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Season 11 (18 Episodes)

1985 TV-14 1h 30m 8

Saturday Night Live aired its 11th season during the 1985-1986 television season on NBC. The season started on November 9, 1985 and ended on May 24, 1986, 18 episodes were produced. Dick Ebersol left the show after the 1984-85 season, when the network refused his request to shut the program down entirely for six months and shift much of the material onto tape, not live broadcast. Once again, NBC briefly considered cancelling the show, but programming head Brandon Tartikoff decided to continu...

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Season 11 Episodes:

Episode 1 Madonna/Simple Minds

1. Madonna/Simple Minds

Aired: Nov 9, 1985

No cold opening. In her monologue, the host Madonna talks about her and Sean ...

Episode 2 Chevy Chase/Sheila E.

2. Chevy Chase/Sheila E.

Aired: Nov 16, 1985

Original SNL cast member Chevy Chase returns to host this 1985 episode, which...

Episode 5 Tom Hanks/Sade

5. Tom Hanks/Sade

Aired: Dec 14, 1985

The host is Tom Hanks and the musical guest is Sade. The sketches are: on "En...

Episode 8 Dudley Moore/Al Green

8. Dudley Moore/Al Green

Aired: Jan 25, 1986

Arthur star Dudley Moore hosts this 1986 episode, which features selected ske...

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