Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-seventh season during the 2011–2012 television season on NBC. The season officially began on September 24, 2011 with host Alec Baldwin, who returned to host for a record sixteenth time and with musical guest Radiohead and ended on May 19, 2012 with host and musical guest Mick Jagger.
The season began with minimal changes to the cast, as everyone from the prior year returned. The only major change that occurred was Nasim Pedrad being upgraded from being a featured player to repertory status.
Kate McKinnon joined the cast midseason, as a featured player for the last 5 episodes of the season, making her debut on April 7, 2012. McKinnon's addition was announced March 28, 2012. McKinnon is SNL's first openly gay cast member hired since Terry Sweeney in 1985, and the show's first openly gay female cast member.
This would be the final season for seven-year vets Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig, both cast members since 2005. As well, Abby Elliott, who had been a cast member since 2008, would be let go from the show after four seasons. Second year featured player Paul Brittain also exited abruptly halfway through the season, making his final appearance on January 14, 2012.
Host Alec Baldwin; Radiohead performs "Lotus Flower" and "Staircase".
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Host Melissa McCarthy; Lady Antebellum performs performs "We Owned the Night" and "Just a… |
Host Ben Stiller; Foster the People performs "Pumped Up Kicks" and "Houdini".
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Host Anna Faris; Drake performs "Headlines" and "Make Me Proud" (the latter with Nicki… |
Host Charlie Day; Maroon 5 performs "Moves Like Jagger" and "Stereo Hearts".
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Host Emma Stone; Coldplay performs "Paradise" and "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall".
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Host Jason Segel; Florcene + the Machine performs "Shake It Out" and "No Light, No… |
Host Steve Buscemi; The Black Keys perform "Lonely Boy" and "Gold on the Ceiling".
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Host Katy Perry; Robyn performs "Call Your Girlfriend" and "Dancing on My Own".
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Host Jimmy Fallon; Michael Bublé performs "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little… |
Host Charles Barkley; Kelly Clarkson performs "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" and "Mr. Know It… |
Host Daniel Radcliffe; Lana Del Rey performs "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans".
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Host Channing Tatum; Bon Iver performs "Holocene" and "Beth/Rest".
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Host Zooey Deschanel; Karmin performs "Brokenhearted" and "I Told You So".
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Host Maya Rudolph; Sleigh Bells perform "Comeback Kid" and "End of the Line".
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Host Lindsay Lohan; Jack White performs "Love Interruption" and "Sixteen Saltines".
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Host Jonah Hill; The Shins performs "Simple Song" and "It's Only Life".
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Host Sofia Vegara; One Direction performs "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing".
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Host Josh Brolin; Gotye performs "Somebody That I Used to Know" and "Eyes Wide Open".
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Host Eli Manning; Rihanna performs a medley of "Birthday Cake" and "Talk That Talk" and "Where Have… |
Host Will Ferrell; Usher performs "Scream" and "Climax".
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Mick Jagger hosts and performs with Arcade Fire & Jeff Beck.
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