TV series / 1975-

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is a TV series from 1975-. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 51 seasons and 1,010 rated episodes.

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51 seasons 1,010 rated episodes 6.6 average 193,315 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051
1 7.3 7.0 7.6 7.4 7.5 6.0 6.3 7.8 6.1 6.2 6.1 7.6 7.1 7.0 6.4 7.3 7.6 6.5 7.4 7.3 6.9 5.1 7.2 6.9 7.4 6.4 6.7 6.2 5.8 6.7 6.8 5.7 6.7 5.8 6.3 7.4 7.4 7.8 7.5 6.6 6.3 7.6 7.1 6.6 6.8 6.4 6.5 5.9 6.4 6.3 5.1
2 6.2 6.9 6.6 7.2 7.5 5.1 5.9 7.1 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.6 5.7 6.5 5.8 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.3 7.4 5.0 5.4 5.5 7.3 6.8 7.1 6.9 7.5 7.0 6.6 6.8 6.8 7.5 6.8 5.4 7.2 6.9 5.4 6.0 5.3 7.3 6.2
3 6.8 7.7 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.8 7.5 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.9 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.5 7.6 6.2 5.5 5.8 7.4 7.5 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.3 6.3 6.4 6.6 7.0 6.5 6.3 6.5 7.1 6.2 6.5 8.0 7.5 6.5 7.1 6.3 7.0 5.8 7.2 5.0 7.6 7.6 6.3
4 7.0 6.2 7.2 7.9 6.8 6.1 6.5 7.0 6.1 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.8 6.1 6.0 7.9 7.4 7.5 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.9 5.1 5.9 5.0 7.3 7.3 7.6 6.9 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.1 7.7 3.1 8.0 6.7 6.4 7.2 7.2 7.5 6.2 6.9 6.9 6.9
5 6.4 7.4 7.7 6.7 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.6 6.0 7.2 6.3 7.6 5.9 6.0 6.5 5.9 7.2 6.7 6.7 5.9 6.7 5.0 6.1 5.8 6.2 5.0 5.9 4.6 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 5.9 6.9 6.9 5.7 6.3 7.4 6.5
6 6.9 7.3 7.1 8.0 6.4 5.4 6.5 6.1 5.9 6.9 5.7 7.6 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.2 7.7 7.2 4.9 6.4 5.9 6.5 5.5 5.6 6.7 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 6.9 7.2 6.4 6.8 6.5 6.0 7.3
7 8.3 6.5 7.3 7.2 7.3 6.0 6.5 7.0 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.4 5.7 6.1 6.4 7.0 7.4 5.5 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.4 5.5 3.7 6.1 5.3 7.1 7.3 6.8 7.2 7.0 7.4 7.5 7.3 6.2 7.9 6.7 6.7 6.4 7.5 6.5 6.7 6.5 7.1 6.5 6.6
8 6.9 7.5 7.4 7.8 5.8 5.7 6.4 6.8 6.1 6.4 5.8 7.7 6.1 6.6 6.5 7.1 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 6.6 6.7 7.8 6.6 6.2 6.9 6.7 7.2 6.5 6.6 7.1 7.0 6.6 6.0 7.1 7.2 7.7 7.5 6.7 5.9
9 6.9 6.4 7.7 6.4 6.5 5.5 6.3 7.7 5.6 7.2 6.1 6.3 6.9 5.8 6.4 5.9 7.6 6.3 6.1 5.8 6.0 5.1 6.2 7.3 6.1 5.3 5.8 5.7 6.6 6.6 7.1 8.6 7.4 6.1 5.6 6.8 7.1 6.7 7.2 7.5 7.8 6.3 6.2 7.4 6.6 6.8 5.5 7.1 5.4 6.5 7.6
10 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.2 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.7 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.3 7.1 6.6 5.8 7.2 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 7.0 6.3 8.3 7.8 8.7 7.0 7.5 6.7 7.2 6.5 8.8 6.1 5.9 7.3 5.7 7.8 6.4
11 7.2 7.3 7.8 7.0 6.4 5.6 5.8 7.1 7.7 6.6 5.2 5.5 6.3 6.3 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.9 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.5 6.1 5.5 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 6.7 6.0 5.5 6.4 6.9 7.7 6.5 6.7 6.2 6.8 6.5 5.3
12 6.4 6.8 7.0 7.2 6.4 7.2 5.8 6.4 6.8 6.2 6.0 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.5 6.5 7.2 6.1 7.4 7.0 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 6.3 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 7.3 7.1 6.1 6.0 6.8 8.5 6.1 6.9 7.0
13 6.9 6.6 6.9 6.5 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.5 6.1 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.2 7.1 6.3 7.5 7.5 6.2 5.7 6.6 5.8 5.5 6.4 6.6 5.5 4.8 6.6 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 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 7.4 6.3 6.0 5.5 7.5
14 7.1 6.4 6.9 6.9 6.4 5.9 6.2 6.4 5.8 5.5 7.0 5.8 6.6 6.7 7.4 7.5 5.9 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.0 6.2 7.4 6.5 4.6 6.4 6.0 6.2 7.2 6.6 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.1 6.0 6.1 5.8 7.2 5.8 8.1 7.7 6.3 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.2 7.5
15 7.2 7.7 7.6 7.0 6.1 5.9 6.6 6.1 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.3 7.3 6.5 5.3 6.2 7.1 5.9 5.1 5.7 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 6.8 6.5 7.2 6.1 6.8 6.9 6.0 5.5 6.9
16 7.1 7.0 7.5 7.3 5.8 6.1 6.9 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.3 7.2 6.9 7.5 7.2 6.6 5.7 6.7 8.3 5.9 5.7 4.8 4.3 5.5 6.7 8.0 6.8 7.7 6.6 6.1 8.4 7.2 7.9 6.9 7.0 8.1 6.3 6.7 6.4 6.5 7.2 7.7 7.7 7.1
17 7.1 6.9 6.8 5.9 6.8 7.2 7.5 5.6 6.3 5.5 6.0 6.2 5.7 6.4 7.4 7.0 5.1 6.9 5.5 6.0 6.7 6.1 6.8 5.4 5.4 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.5 6.5 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.5 7.3 5.5 7.4 6.7 6.6 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.3 8.7 7.0 6.7
18 6.9 6.8 8.8 7.1 6.7 5.8 6.7 7.1 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.7 6.5 5.2 7.1 6.3 6.8 6.9 6.4 4.9 5.7 4.5 6.0 6.7 5.9 4.4 7.8 5.9 6.6 7.1 6.4 7.4 6.4 7.3 5.8 6.5 6.0 6.4 6.7 7.7 6.4 5.9 4.7 6.4 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.8
19 7.7 6.5 7.4 6.8 7.7 6.6 7.5 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.2 5.6 7.2 7.9 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.6 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.7 7.1 6.3 7.4 6.5 6.4 6.7 6.9 7.4 7.4 6.5 6.4 6.3 8.0 8.3 6.9 7.4 6.8 6.7 7.1
20 6.4 6.9 7.1 7.7 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.4 7.2 5.3 6.2 7.0 6.2 6.7 7.4 8.5 6.5 5.7 5.8 7.3 6.7 5.4 5.7 5.9 7.2 6.8 5.8 7.1 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.8 5.5 6.8 7.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.9
21 7.2 7.4 8.2 8.9 6.5 7.4 7.5 7.9 7.3 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.7 6.8
22 7.5 6.8 7.8 7.0 8.4 7.8
23 5.2 7.4
24 6.7

Series summary

About Saturday Night Live

The rated episodes of Saturday Night Live have an average IMDb rating of 6.6 based on 193,315 episode votes. Season 3 has the highest average rating at 7.3 across 20 rated episodes. Season 28 has the lowest average rating at 5.5.

Genre
Comedy , Music
Runtime
90 minute episodes
Principal cast
The Saturday Night Live Band, Don Pardo, and Darrell Hammond
Writers
Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, and James Downey
Directors
Dave Wilson, Don Roy King, and Beth McCarthy-Miller
Also known as
Il Saturday Night Live, NBC's Saturday Night, and Saturday Night

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S35E21: Betty White/Jay-Z The best episode of Saturday Night Live is S35E21: Betty White/Jay-Z with a 8.9 rating / 659 votes
  2. S45E10: Eddie Murphy/Lizzo 8.8 rating / 877 votes
  3. S3E18: Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers 8.8 rating / 260 votes
  4. S49E17: Ryan Gosling/Chris Stapleton 8.7 rating / 714 votes
  5. S39E10: Jimmy Fallon/Justin Timberlake 8.7 rating / 552 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S41E4: Donald Trump/Sia The worse episode of Saturday Night Live is S41E4: Donald Trump/Sia with a 3.1 rating / 875 votes
  2. S29E7: Al Sharpton/Pink 3.7 rating / 99 votes
  3. S30E11: Paris Hilton/Keane 4.1 rating / 157 votes
  4. S29E16: Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals 4.3 rating / 166 votes
  5. S28E18: Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent 4.4 rating / 85 votes