Season 1

The first season of Saturday Night Live, the weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show on NBC, aired during the 1975–1976 television season. Saturday Night Live premiered on October 11, 1975 and consisted of a total of 24 episodes, the last of which aired on July 31, 1976. In 1974, NBC Tonight Show host Johnny Carson requested that the weekend broadcasts of "Best of Carson" come to an end, so that Carson could take two weeknights off and NBC would thus air those repeats on those nights rather than feed them to affiliates for broadcast on either Saturdays or Sundays. Given Carson's undisputed status as the dean of late-night television, NBC heard his request as an ultimatum, fearing he might use the issue as grounds to defect to either ABC or CBS. To fill the gap, the network drew up some ideas and brought in Dick Ebersol – a protégé of legendary ABC Sports president Roone Arledge – to develop a 90-minute late-night variety show. Ebersol's first order of business was hiring a young Canadian producer named Lorne Michaels to be the show-runner.

Season episodes list 1

S01E01

S01E01 : George Carlin/Janis Ian & Billy Preston 7.21/10 (aired on 10/11/1975)

Host George Carlin; Janis Ian; Billy Preston.
S01E02

S01E02 : Paul Simon/Simon & Garfunkel, Randy Newman, Phoebe Snow 6.09/10 (aired on 10/18/1975)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include: "The Berkeley Collection of Grafitti…
S01E03

S01E03 : Rob Reiner/Joe Cocker 6.85/10 (aired on 10/25/1975)

Live from New York, it's.. Sketeches Include: Wheelchair Bound, A Trip to the Doctor, Fashion…
S01E04

S01E04 : Candice Bergen/Esther Phillips 6.7/10 (aired on 11/08/1975)

Live from New York, It's... Sketches include: Gerald Ford adressess the nation, Ambassador…
S01E05

S01E05 : Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III 6.36/10 (aired on 11/15/1975)

Live from New York, It's... Sketches include: Pagent winner Sherry refuses crown, Minute Mystery,…
S01E06

S01E06 : Lily Tomlin/Howard Shore & the All Nurse Band 6.96/10 (aired on 11/22/1975)

Live from New York, it's... Sketches include "Gerald Ford Addresses the Nation," "Beethoven Sings…
S01E07

S01E07 : Richard Pryor/Gil-Scott Heron, Thalmus Rasulala 8.39/10 (aired on 12/13/1975)

On A Seven Second Delay from New York, it's...Garrett Morris Sketches include: The Clumsy Waiters,…
S01E08

S01E08 : Candice Bergen/The Stylistics, Martha Reeves 6.69/10 (aired on 12/20/1975)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- Fireside Chat with Gerald Ford, "Mel's…
S01E09

S01E09 : Elliott Gould/Anne Murray 6.4/10 (aired on 01/10/1976)

Live from New York, it's... Chevy Chase Sketches include "The Dead String Quartet," "Interior…
S01E10

S01E10 : Buck Henry/Bill Withers, Toni Basil 7.68/10 (aired on 01/17/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Suicide Prevention, "Samurai Deli",…
S01E11

S01E11 : Peter Cook, Dudley Moore/Neil Sedaka 7.34/10 (aired on 01/24/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- Bomb Squad, Prisoner Auditions, "Don…
S01E12

S01E12 : Dick Cavett/Marshall Efron, Jimmy Cliff 6.21/10 (aired on 01/31/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Voodoo on Chevy Chase, Alcohol and…
S01E13

S01E13 : Peter Boyle/Al Jarreau 7.28/10 (aired on 02/14/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include "The Valentine's Day Massacre," "Samurai…
S01E14

S01E14 : Desi Arnaz/Desi Arnaz, Jr. 7.51/10 (aired on 02/21/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- Gerald Ford gives a word association,…
S01E15

S01E15 : Jill Clayburgh/Andy Kaufman 7.27/10 (aired on 02/28/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- No More Falls, "Great Moments in…
S01E16

S01E16 : Anthony Perkins/Betty Carter 7.3/10 (aired on 03/13/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--'SNL is not ad-libbed' says Chevy Chase,…
S01E17

S01E17 : Ron Nessen/Toni Basil, Patti Smith 7.01/10 (aired on 04/17/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Gerald Ford Sketches include-- "The Dead String Quartet", Super…
S01E18

S01E18 : Raquel Welch/Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian 6.8/10 (aired on 04/24/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- "Get to the fall Chevy!", Purina Rat…
S01E19

S01E19 : Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon 8.1/10 (aired on 05/08/1976)

Live from New York, it's Chevy Chase! Sketches are "Ronald Reagan's Jam Session," Not for Ladies…
S01E20

S01E20 : Dyan Cannon/Leon Russell 6.69/10 (aired on 05/15/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Chevy has to do the fall again, "Hearing…
S01E21

S01E21 : Buck Henry/Gordon Lightfoot 7.39/10 (aired on 05/22/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Emmy winner Chevy tries to get Laraine…
S01E22

S01E22 : Elliott Gould/Leon Redbone 7.97/10 (aired on 05/29/1976)

Sketches include "Wax Museum," "Phone Operator Academy," "European Poker Player," "Babs's Uvula,"…
S01E23

S01E23 : Louise Lasser/Preservation Hall Jazz Band 5.54/10 (aired on 07/24/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Belushi thinks Chevy has a big head,…
S01E24

S01E24 : Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge 6.89/10 (aired on 07/31/1976)

Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Kristofferson signs "Help Me Make it…
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  • Original title

    Saturday Night Live

  • Type

    TV series

  • Episodes

    48 Seasons • 941 Episodes

  • Rating

    8.09/10 (37 878 voting)

  • Popularity : 100%

  • Country of origin

    US

  • Original language(s)

    en

  • Running time

    67 :

  • Website

    http://www.nbc.com/Saturd…

  • Status

    Returning series