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 1,009 rated episodes.

51 seasons 1,009 rated episodes 6.6 average 197,053 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 7.0 6.6 7.2 7.5 5.1 5.9 7.1 6.3 6.0 5.9 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 5.3 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 6.6 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 4.9 7.6 7.6 6.3
4 7.0 6.2 7.2 7.9 6.8 6.1 6.5 7.0 6.0 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.8 6.1 6.0 7.9 7.4 7.5 6.6 6.8 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 6.5 7.4 7.6 6.7 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.6 6.0 7.1 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 6.2 7.4 7.7 7.4 7.1 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.5 6.4 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.8 5.9 6.9 6.9 5.7 6.3 7.4 6.5
6 6.9 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.4 5.4 6.5 6.1 5.9 6.8 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 6.3 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 7.8 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 6.0 6.3 6.9 5.8 6.4 5.9 7.6 6.3 6.1 5.7 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 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.8 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 5.8 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 6.5
11 7.2 7.3 7.8 7.0 6.4 5.6 5.8 7.1 7.6 6.6 5.2 5.5 6.4 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 4.2 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 6.9 7.2 6.4 7.2 5.8 6.4 6.7 6.1 5.9 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.5 6.5 7.2 6.1 7.4 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.1 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.1 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.5 7.2 5.7 8.1 7.3 7.3 7.0 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 6.0 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.2 7.1 6.3 7.6 7.5 6.2 5.8 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 6.1 6.4 5.7 5.4 7.0 5.8 6.6 6.7 7.4 7.5 5.9 6.5 6.2 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 7.6
15 7.2 7.7 7.6 7.0 6.1 5.9 6.6 6.1 7.3 4.9 6.4 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 7.0
16 7.1 7.0 7.5 7.3 5.8 6.1 6.9 6.2 6.2 6.2 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 7.1 7.7 7.7 7.2
17 7.1 6.9 6.9 5.9 6.8 7.2 7.5 5.6 6.2 5.4 6.1 6.2 5.7 6.4 7.4 7.0 5.1 6.9 5.6 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.8 5.4 5.4 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.5 6.5 7.4 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 6.8
18 6.9 6.8 8.8 7.2 6.7 5.8 6.7 6.9 6.3 6.1 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 6.3 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 6.7 6.7 7.0
20 6.5 6.9 7.1 7.7 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.4 7.2 5.3 6.2 7.1 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
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 6.6 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 197,053 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 and 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 / 671 votes
  2. S45E10: Eddie Murphy/Lizzo 8.8 rating / 876 votes
  3. S3E18: Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers 8.8 rating / 265 votes
  4. S49E17: Ryan Gosling/Chris Stapleton 8.7 rating / 711 votes
  5. S39E10: Jimmy Fallon/Justin Timberlake 8.7 rating / 562 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 / 872 votes
  2. S29E7: Al Sharpton/Pink 3.7 rating / 108 votes
  3. S30E11: Paris Hilton/Keane 4.2 rating / 164 votes
  4. S29E16: Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals 4.3 rating / 172 votes
  5. S28E18: Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent 4.4 rating / 92 votes