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When does Saturday Night Live Season 20 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 20 premiered Saturday, September 24, 1994 on NBC and ended Saturday, May 13, 1995. The season has 20 episodes.

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.

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Saturday Night Live Season 20 release schedule

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1. Steve Martin/Eric Clapton

Sketches include ""Clinton Auditions,"" ""The Ron Wood Show,"" ""Baseball Cruise,"" ""Steve Martin's All-Natural Penis Beauty Creme,"" and ""Bad Ad Campaign."" ""Court TV: O.J. Simpson Trial,"" ""Total Bastard Airlines,"" and ""The Better Baby."" Bathroom Monkey Commercial"", ""Weekend Update with Norm MacDonald"", ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey"", ""Leland-Meyers Home Headache Test Commercial"".

Saturday · 32 years ago

2. Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt

Sketches include "Bill Clinton," "Court TV: O.J. Simpson Trial," "Adult Education Class," "Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley," and "Monsters of Monologue '94."

Saturday · 32 years ago

3. John Travolta/Seal

Sketches include ""Bathroom Monkey,"" ""Coffee Talk With Linda Richman,"" ""Dracula's Not Gay,"" ""Quentin Tarantino's Welcome Back Kotter,"" ""Women's Self-Defense,"" ""Larry King Live,"" ""Small Office,"" ""Deaf Drug Dealer""

Saturday · 32 years ago

4. Dana Carvey/Edie Brickell

Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Virtual Reality Books,"" ""Johnny Carson,"" ""Ross Perot,"" ""Pepper Boy,"" ""Nobel Prize Awards,"" ""Work Excuses,"" ""Office Space""

Saturday · 32 years ago

5. Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M.

Sketches include ""Concession Speech,"" ""Good Morning Brooklyn,"" ""Nice and Naughty Guitarists,"" ""Confucius,"" ""The Casting Couch,"" ""The Munchkins,"" and ""Tribute to Michael O'Donoghue"".

Saturday · 32 years ago

6. John Turturro/Tom Petty

Sketches include ""It's a Wonderful Newt,"" ""Christopher Walken's Celebrity Psychic Friends Network,"" ""Phone Hang-Ups,"" ""Taxi Driver: The Musical,"" ""Stop That,"" ""The Movie Club""

Thursday · 31 years ago

7. Roseanne/Green Day

Sketches include ""Jesse Helms,"" ""Roseanne Goes to Therapy,"" ""USAir,"" ""Rescue 911,"" ""Civil War Memories,"" and ""Yogurt Store.""

Saturday · 31 years ago

8. Alec Baldwin/Beastie Boys

Sketches include ""Joycelyn Elders,"" ""Japanese Game Show,"" ""Los Angeles Breast and Penis,"" ""Celebrity Memorial Auction,"" and ""Family Auto Trip.""

Saturday · 31 years ago

9. George Foreman/Hole

Sketches include ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Time Boxer,"" ""Looking Good,"" ""Matt Foley,"" ""Uncle Joe,"" ""The Incredible Hulk,"" ""Chris Elliot's Bedtime Story,"" ""Jackie Stallone's Psychic Circle""

Saturday · 31 years ago

10. Jeff Daniels/Luscious Jackson

Sketches include ""Newt Gingrich,"" ""Connie Chung and Newt Gingrich's Mom,"" ""Martin Luther King Day,"" ""Mystery Dinner Theatre,"" ""Eterna-Rest,"" ""Film Beat,"" ""Entertainment Tonight""

Saturday · 31 years ago

11. David Hyde Pierce/Live

Sketches include "O.J. Simpson", "Rock Poetry Class", "Tales of Little Women", "Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly", "Robot Spy Onboard", "Nervous Habits", "Jersey Kids Meet the Foreigner", "Perspectives", "Claire Tries Internet Sex", and "Movie News".

Saturday · 31 years ago

12. Bob Newhart/Des'ree

Sketches include ""C-SPAN: Colin Ferguson,"" ""Ricki Lake,"" ""Book Buzz,"" ""Baywatch,"" ""Poster Worker Evaluation,"" ""Hi Bob,"" and ""Sports Beat."" Des'ree performed ""You Gotta Be"" and ""Feels So High.""

Saturday · 31 years ago

13. Deion Sanders/Bon Jovi

Sketches include: ""O.J. Simpson Tour,"" ""The 1995 ESPY Awards,"" ""Rappers With Simple Lyrics,"" ""Perspectives,"" ""Deep Thoughts By Jack Handey,"" and ""Sick Boy""

Saturday · 31 years ago

14. George Clooney/The Cranberries

Sketches include ""Black History Month,"" ""Mandy the Whale,"" ""Tales of Fraud and Malfeasance in Railroad Hiring Practices,"" ""Taxicab Confessions,"" and ""Zagat's"".

Saturday · 31 years ago

15. Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox

Sketches include ""Newt Gingrich's Sister,"" ""Where's Superman?,"" ""Mad About You Aliens,"" ""Sparklebrite Toothpaste,"" and ""One Brother Cafe.""

Saturday · 31 years ago

16. John Goodman/Tragically Hip

Live from New York, it's…Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include ""This Week With David Brinkley,"" ""Superfans Return,"" ""The Late Late Show With Tom Snyder,"" ""Dog Park,"" ""Howard Stern,"" ""Self-Deluded Losers,"" ""Unsolved Mysteries,"" ""Coal Miners,"" and ""Penis-Measuring Device.""

Saturday · 31 years ago

17. Damon Wayans/Dionne Farris

Sketches include: ""Judge Ito,"" ""Men on Film,"" ""Spit Valves,"" ""Black Names,"" ""Christopher Walken for Skittles"", and ""Court TV: The O.J. Trial.""

Saturday · 31 years ago

18. Courteney Cox/Dave Matthews Band

Sketches include ""Matt Foley,"" ""Good Morning Brooklyn,"" ""Gapardy,"" ""Melanie Babysits,"" ""Charles Manson,"" ""Truth vs. Jokes,"" ""Replacement Baseball,"" ""His Muse Friday,"" ""Obnoxious Co-worker""

Saturday · 31 years ago

19. Bob Saget/TLC

Sketches include ""Tony Vallencourt,"" ""Fast,"" ""America's Funniest Hate Videos,"" ""Fashion Designer,"" ""Where In the World is San Diego, California?"", ""Boyz II Men,"" ""Karl's,"" ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey,"" ""Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley,"" ""Pacemaker""

Saturday · 31 years ago

20. David Duchovny/Rod Stewart Finale

Live from New York, for the last time, it's…Michael McKean! Sketches include ""Beastman of Studio 8H,"" You Think You're Better Than Me?, Zagat's, ""New England General Store,"" Ricki Lake, ""Rock and Roll Realtor,"" and ""Polar Bears.""

Saturday · 31 years ago

Saturday Night Live Season 20 guest stars

  • Damon Wayans

    Damon Wayans

    Self - Host

  • Dan Aykroyd

    Dan Aykroyd

    Self - Various Characters

  • Molly Shannon

    Molly Shannon

    Self - Various Characters

  • Mark McKinney

    Mark McKinney

    Self - Various Characters

  • Morwenna Banks

    Morwenna Banks

    Self - Various Characters

  • John Turturro

    John Turturro

    Self - Host

  • David Hyde Pierce

    David Hyde Pierce

    Self - Host

  • Deion Sanders

    Deion Sanders

    Self - Host

  • Bonnie Raitt

    Bonnie Raitt

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Bob Saget

    Bob Saget

    Self - Host

  • Annie Lennox

    Annie Lennox

    Self - Musical Guest

  • George Clooney

    George Clooney

    Self - Host

  • Paul Reiser

    Paul Reiser

    Self - Host

  • Steve Martin

    Steve Martin

    Self - Host

  • David Duchovny

    David Duchovny

    Self - Host

  • Bob Newhart

    Bob Newhart

    Self - Host

Saturday Night Live Season 20 FAQ

When does Saturday Night Live Season 20 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 20 premiered Saturday, September 24, 1994 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Saturday Night Live Season 20?

Saturday Night Live Season 20 has 20 episodes.

Are new episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 20 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Saturday Night Live Season 20 finale?

The Saturday Night Live Season 20 finale (Episode 20) aired Saturday, May 13, 1995.

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