41 ( 2015 -- 16 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 41 ) No. overall No. in season Host ( s ) Musical guest ( s ) Original air date Ratings / Share 788 Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus October 3, 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 03 ) 4.5 / 11 789 Amy Schumer The Weeknd October 10, 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 10 ) 3.9 / 10 790 Tracy Morgan Demi Lovato October 17, 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 17 ) 4.2 / 11 791 Donald Trump Sia November 7, 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 07 ) 6.6 / 16 792 5 Elizabeth Banks Disclosure November 14, 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 14 ) 4.0 / 10 793 6 Matthew McConaughey Adele November 21, 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 21 ) 4.6 / 12 794 7 Ryan Gosling Leon Bridges December 5, 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 05 ) 4.1 / 10 795 8 Chris Hemsworth Chance the Rapper December 12, 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 12 ) 3.8 / 10 796 9 Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band December 19, 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 19 ) 5.1 / 13 797 10 Adam Driver Chris Stapleton January 16, 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 16 ) 3.0 / 15 in 18 - 49 ( approximately 5.7 overall ) 798 11 Ronda Rousey Selena Gomez January 23, 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 23 ) 5.0 / 12 799 12 Larry David The 1975 February 6, 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 06 ) 5.1 / 12 800 13 Melissa McCarthy Kanye West February 13, 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 13 ) 4.4 / 11 801 14 Jonah Hill Future March 5, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 05 ) 4.0 / 10 802 15 Ariana Grande Ariana Grande March 12, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 12 ) 4.0 / 10 803 16 Peter Dinklage Gwen Stefani April 2, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 02 ) 4.0 / 10 804 17 Russell Crowe Margo Price April 9, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 09 ) 4.0 / 10 805 18 Julia Louis - Dreyfus Nick Jonas April 16, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 16 ) 3.9 / 10 806 19 Brie Larson Alicia Keys May 7, 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 07 ) 4.1 / 10 807 20 Drake Drake May 14, 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 14 ) 3.9 / 10 808 21 Fred Armisen Courtney Barnett May 21, 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 21 ) 3.7 / 10 Season 42 ( 2016 -- 17 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 42 ) No. overall No. in season Host ( s ) Musical guest ( s ) Original air date Ratings / Share 809 Margot Robbie The Weeknd October 1, 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 01 ) 5.8 / 15 810 Lin - Manuel Miranda Twenty One Pilots October 8, 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 08 ) 5.2 / 13 811 Emily Blunt Bruno Mars October 15, 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 15 ) 5.0 / 12 812 Tom Hanks Lady Gaga October 22, 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 22 ) 6.1 / 15 813 5 Benedict Cumberbatch Solange November 5, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 05 ) 5.8 / 14 814 6 Dave Chappelle A Tribe Called Quest November 12, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 12 ) 6.2 / 16 815 7 Kristen Wiig The xx November 19, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 19 ) 4.7 / 12 816 8 Emma Stone Shawn Mendes December 3, 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 03 ) 4.4 / 11 817 9 John Cena Maren Morris December 10, 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 10 ) 4.8 / 12 818 10 Casey Affleck Chance the Rapper December 17, 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 17 ) 4.9 / 12 819 11 Felicity Jones Sturgill Simpson January 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 14 ) 4.3 / 11 820 12 Aziz Ansari Big Sean January 21, 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 21 ) 5.1 / 13 821 13 Kristen Stewart Alessia Cara February 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 04 ) 5.0 / 13 822 14 Alec Baldwin Ed Sheeran February 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 11 ) 7.2 / 18 823 15 Octavia Spencer Father John Misty March 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 04 ) 5.2 / 14 824 16 Scarlett Johansson Lorde March 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 11 ) 4.8 / 13 825 17 Louis C.K. The Chainsmokers April 8, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 08 ) 4.5 / 12 826 18 Jimmy Fallon Harry Styles April 15, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 15 ) 7.88 M avg. US viewers 827 19 Chris Pine LCD Soundsystem May 6, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 06 ) 6.919 M avg. US viewers 828 20 Melissa McCarthy HAIM May 13, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 13 ) 10.337 M avg. US viewers 829 21 Dwayne Johnson Katy Perry May 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 20 ) 8.272 M avg. US viewers Season 43 ( 2017 -- 18 ) Main article : Saturday Night Live ( season 43 ) No. overall No. in season Host ( s ) Musical guest ( s ) Original air date Ratings / Share 830 Ryan Gosling Jay - Z September 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 30 ) 4.5 831 Gal Gadot Sam Smith October 7, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 07 ) 4.4 832 Kumail Nanjiani P ! nk October 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 14 ) 4.6 / 11 833 Larry David Miley Cyrus November 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 04 ) 4.7 / 11 834 5 Tiffany Haddish Taylor Swift November 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 11 ) 4.3 / 10 835 6 Chance the Rapper Eminem November 18, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 18 ) 4.3 / 10 836 7 Saoirse Ronan U2 December 2, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 02 ) 4.3 / 10 837 8 James Franco SZA December 9, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 09 ) 4.5 / 10 838 9 Kevin Hart Foo Fighters December 16, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 16 ) 4.6 / 11 839 10 Sam Rockwell Halsey January 13, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 13 ) 4.6 / 10 840 11 Jessica Chastain Troye Sivan January 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 20 ) 4.3 / 10 841 12 Will Ferrell Chris Stapleton January 27, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 27 ) 4.9 / 11 842 13 Natalie Portman Dua Lipa February 3, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 03 ) 4.6 / 12 843 14 Charles Barkley Migos March 3, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 03 ) TBD 844 15 Sterling K. Brown James Bay March 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 10 ) TBD 845 16 Bill Hader Arcade Fire March 17, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 17 ) TBD Specials Title Original air date Ratings / Share `` Mardi Gras Special '' February 20, 1977 ( 1977 - 02 - 20 ) N / A One of the few episodes to air from a location outside of NBC 's studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, the Mardi Gras Special was broadcast live from New Orleans on Mardi Gras 1977. It was hosted by Randy Newman, who also performed songs, and featured a number of special guests, including Buck Henry, Eric Idle, Cindy Williams, and Henry Winkler. `` SNL Film Festival '' March 2, 1985 ( 1985 - 03 - 02 ) N / A A clip show hosted by Billy Crystal which featured SNL 's best pretaped sketches and short films from 1981 to 1985, including short films by Albert Brooks, Gary Weis, Tom Schiller, and Christopher Guest. `` Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary Special '' September 24, 1989 ( 1989 - 09 - 24 ) N / A An anniversary show celebrating SNL 's 15th season. Chevy Chase returned to reprise his `` opening fall '' bit in the cold open and Tom Hanks performed the opening monologue. Prince and Paul Simon performed. The show featured a number of special guests, including SNL stars Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman, Dan Aykroyd, Jon Lovitz, Jane Curtin, Christopher Guest, Martin Short, and Buck Henry, as well as others including Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Mary Tyler Moore, O.J. Simpson, and Bruce Willis. `` 2nd Annual Saturday Night Live Mother 's Day Special '' May, 1993 ( May, 1993 ) TBD A Mother 's Day special featuring the SNL ensemble with their real - life mothers as well as a compilation of sketches from the 1992 - 93 season. `` Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special '' September 26, 1999 ( 1999 - 09 - 26 ) N / A A look back at the first 25 years. `` Live from New York : The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live '' February 20, 2005 ( 2005 - 02 - 20 ) N / A A documentary that takes a look back at SNL 's rise to popularity from 1975 to 1979 `` SNL Goes Commercial '' November 5, 2005 ( 2005 - 11 - 05 ) N / A A look back at the funniest and most memorable commercial parodies from the past years of SNL. Originally broadcast in the early 90s, hosted by Kevin Nealon and Victoria Jackson ; later revisited in 2005, hosted by Will Ferrell, featuring a wrap - around of Ferrell heading to a commercial audition ; re-edited and shown with newer commercial parodies on March 8, 2009, under the title SNL : Just Commercials. `` Lost & Found : SNL in the ' 80s '' November 20, 2005 ( 2005 - 11 - 20 ) N / A A look back at SNL 's rocky history in the 1980s : Jean Doumanian 's notorious tenure as producer for the 1980 - 1981 season, the temporary cancelling, retooling, and reviving of SNL with the help of Dick Ebersol, Eddie Murphy, and Joe Piscopo, the return of Lorne Michaels in 1985 ( and the second time that NBC would threaten the show with cancellation ), and the second golden age of SNL with the hiring of Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Kevin Nealon, Victoria Jackson, and ( later ) Mike Myers. `` Saturday Night Live : The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse '' April 29, 2006 ( 2006 - 04 - 29 ) N / A The Ambiguously Gay Duo host a retrospective of Rob Smigel 's most memorable animated segments known as `` TV Funhouse '' while going behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live and tricking Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis into riding in the duo 's penis - shaped car. Special appearance by former castmember Jimmy Fallon. `` Saturday Night Live : Best of 06 - 07 '' May 5, 2007 ( 2007 - 05 - 05 ) N / A Retrospective of the 32nd season 's most memorable sketches, Digital Shorts, and Weekend Update jokes from episodes hosted by Alec Baldwin, Rainn Wilson, Peyton Manning, Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Dane Cook, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Laurie, Jaime Pressly, Matthew Fox, and Justin Timberlake. `` Saturday Night Live in the ' 90s : Pop Culture Nation '' May 6, 2007 ( 2007 - 05 - 06 ) N / A A look at SNL 's rise, fall, and rebirth in the 1990s, featuring the hiring of Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, and David Spade as castmembers ( and critics attacking the show for resorting to lowbrow humor as a result of hiring Sandler, Farley, and Spade ), Sinéad O'Connor 's infamous performance in the 1992 episode hosted by Tim Robbins, season 20 as yet another critical and ratings low point for the show, and the third golden age of SNL with the hiring of Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Ana Gasteyer, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon, Jimmy Fallon, and Horatio Sanz. `` Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2008 '' November 3, 2008 ( 2008 - 11 - 03 ) N / A A look at SNL 's past and present political sketches. Special guests included John McCain and Sarah Palin. `` Saturday Night Live Sports Extra 2009 '' January 4, 2009 ( 2009 - 01 - 04 ) N / A A clip show episode highlighting SNL 's many sports - themed sketches and the many sports stars who have appeared on the show, such as Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, Michael Phelps, Nancy Kerrigan, Walter Payton, Joe Montana, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley. `` Saturday Night Live Just Game Show Parodies '' March 8, 2009 ( 2009 - 03 - 08 ) N / A A look at SNL 's past and present game show parodies. `` Saturday Night Live : Just Shorts '' May 17, 2009 ( 2009 - 05 - 17 ) N / A A compilation of SNL 's Digital Shorts and various pre-taped segments and short films over the years, hosted by Andy Samberg. `` Saturday Night Live Presents : A Very Gilly Christmas '' December 17, 2009 ( 2009 - 12 - 17 ) N / A A compilation of SNL 's December holiday - themed sketches, with some new sketches, hosted by Kristen Wiig as her character Gilly. The latest incarnation of SNL Christmas specials, dating back to the early 90s under the title Saturday Night Live Christmas Past. `` Saturday Night Live Sports All - Stars '' January 31, 2010 ( 2010 - 01 - 31 ) N / A A compilation of SNL sport - themed sketches. Several similar specials, under the name Saturday Night Live Sports Extra, aired sporadically from the early 90s to 2009, traditionally around the time of that year 's Super Bowl. `` Saturday Night Live in the 2000s : Time and Again '' April 15, 2010 ( 2010 - 04 - 15 ) N / A Documentary looking back on Saturday Night Live 's transformation and memorable moments from 2000 to 2009. `` The Women of Saturday Night Live '' November 1, 2010 ( 2010 - 11 - 01 ) 2.0 / 5 Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Kristen Wiig, Nora Dunn, Laraine Newman, Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer, and Cheri Oteri come together to present new material and relive the best moments of SNL featuring the female cast members. `` Saturday Night Live Backstage '' February 20, 2011 ( 2011 - 02 - 20 ) 3.8 / 6 Originally a special celebrating the 35th anniversary of the show was planned but was scrapped and replaced with this special instead, showing viewers how an SNL episode is created within the span of a week. `` Saturday Night Live Christmas '' November 28, 2012 ( 2012 - 11 - 28 ) 7.36 A collection of memorable holiday - themed sketches from past and present eras. `` Saturday Night Live Halloween '' October 31, 2013 ( 2013 - 10 - 31 ) 5.32 A collection of Halloween - based sketches and scary movie parodies. `` Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving '' November 27, 2013 ( 2013 - 11 - 27 ) 4.87 A compilation of SNL Thanksgiving - themed sketches. `` Saturday Night Live Christmas '' December 4, 2013 ( 2013 - 12 - 04 ) 7.42 A collection of Christmas and December holiday - based sketches. `` Saturday Night Live : The Best of This Season '' January 4, 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 04 ) 5.6 / 14 A compilation of the best sketches of the 39th season and 38th season. `` Saturday Night Live Presents : A SNL Sports Spectacular '' January 30, 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 30 ) 4.79 A collection of sketches from episodes hosted by professional athletes and other sports stars, hosted by Seth Meyers. `` SNL Shorts '' April 24, 2014 ( 2014 - 04 - 24 ) N / A A compilation of SNL Digital Shorts. `` SNL 's NFL Saturday '' January 31, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 31 ) 3.80 Past sketches involving the NFL are shown. `` An SNL Valentine '' February 14, 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 14 ) N / A A special dedicated to Valentine 's Day. `` SNL 40th Red Carpet Live '' February 15, 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 15 ) N / A A special hosted by Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Carson Daly and Al Roker. They will interview past hosts, current and previous cast members, and musical legends that previously performed on the show. `` Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special '' February 15, 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 15 ) 23.1 A three and a half hour prime - time special celebrating SNL 's fortieth year on the air. `` SNL Goodnight Sweet Prince '' April 23, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 23 ) 4.5 / 11 Jimmy Fallon hosts this special retrospective of Prince 's rare, but memorable performances on the show, including his first performance on the infamous season six episode hosted by Charlene Tilton ( the one in which Charles Rocket 's accidental utterance of the word `` fuck '' called for NBC to fire then - showrunner Jean Doumanian and most of her cast ), his performance on the SNL 15th anniversary special, his first performance after 21 years in 2006 on the season 31 episode hosted by Steve Martin, his final performance on the season 40 episode hosted by Chris Rock, a never - before - seen clip of his performance at the cast party following the SNL 40th anniversary special, and clips of the short - lived recurring sketch The Prince Show with Fred Armisen as Prince and Maya Rudolph as Beyonce. `` Weekend Update at the RNC '' July 20, 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 20 ) N / A Colin Jost and Michael Che host a special edition of Weekend Update from the 2016 Republican National Convention live on MSNBC. Kate McKinnon appears as Ruth Bader Ginsburg. `` Weekend Update at the DNC '' July 27, 2016 ( 2016 - 07 - 27 ) N / A Colin Jost and Michael Che host a special edition of Weekend Update from the 2016 Democratic National Convention live on MSNBC. `` The 2016 SNL Election Special '' November 7, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 07 ) 2.1 / 7 Recent political sketches involving the 2016 US presidential election, hosted by Tom Brokaw. `` SNL Thanksgiving Special '' November 23, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 23 ) 1.6 / 5 Thanksgiving - themed comedy from the Saturday Night Live crew is presented. `` SNL Christmas '' December 14, 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 14 ) 1.6 / 5 Holiday - themed comedy from Saturday Night Live is presented. `` The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special '' October 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 28 ) 3.4 / 8 21 - minute animated special where David S. Pumpkins teaches a pair of siblings the true meaning of Halloween. Starring Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins, Mikey Day, Bobby Moynihan, and Streeter Seidell. Narrated by Peter Dinklage. `` SNL Presents : Halloween '' October 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 28 ) 3.1 / 9 A collection of Halloween - and horror - themed sketches. Notes References Jump up ^ Stelter, Brian ( September 14, 2008 ). `` ' SNL ' Sees Its Ratings Soar ''. The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2016. Jump up ^ Gough, Paul J. ( September 28, 2008 ). `` ' SNL ' continues ratings run ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Fey as Palin continues to boost ' SNL ' ratings ''. MSNBC. October 7, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2016. Jump up ^ Gough, Paul J. ( October 19, 2008 ). `` Palin helps ' SNL ' to best ratings in 14 years ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2016. Jump up ^ Gough, Paul J. ( October 26, 2008 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' still solid ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2016. 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Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( January 20, 2013 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Matches Its Highest Local People Meter Score Since November 3 ''. TV By The Numbers. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( January 27, 2013 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar Delivers Above Average Ratings ''. TV By The Numbers. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( February 10, 2013 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Justin Bieber Delivers Average Ratings ''. TV By The Numbers. Retrieved February 10, 2013. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( February 17, 2013 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Christoph Waltz and Alabama Shakes Down From Last Week ''. TV By The Numbers. Retrieved February 17, 2013. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( March 3, 2013 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Kevin Hart and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Up From Last New Episode ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 3, 2013. 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Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( November 3, 2013 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Kerry Washington and Musical Guest Eminem Delivers Its Highest Rating Since October 5 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Lady Gaga - Hosted SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on Par with Miley Cyrus Episode in Adults 18 - 49 ''. BroadwayWorld. November 17, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( November 25, 2013 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Josh Hutcherson and Musical Guest Haim Delivers Season Low Ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 25, 2013. Jump up ^ `` SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE with Paul Rudd Matches March High in Metered - Market Households ''. BroadwayWorld. December 8, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( December 15, 2013 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host John Goodman and Musical Guest Kings of Leon Delivers Below Average Ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 15, 2013. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( December 22, 2013 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Jimmy Fallon and Musical Guest Justin Timberlake Delivers Highest Overnight Ratings in Two Years ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 22, 2013. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( January 19, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host and Musical Guest Drake is the # 1 Telecast of the Night on `` Big 4 '' Networks ``. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 19, 2014. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( January 26, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Jonah Hill and Musical Guest Bastille Delivers Average Ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2014. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( February 2, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Melissa McCarthy and Musical Guest Imagine Dragons Delivers This Season 's Third - Best Ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 2, 2014. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( March 2, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Jim Parsons and Musical Guest Beck is # 1 Telecast of the Night on the `` Big 4 '' Networks ``. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 2, 2014. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( March 9, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Lena Dunham and Musical Guest The National is The Number 1 Telecast of the Night on the Big 4 Networks ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 9, 2014. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( March 30, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Louis CK and Musical Guest Sam Smith Even With Last Original ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 30, 2014. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( April 6, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Anna Kendrick and Musical Guest Pharrell Williams Up From Last Original ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 6, 2014. Jump up ^ Cantor, Brian ( April 13, 2014 ). `` Seth Rogen, Ed Sheeran `` SNL '' Ratings Tie Season Low in Households ``. Headline Planet. 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Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( November 23, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Cameron Diaz and Musical Guests Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Down From Last Week ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 23, 2014. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( December 7, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host James Franco and Musical Guest Nicki Minaj Rises From Last Original ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 7, 2014. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( December 14, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Martin Freeman and Musical Guest Charli XCX Down from Most Recent Episodes ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 14, 2014. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( December 21, 2014 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Amy Adams and Musical Guest One Direction Even With Last Week ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 21, 2014. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( January 18, 2015 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' With Host Kevin Hart and Musical Guest Sia Flat With Last Original ''. 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Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 15, 2015 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' ratings fall back into line with season averages ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 15, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 22, 2015 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' hits second - highest ratings of the season ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 22, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( December 6, 2015 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' ratings dip but in line with season average ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 6, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( December 13, 2015 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' with Chris Hemsworth dips to season low ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( December 20, 2015 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler ends 2015 on high note ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 20, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( January 17, 2016 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' hits 2 - year high in adults 18 - 49 overnights ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 23, 2016. Jump up ^ `` SNL with Host Adam Driver Posts Highest Rating in Adults 18 - 49 in Two Years ''. Broadway World. Retrieved 12 December 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( January 24, 2016 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' with Ronda Rousey scores above average ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` '' Saturday Night Live '' Ties for the # 1 Telecast of the Night on the Big 4 Networks in 18 - 49 ``. The Futon Critic. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016. Jump up ^ `` '' Saturday Night Live '' Was the # 1 Non-News Telecast of the Night on the Big 4 Networks ``. The Futon Critic. February 14, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016. Jump up ^ `` '' Saturday Night Live '' Is the # 1 Telecast of the Night, Maintaining 100 % of the Same Night Last Year ``. The Futon Critic. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016. Jump up ^ `` '' Saturday Night Live, '' With Host and Musical Guest Ariana Grande, Is the # 1 Telecast of the Night ``. 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Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 22, 2016 ). `` TV Ratings Saturday : ' Toy Story ' and ' 20 / 20 ′ give ABC a win ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Doty, Meriah ( October 2, 2016 ). `` ' SNL ' Has Biggest Premiere Since 2008 ''. TheWrap. Retrieved October 2, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 9, 2016 ). `` TV Ratings Saturday : ABC leads primetime with college football, ' SNL ' solid in week 2 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 9, 2016. Jump up ^ `` '' SNL '' Scores Its Highest Week 3 Rating in 8 Years ``. The Futon Critic. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` '' SNL '' Hits Season Highs, Best October Overnights in 8 Years ``. The Futon Critic. October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 6, 2016 ). `` TV Ratings Saturday : CBS college football tops primetime, ' SNL ' stays strong ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 6, 2016. 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Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( January 15, 2017 ). `` TV Ratings Saturday : NFL dominates primetime, ' Saturday Night Live ' returns lower ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 15, 2017. Jump up ^ Welch, Alex ( January 22, 2017 ). `` TV Ratings Saturday : NBA wins the night, ' SNL ' rises ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2017. Jump up ^ TV News Desk ( February 5, 2017 ). `` SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Receives Highest Ratings Since November ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Pressberg, Matt ( February 12, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Hits Six - Year High in Metered Markets ''. TheWrap. Retrieved February 12, 2017. Jump up ^ TV News Desk ( March 5, 2017 ). `` SNL Receives Second Highest Ratings Since November 12th ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( March 15, 2017 ). `` TV Ratings Saturday : Spurs - Warriors and ' 48 Hours ' lead the night ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` '' Saturday Night Live '' Is the # 1 Big 4 Telecast of the Night, Up 10 % vs. Last Year 's April Average ``. The Futon Critic. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( April 16, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Ratings Rise In All - Live Episode Hosted By Jimmy Fallon ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( May 7, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Ratings Slip With Host Chris Pine ; Audience Largest For May Telecast In 5 Years ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( May 14, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Ratings Rise With Host Melissa McCarthy ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( May 21, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Has Most Watched Finale In 6 Years With Host Dwayne Johnson, Ratings Slip A Bit But Top Week ''. Deadline Hollywood. 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Jump up ^ `` Breaking News -- NBC 's May Sweeps Features Live Season Finales of Hit Reality Series ' The Biggest Loser : Couples ' and ' The Celebrity Apprentice, '' a Celebration of the 100th Episode of ' The Office, ' a Special Finale of ' 30 Rock, ' an All - New ' SNL ' Special and Guest Stars Galore ``. TheFutonCritic.com. 2009 - 04 - 21. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( November 29, 2012 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Arrow ' and ' The X Factor ' Adjusted Up ; ' Supernatural ' and ' Suburgatory ' Adjusted Down ''. Zap2it. Retrieved December 7, 2013. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( November 1, 2013 ). `` Thursday Final Ratings : ' The Vampire Diaries ', ' The Millers ' & ' Elementary ' Adjusted Up ; ' Sean Saves the World ' & ' Parenthood ' Adjusted Down ''. Zap2it. Retrieved November 3, 2013. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( November 28, 2013 ). `` TV Ratings Wednesday : ' Criminal Minds ', ' Survivor ', ' The X Factor ' & ' CSI ' Down on Soft Thanksgiving Eve ''. Zap2it. 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Question: who hosted saturday night live this past saturday
Answer: Natalie Portman