1. Saturday Night Live: George Carlin/Billy Preston/Janis Ian
Aired: Oct 11, 1975The host for the episode is George Carlin, and the musical guests are Billy P...
1975 TV-14 1h 30m 8
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 tho...
1. Saturday Night Live: George Carlin/Billy Preston/Janis Ian
Aired: Oct 11, 1975The host for the episode is George Carlin, and the musical guests are Billy P...
2. Paul Simon/Randy Newman/Phoebe Snow
Aired: Oct 18, 1975The host for the episode is Paul Simon, and the musical guests are Randy Newm...
The host for the episode is Rob Reiner, but there is no musical guest. The sk...
4. Candice Bergen/Esther Phillips
Aired: Nov 8, 1975The host for the episode is Candice Bergen, and the musical guest is Esther P...
5. Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III
Aired: Nov 15, 1975The host for the episode is Robert Klein, and the musical guests are ABBA and...
The host for the episode is Lily Tomlin, but there is no musical guest. The s...
7. Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron
Aired: Dec 13, 1975The host for the episode is Richard Pryor, and the musical guest is Gil Scott...
8. Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves/The Stylistics
Aired: Dec 20, 1975The host for the episode is Candice Bergen (her second appearance), and the m...
The host for the episode is Elliott Gould, and the musical guest is Anne Murr...
10. Buck Henry/Bill Withers, Toni Basil
Aired: Jan 17, 1976The host for the episode is Buck Henry, and the musical guests are Bill Withe...
11. Peter Cook & Dudley Moore/Neil Sedaka
Aired: Jan 24, 1976The hosts for the episode are Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, and the musical gu...
The host for the episode is Dick Cavett, and the musical guest is Jimmy Cliff...
The host for the episode is Peter Boyle, and the musical guest is Al Jarreau....
14. Desi Arnaz/Desi Arnaz, Jr.
Aired: Feb 21, 1976The host for the episode is Desi Arnaz, and the musical guest is Desi Arnaz, ...
15. Jill Clayburgh/Leon Redbone/The Singing Idlers
Aired: Feb 28, 1976Guest host Jill Clayburgh plays a crusading guidance counselor. Great Moments...
16. Anthony Perkins/Betty Carter
Aired: Mar 13, 1976The host for the episode is Anthony Perkins, and the musical guest is Betty C...
17. Ron Nessen/Patti Smith Group
Aired: Apr 17, 1976The host for the episode is press secretary to President Ford Ron Nessen, and...
18. Raquel Welch/Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian
Aired: Apr 24, 1976Lorne Michaels tries to lure the Beatles onto the show. Baba Wawa makes her f...
The host for this episode is Madeline Kahn, and the musical guest is Carly Si...
20. Dyan Cannon/Leon & Mary Russell
Aired: May 15, 1976The host for the episode is Dyan Cannon, and the musical guests are Leon & Ma...
21. Buck Henry/Gordon Lightfoot
Aired: May 22, 1976The host for the episode is Buck Henry (his second appearance), and the music...
22. Elliott Gould/Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson
Aired: May 29, 1976The host for the episode is Elliott Gould (his second appearance), and the mu...
23. Louise Lasser/Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Aired: Jul 24, 1976The host for the episode is Louise Lasser, and the musical guest is The Prese...
24. Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge
Aired: Jul 31, 1976The host for the episode is Kris Kristofferson, and the musical guest is Rita...
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