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Saturday Night Live (1975)Season 20
Saturday Night Live aired its twentieth season during the 1994–95 television season on NBC. The twentieth season began on September 24, 1994 and ended on May 13, 1995. Much like seasons six and eleven, this season was lambasted by critics for its decline in quality. Season twenty suffered from having sketches based on very thin premises, a high number of which focused on or mentioned O. J. Simpson's 1995 murder trial. Much like the 1980–1981 season and the 1985–1986 season, NBC worried over SNL's decline in quality and initially decided that now would be the best time to pull the plug on the show once and for all. According to the prime time special Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation, Lorne Michaels credits this season as the closest he's ever been to being fired. In the end, the cast member firings and crew turnover resulting from this season represented the biggest involvement into the show's affairs by NBC executives since the 1980–1981 season and the biggest cast overhaul since the 1985–1986 season. This season saw the deaths of two SNL alumni: Danitra Vance and Michael O'Donoghue. The Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M. episode featured a special appearance by Bill Murray, who introduced a clip of "Mr. Mike's Least Favorite Bedtime Stories" in O'Donoghue's memory.
- Creator
- Dick Ebersol, Lorne Michaels
- Writers
- Lorne Michaels, Jim Downey, Robert Smigel
- Network
- NBC
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- October 11, 1975
- Status
- Returning
- Next episode
- S52E4 · October 31, 2026
Cast
Kenan ThompsonSelf - Various Characters
Darrell HammondDonald Trump (uncredited)
Colin JostEmployee (uncredited)
Seth MeyersSelf - Host
Michael CheSelf - Various Characters
Fred ArmisenSelf - Host
Al FrankenThe Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Cecily StrongSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Kate McKinnonSelf - Host
Mikey DaySelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Aidy BryantSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Tim MeadowsLeon Phelps (uncredited)
Bobby MoynihanSelf
Kyle MooneySelf - Various Characters
Maya RudolphSelf - Host
Kevin NealonFranz (uncredited)
Jason SudeikisPolice Officer (uncredited)
Pete DavidsonSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Bill HaderSelf - Various Characters
Tina FeyLaughing Writer (uncredited)
Episodes
0/20 watched- Episode 1: Steve Martin/Eric Clapton1 h 7 min · Sep 24, 1994
- Episode 2: Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt1 h 7 min · Oct 1, 1994
- Episode 3: John Travolta/Seal1 h 7 min · Oct 15, 1994
- Episode 4: Dana Carvey/Edie Brickell1 h 7 min · Oct 22, 1994
- Episode 5: Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M.1 h 7 min · Nov 12, 1994
- Episode 6: John Turturro/Tom Petty1 h 7 min · Nov 17, 1994
- Episode 7: Roseanne/Green Day1 h 7 min · Dec 3, 1994
- Episode 8: Alec Baldwin/Beastie Boys1 h 7 min · Dec 10, 1994
- Episode 9: George Foreman/Hole1 h 7 min · Dec 17, 1994
- Episode 10: Jeff Daniels/Luscious Jackson1 h 7 min · Jan 14, 1995
- Episode 11: David Hyde Pierce/Live1 h 7 min · Jan 21, 1995
- Episode 12: Bob Newhart/Des'ree1 h 7 min · Feb 11, 1995
- Episode 13: Deion Sanders/Bon Jovi1 h 7 min · Feb 18, 1995
- Episode 14: George Clooney/The Cranberries1 h 7 min · Feb 25, 1995
- Episode 15: Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox1 h 7 min · Mar 18, 1995
- Episode 16: John Goodman/Tragically Hip1 h 7 min · Mar 25, 1995
- Episode 17: Damon Wayans/Dionne Farris1 h 7 min · Apr 8, 1995
- Episode 18: Courteney Cox/Dave Matthews Band1 h 7 min · Apr 15, 1995
- Episode 19: Bob Saget/TLC1 h 7 min · May 6, 1995
- Episode 20: David Duchovny/Rod Stewart1 h 7 min · May 13, 1995
