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IMDb ratings graph for every episode of Saturday Night Live across all 52 seasons.

1975 · 52 seasons · NBC · Comedy · News
IMDb
8.0
59k ratings
TMDB
6.9
543 ratings
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Episode ratings

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S1
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S27
S28
S29
S30
S31
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S35
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S48
S49
S50
S51
S52
E1
7.3
6.9
7.6
7.3
7.5
5.9
6.4
7.7
6.1
6.2
6.0
7.8
7.1
7.0
6.4
7.4
7.5
6.5
7.4
7.3
6.9
5.1
7.2
6.9
7.4
6.4
6.7
6.1
5.8
6.8
6.7
5.7
6.7
5.7
6.2
7.4
7.4
7.8
7.5
6.6
6.3
7.6
7.1
6.6
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E2
6.2
6.9
6.5
7.2
7.4
5.0
6.0
7.1
6.2
6.2
6.0
6.0
5.8
6.1
6.0
6.5
7.0
6.7
6.6
6.7
6.6
5.7
6.5
5.8
6.4
6.9
6.9
6.3
7.4
5.0
5.4
5.5
7.2
6.7
7.1
6.9
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.8
6.8
7.5
6.8
5.4
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E3
6.8
7.7
6.2
6.4
6.1
6.1
6.8
7.5
6.3
5.9
6.0
6.2
6.9
6.3
6.0
6.2
6.6
6.4
6.5
7.5
6.2
5.5
5.8
7.4
7.5
5.8
5.6
5.5
5.3
6.3
6.3
6.5
7.0
6.5
6.3
6.5
7.1
6.2
6.5
8.1
7.5
6.4
7.1
6.3
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E4
7.0
6.2
7.2
7.8
6.7
6.1
6.5
7.1
6.1
6.8
6.5
6.3
5.8
6.2
6.0
7.9
7.4
7.4
6.5
6.8
6.7
6.4
7.0
6.3
6.1
4.5
5.5
4.9
5.1
5.9
5.0
7.3
7.3
7.6
6.9
7.3
6.2
6.7
7.1
7.6
3.1
8.0
6.7
6.4
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E5
6.5
7.4
7.7
6.8
6.2
5.9
6.1
6.6
6.0
7.2
6.4
7.6
5.9
6.0
6.5
5.9
7.2
6.6
6.7
5.9
6.8
5.0
6.1
5.8
6.1
4.9
5.9
4.7
5.0
5.9
6.3
7.4
7.7
7.4
7.1
6.9
7.1
7.4
7.5
6.4
6.9
6.6
6.5
6.8
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E6
6.9
7.4
7.1
8.0
6.3
5.5
6.5
6.2
6.0
6.9
5.7
7.6
5.8
6.3
6.2
6.2
7.6
7.1
4.8
6.4
5.9
6.5
5.5
5.6
6.6
5.0
5.0
5.6
5.9
5.8
6.3
5.8
7.0
7.4
4.9
6.5
7.5
7.3
7.5
7.3
7.3
8.3
6.9
6.6
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E7
8.3
6.5
7.2
7.1
7.3
6.0
6.5
7.0
5.6
5.6
5.9
6.4
5.8
6.1
6.4
7.1
7.3
5.4
6.7
6.6
6.6
6.3
6.0
5.9
6.2
6.4
6.4
5.5
3.6
6.1
5.2
7.1
7.2
6.8
7.2
7.0
7.4
7.4
7.3
6.2
7.9
6.7
6.7
6.4
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E8
6.9
7.4
7.4
7.7
5.8
5.7
6.5
6.7
6.2
6.4
5.7
7.7
6.1
6.5
6.5
7.2
5.1
6.1
6.3
7.2
6.6
6.3
6.3
5.8
6.1
5.7
6.8
6.2
6.4
6.0
6.2
6.5
6.7
7.7
6.6
6.2
6.8
6.7
7.3
6.5
6.6
7.1
7.0
6.6
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E9
6.9
6.4
7.7
6.4
6.5
5.5
6.3
7.7
5.7
7.3
6.1
6.3
6.9
5.9
6.3
5.9
7.6
6.3
6.0
5.7
6.0
5.1
6.2
7.3
6.0
5.3
5.8
5.7
6.6
6.6
7.1
8.6
7.4
6.2
5.6
6.8
7.1
6.7
7.2
7.5
7.8
6.3
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E10
7.5
7.7
7.6
7.2
6.5
6.2
6.3
6.1
6.2
5.9
5.8
5.7
6.2
6.4
6.1
6.3
7.2
6.7
5.7
7.1
7.2
7.0
7.3
6.4
6.3
5.5
5.8
5.6
5.2
5.9
6.7
7.4
6.6
7.5
6.9
6.3
8.3
7.8
8.7
6.9
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6.7
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E11
7.2
7.3
7.7
6.9
6.4
5.5
5.8
7.1
7.8
6.6
5.2
5.5
6.3
6.3
6.8
6.5
6.6
6.8
6.6
6.9
6.8
6.2
6.1
5.5
6.1
5.4
6.3
5.6
5.9
4.1
6.5
7.2
7.3
6.4
6.2
7.4
5.9
6.7
7.0
6.8
6.0
5.5
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E12
6.4
6.7
6.9
7.1
6.4
7.3
5.8
6.4
6.7
6.2
6.0
6.6
6.3
6.0
5.5
6.5
7.1
6.2
7.3
7.0
5.9
6.3
6.0
6.3
5.8
6.2
6.3
6.1
6.1
7.2
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
6.5
7.2
5.7
8.1
7.3
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7.0
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E13
6.9
6.6
6.9
6.6
7.1
7.2
7.0
6.9
6.4
6.1
6.8
6.4
6.3
6.3
7.2
6.3
7.4
7.5
6.1
5.7
6.5
5.8
5.6
6.4
6.6
5.5
4.8
6.7
6.2
5.0
7.6
6.4
6.3
7.3
7.3
6.2
4.5
6.5
7.2
6.5
8.0
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E14
7.1
6.4
7.0
6.9
6.3
5.9
6.2
6.4
5.8
5.5
7.0
5.8
6.6
6.7
7.3
7.5
5.8
6.5
6.1
6.2
6.5
6.0
6.1
7.4
6.5
4.7
6.4
6.0
6.2
7.2
6.6
6.2
7.3
7.3
7.1
6.0
6.1
5.8
7.2
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E15
7.2
7.7
7.6
6.9
6.1
5.9
6.6
6.1
7.3
5.0
6.4
6.2
6.2
6.3
7.3
6.5
5.3
6.2
7.1
5.9
5.1
5.8
7.4
5.9
7.1
5.9
5.6
4.9
5.9
7.2
6.6
6.3
6.3
8.1
6.4
6.1
7.2
7.9
5.7
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E16
7.0
7.0
7.5
7.3
5.8
6.1
6.9
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.1
6.1
6.0
6.3
6.2
7.2
6.8
7.4
7.2
6.6
5.7
6.7
8.4
5.9
5.6
4.8
4.2
5.5
6.7
8.0
6.8
7.7
6.6
6.1
8.4
7.1
7.9
7.0
7.0
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E17
7.1
6.9
6.7
5.9
6.7
7.3
7.5
5.6
6.3
5.5
6.0
6.2
5.7
6.4
7.4
7.0
5.2
6.8
5.5
6.1
6.7
6.1
6.8
5.3
5.4
5.3
6.2
6.3
6.8
7.3
7.5
6.5
7.3
7.1
7.1
7.5
7.3
5.5
7.4
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E18
6.9
6.8
8.8
7.1
6.6
6.0
6.6
7.1
6.1
5.7
5.8
6.5
5.1
7.1
6.4
6.9
6.9
6.4
4.9
5.7
4.6
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6.7
5.9
4.4
7.8
5.9
6.9
7.1
6.5
7.3
6.3
7.2
5.8
6.5
6.0
6.3
6.7
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E19
7.7
6.5
7.4
6.7
7.6
6.5
7.5
6.4
6.3
6.4
6.1
5.6
7.1
7.8
5.9
6.3
6.4
6.4
5.9
6.6
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5.7
5.8
5.2
5.7
7.1
6.4
7.4
6.5
6.4
6.7
6.9
7.4
7.4
6.5
6.4
6.3
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E20
6.4
6.9
7.1
7.6
7.3
7.0
6.9
6.4
7.3
5.3
6.2
7.0
6.2
6.7
7.5
8.5
6.5
5.7
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7.3
6.7
5.4
5.6
5.9
7.1
6.8
5.8
7.1
6.3
7.3
6.3
6.3
6.1
6.8
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E21
7.2
7.4
8.2
8.9
6.5
7.4
7.5
7.9
7.3
7.6
7.4
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E22
7.5
6.8
7.7
7.0
8.4
7.8
E23
5.2
E24
6.7
AVG
6.9
7.0
7.3
7.0
6.6
6.0
6.4
6.9
6.3
6.4
5.9
6.5
6.2
6.3
6.2
6.4
7.0
6.7
6.3
6.7
6.6
6.0
6.1
6.2
6.6
5.9
6.0
5.5
5.8
5.9
6.4
7.0
7.1
6.9
6.7
6.9
7.1
6.9
7.1
6.9
6.7
7.0
6.9
6.6
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Overview

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

NetworkNBC
Seasons52

Saturday Night Live holds an IMDb rating of 8.0 from 59K votes. Across its 846 rated episodes, the highest-rated is S35E21 "Betty White/Jay-Z" at 8.9, and the lowest is S41E4 "Donald Trump with Sia" at 3.1. Season 3 is the strongest, averaging 7.3 per episode. Explore the full episode ratings graph below, season by season.

Peak8.9
S35E21Betty White/Jay-Z
Low point3.1
S41E4Donald Trump with Sia

Averages 6.6 across 846 rated episodes — strongest run is Season 3 at 7.3.

Average by season

Season 17.024 eps
Season 27.022 eps
Season 37.320 eps
Season 47.020 eps
Season 56.620 eps
Season 66.013 eps
Season 76.420 eps
Season 86.920 eps
Season 96.319 eps
Season 106.417 eps
Season 115.918 eps
Season 126.520 eps
Season 136.213 eps
Season 146.320 eps
Season 156.220 eps
Season 166.420 eps
Season 177.120 eps
Season 186.720 eps
Season 196.320 eps
Season 206.720 eps
Season 216.620 eps
Season 226.020 eps
Season 236.120 eps
Season 246.219 eps
Season 256.617 eps
Season 265.920 eps
Season 276.020 eps
Season 285.520 eps
Season 295.820 eps
Season 305.920 eps
Season 316.419 eps
Season 327.020 eps
Season 337.112 eps
Season 346.922 eps
Season 356.722 eps
Season 366.922 eps
Season 377.122 eps
Season 386.921 eps
Season 397.121 eps
Season 406.921 eps
Season 416.721 eps
Season 427.021 eps
Season 436.98 eps
Season 446.612 eps

Top-rated episodes

1S35E21Betty White/Jay-Z8.9
2S3E18Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers8.8
3S39E10Jimmy Fallon with Justin Timberlake8.7
4S32E9Justin Timberlake8.6
5S21E20Jim Carrey/Soundgarden8.5

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Saturday Night Live have?

Saturday Night Live has 1018 episodes across 52 seasons.

How many seasons does Saturday Night Live have?

Saturday Night Live has 52 seasons.

What is Saturday Night Live's IMDb rating?

Saturday Night Live holds an IMDb rating of 8.0 from 59K votes.

What is the highest-rated episode of Saturday Night Live?

The highest-rated episode of Saturday Night Live is S35E21 “Betty White/Jay-Z”, rated 8.9 on IMDb.

What is the lowest-rated episode of Saturday Night Live?

The lowest-rated episode of Saturday Night Live is S41E4 “Donald Trump with Sia”, rated 3.1 on IMDb.

Which season of Saturday Night Live is the best?

Season 3 is the highest-rated, averaging 7.3 per episode.