List of Saturday Night Live episodes (seasons 1–30)
# List of Saturday Night Live episodes (seasons 1–30)

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on the NBC Television Network on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics. Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast: the repertory members, also known as the "Not Ready for Prime-Time Players," and newer cast members, known as "Featured Players." Each week, the show features a host, often a well-known celebrity, who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. A musical guest is also invited to perform several sets (usually two, occasionally more). Every so often a host or musical guest fills both roles. With the exception of season 7 and several other rare cases, the show begins with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

Saturday Night Live is one of the longest-running network programs in American television history, with more than 900 episodes broadcast over five decades. A number of the show's sketches have been developed into feature films, including The Blues Brothers, Wayne's World, A Night at the Roxbury, Superstar, Coneheads, The Ladies Man and MacGruber.

Seasons 1 through 5 are available on DVD in Region 1. Various Saturday Night Live sketches are available in several new media formats, including streaming on Hulu and Netflix. A number of sketches are available to view via the show's official YouTube channel, along with best-of compilations for sale through digital video retailers. As of October 1, 2020, the full catalogue of Saturday Night Live episodes is available on the streaming service Peacock, updated actively as new episodes release.

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11) | July 31, 1976 (1976-07-31) |
| 2 | 22 | 22 | September 18, 1976 (1976-09-18) | May 21, 1977 (1977-05-21) |
| 3 | 20 | 20 | September 24, 1977 (1977-09-24) | May 20, 1978 (1978-05-20) |
| 4 | 20 | 20 | October 7, 1978 (1978-10-07) | May 26, 1979 (1979-05-26) |
| 5 | 20 | 20 | October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13) | May 24, 1980 (1980-05-24) |
| 6 | 13 | 13 | November 15, 1980 (1980-11-15) | April 11, 1981 (1981-04-11) |
| 7 | 20 | 20 | October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03) | May 22, 1982 (1982-05-22) |
| 8 | 20 | 20 | September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) | May 14, 1983 (1983-05-14) |
| 9 | 19 | 19 | October 8, 1983 (1983-10-08) | May 12, 1984 (1984-05-12) |
| 10 | 17 | 17 | October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06) | April 13, 1985 (1985-04-13) |
| 11 | 18 | 18 | November 9, 1985 (1985-11-09) | May 24, 1986 (1986-05-24) |
| 12 | 20 | 20 | October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11) | May 23, 1987 (1987-05-23) |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17) | February 27, 1988 (1988-02-27) |
| 14 | 20 | 20 | October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08) | May 20, 1989 (1989-05-20) |
| 15 | 20 | 20 | September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) | May 19, 1990 (1990-05-19) |
| 16 | 20 | 20 | September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29) | May 18, 1991 (1991-05-18) |
| 17 | 20 | 20 | September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28) | May 16, 1992 (1992-05-16) |
| 18 | 20 | 20 | September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26) | May 15, 1993 (1993-05-15) |
| 19 | 20 | 20 | September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25) | May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14) |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) | May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13) |
| 21 | 20 | 20 | September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30) | May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18) |
| 22 | 20 | 20 | September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28) | May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17) |
| 23 | 20 | 20 | September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27) | May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09) |
| 24 | 19 | 19 | September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26) | May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15) |
| 25 | 20 | 20 | October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02) | May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20) |
| 26 | 20 | 20 | October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07) | May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19) |
| 27 | 20 | 20 | September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) | May 18, 2002 (2002-05-18) |
| 28 | 20 | 20 | October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05) | May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17) |
| 29 | 20 | 20 | October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04) | May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15) |
| 30 | 20 | 20 | October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02) | May 21, 2005 (2005-05-21) |
| 31 | 19 | 19 | October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01) | May 20, 2006 (2006-05-20) |
| 32 | 20 | 20 | September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30) | May 19, 2007 (2007-05-19) |
| 33 | 12 | 12 | September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29) | May 17, 2008 (2008-05-17) |
| 34 | 22 | 22 | September 13, 2008 (2008-09-13) | May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16) |
| 35 | 22 | 22 | September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26) | May 15, 2010 (2010-05-15) |
| 36 | 22 | 22 | September 25, 2010 (2010-09-25) | May 21, 2011 (2011-05-21) |
| 37 | 22 | 22 | September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24) | May 19, 2012 (2012-05-19) |
| 38 | 21 | 21 | September 15, 2012 (2012-09-15) | May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18) |
| 39 | 21 | 21 | September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28) | May 17, 2014 (2014-05-17) |
| 40 | 21 | 21 | September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27) | May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16) |
| 41 | 21 | 21 | October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) | May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21) |
| 42 | 21 | 21 | October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) | May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20) |
| 43 | 21 | 21 | September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30) | May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19) |
| 44 | 21 | 21 | September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29) | May 18, 2019 (2019-05-18) |
| 45 | 18 | 18 | September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28) | May 9, 2020 (2020-05-09) |
| 46 | 20 | 20 | October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03) | May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22) |
| 47 | 21 | 21 | October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) | May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21) |
| 48 | 18 | 18 | October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) | April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15) |

## Season 1 (1975–76)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | George Carlin | Billy Preston & Janis Ian | October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11) |
| 2 | 2 | Paul Simon | Randy Newman, Phoebe Snow, Art Garfunkel & Jessy Dixon Singers | October 18, 1975 (1975-10-18) |
| 3 | 3 | Rob Reiner | none | October 25, 1975 (1975-10-25) |
| 4 | 4 | Candice Bergen | Esther Phillips | November 8, 1975 (1975-11-08) |
| 5 | 5 | Robert Klein | ABBA & Loudon Wainwright III | November 15, 1975 (1975-11-15) |
| 6 | 6 | Lily Tomlin | Tomlin with Howard Shore & the All Nurse Band | November 22, 1975 (1975-11-22) |
| 7 | 7 | Richard Pryor | Gil Scott-Heron | December 13, 1975 (1975-12-13) |
| 8 | 8 | Candice Bergen | Martha Reeves & The Stylistics | December 20, 1975 (1975-12-20) |
| 9 | 9 | Elliott Gould | Anne Murray | January 10, 1976 (1976-01-10) |
| 10 | 10 | Buck Henry | Bill Withers & Toni Basil | January 17, 1976 (1976-01-17) |
| 11 | 11 | Peter Cook & Dudley Moore | Neil Sedaka | January 24, 1976 (1976-01-24) |
| 12 | 12 | Dick Cavett | Jimmy Cliff | January 31, 1976 (1976-01-31) |
| 13 | 13 | Peter Boyle | Al Jarreau | February 14, 1976 (1976-02-14) |
| 14 | 14 | Desi Arnaz | Desi Arnaz & Desi Arnaz, Jr. | February 21, 1976 (1976-02-21) |
| 15 | 15 | Jill Clayburgh | Leon Redbone & The Idlers | February 28, 1976 (1976-02-28) |
| 16 | 16 | Anthony Perkins | Betty Carter | March 13, 1976 (1976-03-13) |
| 17 | 17 | Ron Nessen | Patti Smith | April 17, 1976 (1976-04-17) |
| 18 | 18 | Raquel Welch | Phoebe Snow & John Sebastian | April 24, 1976 (1976-04-24) |
| 19 | 19 | Madeline Kahn | Carly Simon | May 8, 1976 (1976-05-08) |
| 20 | 20 | Dyan Cannon | Leon and Mary Russell | May 15, 1976 (1976-05-15) |
| 21 | 21 | Buck Henry | Gordon Lightfoot & Garrett Morris | May 22, 1976 (1976-05-22) |
| 22 | 22 | Elliott Gould | Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson | May 29, 1976 (1976-05-29) |
| 23 | 23 | Louise Lasser | Preservation Hall Jazz Band | July 24, 1976 (1976-07-24) |
| 24 | 24 | Kris Kristofferson | Rita Coolidge | July 31, 1976 (1976-07-31) |

## Season 2 (1976–77)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 1 | Lily Tomlin | James Taylor | September 18, 1976 (1976-09-18) |
| 26 | 2 | Norman Lear | Boz Scaggs | September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25) |
| 27 | 3 | Eric Idle | Joe Cocker & Stuff | October 2, 1976 (1976-10-02) |
| 28 | 4 | Karen Black | John Prine | October 16, 1976 (1976-10-16) |
| 29 | 5 | Steve Martin | Kinky Friedman | October 23, 1976 (1976-10-23) |
| 30 | 6 | Buck Henry | The Band | October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30) |
| 31 | 7 | Dick Cavett | Ry Cooder | November 13, 1976 (1976-11-13) |
| 32 | 8 | Paul Simon | Paul Simon & George Harrison | November 20, 1976 (1976-11-20) |
| 33 | 9 | Jodie Foster | Brian Wilson | November 27, 1976 (1976-11-27) |
| 34 | 10 | Candice Bergen | Frank Zappa with Don Pardo as "The Slime" | December 11, 1976 (1976-12-11) |
| 35 | 11 | Ralph Nader | George Benson | January 15, 1977 (1977-01-15) |
| 36 | 12 | Ruth Gordon | Chuck Berry | January 22, 1977 (1977-01-22) |
| 37 | 13 | Fran Tarkenton | Leo Sayer Donny Harper | January 29, 1977 (1977-01-29) |
| 38 | 14 | Steve Martin | The Kinks | February 26, 1977 (1977-02-26) |
| 39 | 15 | Sissy Spacek | Richard Baskin | March 12, 1977 (1977-03-12) |
| 40 | 16 | Broderick Crawford | Levon Helm Dr. John The Meters | March 19, 1977 (1977-03-19) |
| 41 | 17 | Jack Burns | Santana | March 26, 1977 (1977-03-26) |
| 42 | 18 | Julian Bond | Tom Waits Brick | April 9, 1977 (1977-04-09) |
| 43 | 19 | Elliott Gould | McGarrigle Sisters Roslyn Kind | April 16, 1977 (1977-04-16) |
| 44 | 20 | Eric Idle | Alan Price Neil Innes | April 23, 1977 (1977-04-23) |
| 45 | 21 | Shelley Duvall | Joan Armatrading | May 14, 1977 (1977-05-14) |
| 46 | 22 | Buck Henry | Jennifer Warnes Kenny Vance | May 21, 1977 (1977-05-21) |

## Season 3 (1977–78)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 47 | 1 | Steve Martin | Jackson Browne | September 24, 1977 (1977-09-24) |
| 48 | 2 | Madeline Kahn | Taj Mahal | October 8, 1977 (1977-10-08) |
| 49 | 3 | Hugh Hefner | Libby Titus | October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15) |
| 50 | 4 | Charles Grodin | Paul Simon | October 29, 1977 (1977-10-29) |
| 51 | 5 | Ray Charles | Ray Charles | November 12, 1977 (1977-11-12) |
| 52 | 6 | Buck Henry | Leon Redbone | November 19, 1977 (1977-11-19) |
| 53 | 7 | Mary Kay Place | Willie Nelson | December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10) |
| 54 | 8 | Miskel Spillman | Elvis Costello | December 17, 1977 (1977-12-17) |
| 55 | 9 | Steve Martin | Randy Newman, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | January 21, 1978 (1978-01-21) |
| 56 | 10 | Robert Klein | Bonnie Raitt | January 28, 1978 (1978-01-28) |
| 57 | 11 | Chevy Chase | Billy Joel | February 18, 1978 (1978-02-18) |
| 58 | 12 | O. J. Simpson | Ashford and Simpson | February 25, 1978 (1978-02-25) |
| 59 | 13 | Art Garfunkel | Stephen Bishop | March 11, 1978 (1978-03-11) |
| 60 | 14 | Jill Clayburgh | Eddie Money | March 18, 1978 (1978-03-18) |
| 61 | 15 | Christopher Lee | Meat Loaf | March 25, 1978 (1978-03-25) |
| 62 | 16 | Michael Palin | Eugene Record | April 8, 1978 (1978-04-08) |
| 63 | 17 | Michael Sarrazin | Keith Jarrett | April 15, 1978 (1978-04-15) |
| 64 | 18 | Steve Martin | The Blues Brothers | April 22, 1978 (1978-04-22) |
| 65 | 19 | Richard Dreyfuss | Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman | May 13, 1978 (1978-05-13) |
| 66 | 20 | Buck Henry | Sun Ra | May 20, 1978 (1978-05-20) |

## Season 4 (1978–79)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 67 | 1 | The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones | October 7, 1978 (1978-10-07) |
| 68 | 2 | Fred Willard | Devo | October 14, 1978 (1978-10-14) |
| 69 | 3 | Frank Zappa | Frank Zappa | October 21, 1978 (1978-10-21) |
| 70 | 4 | Steve Martin | Van Morrison | November 4, 1978 (1978-11-04) |
| 71 | 5 | Buck Henry | Grateful Dead | November 11, 1978 (1978-11-11) |
| 72 | 6 | Carrie Fisher | The Blues Brothers | November 18, 1978 (1978-11-18) |
| 73 | 7 | Walter Matthau | Garrett Morris | December 2, 1978 (1978-12-02) |
| 74 | 8 | Eric Idle | Kate Bush | December 9, 1978 (1978-12-09) |
| 75 | 9 | Elliott Gould | Peter Tosh Mick Jagger | December 16, 1978 (1978-12-16) |
| 76 | 10 | Michael Palin | The Doobie Brothers | January 27, 1979 (1979-01-27) |
| 77 | 11 | Cicely Tyson | Talking Heads | February 10, 1979 (1979-02-10) |
| 78 | 12 | Ricky Nelson | Judy Collins | February 17, 1979 (1979-02-17) |
| 79 | 13 | Kate Jackson | Delbert McClinton | February 24, 1979 (1979-02-24) |
| 80 | 14 | Gary Busey | Eubie Blake & Gregory Hines Gary Busey with Rick Danko & Paul Butterfield | March 10, 1979 (1979-03-10) |
| 81 | 15 | Margot Kidder | The Chieftains | March 17, 1979 (1979-03-17) |
| 82 | 16 | Richard Benjamin | Rickie Lee Jones | April 7, 1979 (1979-04-07) |
| 83 | 17 | Milton Berle | Ornette Coleman | April 14, 1979 (1979-04-14) |
| 84 | 18 | Michael Palin | James Taylor | May 12, 1979 (1979-05-12) |
| 85 | 19 | Maureen Stapleton | Linda Ronstadt & Phoebe Snow | May 19, 1979 (1979-05-19) |
| 86 | 20 | Buck Henry | Bette Midler | May 26, 1979 (1979-05-26) |

## Season 5 (1979–80)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 87 | 1 | Steve Martin | Blondie | October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13) |
| 88 | 2 | Eric Idle | Bob Dylan | October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20) |
| 89 | 3 | Bill Russell | Chicago | November 3, 1979 (1979-11-03) |
| 90 | 4 | Buck Henry | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | November 10, 1979 (1979-11-10) |
| 91 | 5 | Bea Arthur | The Roches | November 17, 1979 (1979-11-17) |
| 92 | 6 | Howard Hesseman | Randy Newman | December 8, 1979 (1979-12-08) |
| 93 | 7 | Martin Sheen | David Bowie | December 15, 1979 (1979-12-15) |
| 94 | 8 | Ted Knight | Desmond Child & Rouge | December 22, 1979 (1979-12-22) |
| 95 | 9 | Teri Garr | The B-52's | January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26) |
| 96 | 10 | Chevy Chase | Marianne Faithfull Tom Scott | February 9, 1980 (1980-02-09) |
| 97 | 11 | Elliott Gould | Gary Numan | February 16, 1980 (1980-02-16) |
| 98 | 12 | Kirk Douglas | Sam & Dave | February 23, 1980 (1980-02-23) |
| 99 | 13 | Rodney Dangerfield | The J. Geils Band | March 8, 1980 (1980-03-08) |
| 100 | 14 | (none) | Paul Simon James Taylor David Sanborn | March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15) |
| 101 | 15 | Richard Benjamin Paula Prentiss | Grateful Dead | April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05) |
| 102 | 16 | Burt Reynolds | Anne Murray | April 12, 1980 (1980-04-12) |
| 103 | 17 | Strother Martin | The Specials | April 19, 1980 (1980-04-19) |
| 104 | 18 | Bob Newhart | The Amazing Rhythm Aces Bruce Cockburn | May 10, 1980 (1980-05-10) |
| 105 | 19 | Steve Martin | 3-D Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | May 17, 1980 (1980-05-17) |
| 106 | 20 | Buck Henry | Andrew Gold Andrae Crouch & the Voices of Unity | May 24, 1980 (1980-05-24) |

## Season 6 (1980–81)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 107 | 1 | Elliott Gould | Kid Creole & the Coconuts | November 15, 1980 (1980-11-15) |
| 108 | 2 | Malcolm McDowell | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | November 22, 1980 (1980-11-22) |
| 109 | 3 | Ellen Burstyn | Aretha Franklin Keith Sykes | December 6, 1980 (1980-12-06) |
| 110 | 4 | Jamie Lee Curtis | James Brown Ellen Shipley | December 13, 1980 (1980-12-13) |
| 111 | 5 | David Carradine | Linda Ronstadt The Cast of The Pirates of Penzance | December 20, 1980 (1980-12-20) |
| 112 | 6 | Ray Sharkey | Jack Bruce & Friends | January 10, 1981 (1981-01-10) |
| 113 | 7 | Karen Black | Cheap Trick Stanley Clarke Trio | January 17, 1981 (1981-01-17) |
| 114 | 8 | Robert Hays | Joe "King" Carrasco & the Crowns 14 Karat Soul | January 24, 1981 (1981-01-24) |
| 115 | 9 | Sally Kellerman | Jimmy Cliff | February 7, 1981 (1981-02-07) |
| 116 | 10 | Deborah Harry | Deborah Harry Funky Four Plus One | February 14, 1981 (1981-02-14) |
| 117 | 11 | Charlene Tilton | Todd Rundgren Prince | February 21, 1981 (1981-02-21) |
| 118 | 12 | Bill Murray | Delbert McClinton | March 7, 1981 (1981-03-07) |
| 119 | 13 | None | Jr. Walker & the All-Stars | April 11, 1981 (1981-04-11) |

## Season 7 (1981–82)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 120 | 1 | None | Rod Stewart | October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03) |
| 121 | 2 | Susan Saint James | The Kinks | October 10, 1981 (1981-10-10) |
| 122 | 3 | George Kennedy | Miles Davis | October 17, 1981 (1981-10-17) |
| 123 | 4 | Donald Pleasence | Fear | October 31, 1981 (1981-10-31) |
| 124 | 5 | Lauren Hutton | Rick James | November 7, 1981 (1981-11-07) |
| 125 | 6 | Bernadette Peters | The Go-Go's Billy Joel | November 14, 1981 (1981-11-14) |
| 126 | 7 | Tim Curry | Meat Loaf | December 5, 1981 (1981-12-05) |
| 127 | 8 | Bill Murray | The Spinners The Whiffenpoofs | December 12, 1981 (1981-12-12) |
| 128 | 9 | Robert Conrad | The Allman Brothers Band | January 23, 1982 (1982-01-23) |
| 129 | 10 | John Madden | Jennifer Holliday | January 30, 1982 (1982-01-30) |
| 130 | 11 | James Coburn | Lindsey Buckingham | February 6, 1982 (1982-02-06) |
| 131 | 12 | Bruce Dern | Luther Vandross | February 20, 1982 (1982-02-20) |
| 132 | 13 | Elizabeth Ashley | Hall & Oates | February 27, 1982 (1982-02-27) |
| 133 | 14 | Robert Urich | Mink DeVille | March 20, 1982 (1982-03-20) |
| 134 | 15 | Blythe Danner | Rickie Lee Jones | March 27, 1982 (1982-03-27) |
| 135 | 16 | Daniel J. Travanti | John Cougar Mellencamp | April 10, 1982 (1982-04-10) |
| 136 | 17 | Johnny Cash | Elton John | April 17, 1982 (1982-04-17) |
| 137 | 18 | Robert Culp | The Charlie Daniels Band | April 24, 1982 (1982-04-24) |
| 138 | 19 | Danny DeVito | Sparks | May 15, 1982 (1982-05-15) |
| 139 | 20 | Olivia Newton-John | Olivia Newton-John | May 22, 1982 (1982-05-22) |

## Season 8 (1982–83)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 140 | 1 | Chevy Chase | Queen | September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) |
| 141 | 2 | Louis Gossett Jr. | George Thorogood & the Destroyers | October 2, 1982 (1982-10-02) |
| 142 | 3 | Ron Howard | The Clash | October 9, 1982 (1982-10-09) |
| 143 | 4 | Howard Hesseman | Men at Work | October 23, 1982 (1982-10-23) |
| 144 | 5 | Michael Keaton | The New Joe Jackson Band | October 30, 1982 (1982-10-30) |
| 145 | 6 | Robert Blake | Kenny Loggins | November 13, 1982 (1982-11-13) |
| 146 | 7 | Drew Barrymore | Squeeze | November 20, 1982 (1982-11-20) |
| 147 | 8 | The Smothers Brothers | Laura Branigan | December 4, 1982 (1982-12-04) |
| 148 | 9 | Eddie Murphy | Lionel Richie | December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11) |
| 149 | 10 | Lily Tomlin | Tomlin as Pervis Hawkins | January 22, 1983 (1983-01-22) |
| 150 | 11 | Rick Moranis Dave Thomas | The Bus Boys | January 29, 1983 (1983-01-29) |
| 151 | 12 | Sid Caesar | Joe Cocker Jennifer Warnes | February 5, 1983 (1983-02-05) |
| 152 | 13 | Howard Hesseman | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | February 19, 1983 (1983-02-19) |
| 153 | 14 | Beau Bridges Jeff Bridges | Randy Newman | February 26, 1983 (1983-02-26) |
| 154 | 15 | Bruce Dern | Leon Redbone | March 12, 1983 (1983-03-12) |
| 155 | 16 | Robert Guillaume | Duran Duran | March 19, 1983 (1983-03-19) |
| 156 | 17 | Joan Rivers | Musical Youth | April 9, 1983 (1983-04-09) |
| 157 | 18 | Susan Saint James | Michael McDonald | April 16, 1983 (1983-04-16) |
| 158 | 19 | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | May 7, 1983 (1983-05-07) |
| 159 | 20 | Ed Koch | Kevin Rowland Dexys Midnight Runners | May 14, 1983 (1983-05-14) |

## Season 9 (1983–84)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 160 | 1 | Brandon Tartikoff | John Cougar Mellencamp | October 8, 1983 (1983-10-08) |
| 161 | 2 | Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman | Eddy Grant | October 15, 1983 (1983-10-15) |
| 162 | 3 | John Candy | Men at Work | October 22, 1983 (1983-10-22) |
| 163 | 4 | Betty Thomas | Stray Cats | November 5, 1983 (1983-11-05) |
| 164 | 5 | Teri Garr | Mick Fleetwood's Zoo | November 12, 1983 (1983-11-12) |
| 165 | 6 | Jerry Lewis | Loverboy | November 19, 1983 (1983-11-19) |
| 166 | 7 | The Smothers Brothers | Big Country | December 3, 1983 (1983-12-03) |
| 167 | 8 | Flip Wilson | Stevie Nicks | December 10, 1983 (1983-12-10) |
| 168 | 9 | Father Guido Sarducci | Huey Lewis and the News | January 14, 1984 (1984-01-14) |
| 169 | 10 | Michael and Mary Palin | The Motels | January 21, 1984 (1984-01-21) |
| 170 | 11 | Don Rickles | Billy Idol | January 28, 1984 (1984-01-28) |
| 171 | 12 | Robin Williams | Adam Ant | February 11, 1984 (1984-02-11) |
| 172 | 13 | Jamie Lee Curtis | The Fixx | February 18, 1984 (1984-02-18) |
| 173 | 14 | Edwin Newman | Kool & the Gang | February 25, 1984 (1984-02-25) |
| 174 | 15 | Billy Crystal | Al Jarreau | March 17, 1984 (1984-03-17) |
| 175 | 16 | Michael Douglas | Deniece Williams | April 7, 1984 (1984-04-07) |
| 176 | 17 | George McGovern | Madness | April 14, 1984 (1984-04-14) |
| 177 | 18 | Barry Bostwick | Spinal Tap | May 5, 1984 (1984-05-05) |
| 178 | 19 | Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Father Guido Sarducci, Betty Thomas | The Cars | May 12, 1984 (1984-05-12) |

## Season 10 (1984–85)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 179 | 1 | (none) | Thompson Twins | October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06) |
| 180 | 2 | Bob Uecker | Peter Wolf | October 13, 1984 (1984-10-13) |
| 181 | 3 | Jesse Jackson | Andrae Crouch Wintley Phipps | October 20, 1984 (1984-10-20) |
| 182 | 4 | Michael McKean | Chaka Khan The Folksmen | November 3, 1984 (1984-11-03) |
| 183 | 5 | George Carlin | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | November 10, 1984 (1984-11-10) |
| 184 | 6 | Ed Asner | The Kinks | November 17, 1984 (1984-11-17) |
| 185 | 7 | Ed Begley, Jr. | Billy Squier | December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01) |
| 186 | 8 | Ringo Starr | Herbie Hancock | December 8, 1984 (1984-12-08) |
| 187 | 9 | Eddie Murphy | The Honeydrippers | December 15, 1984 (1984-12-15) |
| 188 | 10 | Kathleen Turner | John Waite | January 12, 1985 (1985-01-12) |
| 189 | 11 | Roy Scheider | Billy Ocean | January 19, 1985 (1985-01-19) |
| 190 | 12 | Alex Karras | Tina Turner | February 2, 1985 (1985-02-02) |
| 191 | 13 | Harry Anderson | Bryan Adams | February 9, 1985 (1985-02-09) |
| 192 | 14 | Pamela Sue Martin | Power Station | February 16, 1985 (1985-02-16) |
| 193 | 15 | Mr. T Hulk Hogan | The Commodores | March 30, 1985 (1985-03-30) |
| 194 | 16 | Christopher Reeve | Santana | April 6, 1985 (1985-04-06) |
| 195 | 17 | Howard Cosell | Greg Kihn | April 13, 1985 (1985-04-13) |

## Season 11 (1985–86)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 196 | 1 | Madonna | Simple Minds | November 9, 1985 (1985-11-09) |
| 197 | 2 | Chevy Chase | Sheila E | November 16, 1985 (1985-11-16) |
| 198 | 3 | Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman | Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band | November 23, 1985 (1985-11-23) |
| 199 | 4 | John Lithgow | Mr. Mister | December 7, 1985 (1985-12-07) |
| 200 | 5 | Tom Hanks | Sade | December 14, 1985 (1985-12-14) |
| 201 | 6 | Teri Garr | The Dream Academy The Cult | December 21, 1985 (1985-12-21) |
| 202 | 7 | Harry Dean Stanton | The Replacements | January 18, 1986 (1986-01-18) |
| 203 | 8 | Dudley Moore | Al Green | January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25) |
| 204 | 9 | Ron Reagan | The Nelsons | February 8, 1986 (1986-02-08) |
| 205 | 10 | Jerry Hall | Stevie Ray Vaughan Double Trouble | February 15, 1986 (1986-02-15) |
| 206 | 11 | Jay Leno | The Neville Brothers | February 22, 1986 (1986-02-22) |
| 207 | 12 | Griffin Dunne | Rosanne Cash | March 15, 1986 (1986-03-15) |
| 208 | 13 | George Wendt Francis Ford Coppola | Philip Glass | March 22, 1986 (1986-03-22) |
| 209 | 14 | Oprah Winfrey | Joe Jackson | April 12, 1986 (1986-04-12) |
| 210 | 15 | Tony Danza | Laurie Anderson | April 19, 1986 (1986-04-19) |
| 211 | 16 | Catherine Oxenberg Paul Simon | Paul Simon Ladysmith Black Mambazo | May 10, 1986 (1986-05-10) |
| 212 | 17 | Jimmy Breslin | Level 42 E.G. Daily | May 17, 1986 (1986-05-17) |
| 213 | 18 | Anjelica Huston Billy Martin | George Clinton Parliament-Funkadelic | May 24, 1986 (1986-05-24) |

## Season 12 (1986–87)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 214 | 1 | Sigourney Weaver | None | October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11) |
| 215 | 2 | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Run-DMC | October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18) |
| 216 | 3 | Rosanna Arquette | Ric Ocasek | November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08) |
| 217 | 4 | Sam Kinison | Lou Reed | November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15) |
| 218 | 5 | Robin Williams | Paul Simon | November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22) |
| 219 | 6 | Chevy Chase Steve Martin Martin Short | Randy Newman | December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06) |
| 220 | 7 | Steve Guttenberg | The Pretenders | December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13) |
| 221 | 8 | William Shatner | Lone Justice | December 20, 1986 (1986-12-20) |
| 222 | 9 | Joe Montana Walter Payton | Deborah Harry | January 24, 1987 (1987-01-24) |
| 223 | 10 | Paul Shaffer | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31) |
| 224 | 11 | Bronson Pinchot | Paul Young | February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14) |
| 225 | 12 | Willie Nelson | Willie Nelson | February 21, 1987 (1987-02-21) |
| 226 | 13 | Valerie Bertinelli | Robert Cray Band | February 28, 1987 (1987-02-28) |
| 227 | 14 | Bill Murray | Percy Sledge | March 21, 1987 (1987-03-21) |
| 228 | 15 | Charlton Heston | Wynton Marsalis | March 28, 1987 (1987-03-28) |
| 229 | 16 | John Lithgow | Anita Baker | April 11, 1987 (1987-04-11) |
| 230 | 17 | John Larroquette | Timbuk 3 | April 18, 1987 (1987-04-18) |
| 231 | 18 | Mark Harmon | Suzanne Vega | May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09) |
| 232 | 19 | Garry Shandling | Los Lobos | May 16, 1987 (1987-05-16) |
| 233 | 20 | Dennis Hopper | Roy Orbison | May 23, 1987 (1987-05-23) |

## Season 13 (1987–88)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 234 | 1 | Steve Martin | Sting | October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17) |
| 235 | 2 | Sean Penn | LL Cool J Michael Penn | October 24, 1987 (1987-10-24) |
| 236 | 3 | Dabney Coleman | The Cars | October 31, 1987 (1987-10-31) |
| 237 | 4 | Robert Mitchum | Simply Red | November 14, 1987 (1987-11-14) |
| 238 | 5 | Candice Bergen | Cher | November 21, 1987 (1987-11-21) |
| 239 | 6 | Danny DeVito | Bryan Ferry | December 5, 1987 (1987-12-05) |
| 240 | 7 | Angie Dickinson | Buster Poindexter David Gilmour | December 12, 1987 (1987-12-12) |
| 241 | 8 | Paul Simon | Linda Ronstadt | December 19, 1987 (1987-12-19) |
| 242 | 9 | Robin Williams | James Taylor | January 23, 1988 (1988-01-23) |
| 243 | 10 | Carl Weathers | Robbie Robertson | January 30, 1988 (1988-01-30) |
| 244 | 11 | Justine Bateman | Terence Trent D'Arby | February 13, 1988 (1988-02-13) |
| 245 | 12 | Tom Hanks | Randy Travis | February 20, 1988 (1988-02-20) |
| 246 | 13 | Judge Reinhold | 10,000 Maniacs | February 27, 1988 (1988-02-27) |

## Season 14 (1988–89)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 247 | 1 | Tom Hanks | Keith Richards | October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08) |
| 248 | 2 | Matthew Broderick | The Sugarcubes | October 15, 1988 (1988-10-15) |
| 249 | 3 | John Larroquette | Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler | October 22, 1988 (1988-10-22) |
| 250 | 4 | Matthew Modine | Edie Brickell and New Bohemians | November 5, 1988 (1988-11-05) |
| 251 | 5 | Demi Moore | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12) |
| 252 | 6 | John Lithgow | Tracy Chapman | November 19, 1988 (1988-11-19) |
| 253 | 7 | Danny DeVito | The Bangles | December 3, 1988 (1988-12-03) |
| 254 | 8 | Kevin Kline | Bobby McFerrin | December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10) |
| 255 | 9 | Melanie Griffith | Little Feat | December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17) |
| 256 | 10 | John Malkovich | Anita Baker | January 21, 1989 (1989-01-21) |
| 257 | 11 | Tony Danza | John Hiatt | January 28, 1989 (1989-01-28) |
| 258 | 12 | Ted Danson | Luther Vandross | February 11, 1989 (1989-02-11) |
| 259 | 13 | Leslie Nielsen | Cowboy Junkies | February 18, 1989 (1989-02-18) |
| 260 | 14 | Glenn Close | Gipsy Kings | February 25, 1989 (1989-02-25) |
| 261 | 15 | Mary Tyler Moore | Elvis Costello | March 25, 1989 (1989-03-25) |
| 262 | 16 | Mel Gibson | Living Colour | April 1, 1989 (1989-04-01) |
| 263 | 17 | Dolly Parton | Dolly Parton | April 15, 1989 (1989-04-15) |
| 264 | 18 | Geena Davis | John Mellencamp | April 22, 1989 (1989-04-22) |
| 265 | 19 | Wayne Gretzky | Fine Young Cannibals | May 13, 1989 (1989-05-13) |
| 266 | 20 | Steve Martin | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | May 20, 1989 (1989-05-20) |

## Season 15 (1989–90)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 267 | 1 | Bruce Willis | Neil Young | September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) |
| 268 | 2 | Rick Moranis | Rickie Lee Jones | October 7, 1989 (1989-10-07) |
| 269 | 3 | Kathleen Turner | Billy Joel | October 21, 1989 (1989-10-21) |
| 270 | 4 | James Woods | Don Henley | October 28, 1989 (1989-10-28) |
| 271 | 5 | Chris Evert | Eurythmics | November 11, 1989 (1989-11-11) |
| 272 | 6 | Woody Harrelson | David Byrne | November 18, 1989 (1989-11-18) |
| 273 | 7 | John Goodman | k.d. lang | December 2, 1989 (1989-12-02) |
| 274 | 8 | Robert Wagner | Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville | December 9, 1989 (1989-12-09) |
| 275 | 9 | Andie MacDowell | Tracy Chapman | December 16, 1989 (1989-12-16) |
| 276 | 10 | Ed O'Neill | Harry Connick, Jr. | January 13, 1990 (1990-01-13) |
| 277 | 11 | Christopher Walken | Bonnie Raitt | January 20, 1990 (1990-01-20) |
| 278 | 12 | Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones Tevin Campbell Kool Moe Dee Big Daddy Kane | February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10) |
| 279 | 13 | Tom Hanks | Aerosmith | February 17, 1990 (1990-02-17) |
| 280 | 14 | Fred Savage | Technotronic | February 24, 1990 (1990-02-24) |
| 281 | 15 | Rob Lowe | The Pogues | March 17, 1990 (1990-03-17) |
| 282 | 16 | Debra Winger | Eric Clapton | March 24, 1990 (1990-03-24) |
| 283 | 17 | Corbin Bernsen | The Smithereens | April 14, 1990 (1990-04-14) |
| 284 | 18 | Alec Baldwin | The B-52's | April 21, 1990 (1990-04-21) |
| 285 | 19 | Andrew Dice Clay | Julee Cruise Spanic Boys | May 12, 1990 (1990-05-12) |
| 286 | 20 | Candice Bergen | The Notting Hillbillies | May 19, 1990 (1990-05-19) |

## Season 16 (1990–91)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 287 | 1 | Kyle MacLachlan | Sinéad O'Connor | September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29) |
| 288 | 2 | Susan Lucci | Hothouse Flowers | October 6, 1990 (1990-10-06) |
| 289 | 3 | George Steinbrenner | Morris Day & The Time | October 20, 1990 (1990-10-20) |
| 290 | 4 | Patrick Swayze | Mariah Carey | October 27, 1990 (1990-10-27) |
| 291 | 5 | Jimmy Smits | World Party | November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10) |
| 292 | 6 | Dennis Hopper | Paul Simon | November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17) |
| 293 | 7 | John Goodman | Faith No More | December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01) |
| 294 | 8 | Tom Hanks | Edie Brickell & New Bohemians | December 8, 1990 (1990-12-08) |
| 295 | 9 | Dennis Quaid | The Neville Brothers | December 15, 1990 (1990-12-15) |
| 296 | 10 | Joe Mantegna | Vanilla Ice | January 12, 1991 (1991-01-12) |
| 297 | 11 | Sting | Sting | January 19, 1991 (1991-01-19) |
| 298 | 12 | Kevin Bacon | INXS | February 9, 1991 (1991-02-09) |
| 299 | 13 | Roseanne Barr | Deee-Lite | February 16, 1991 (1991-02-16) |
| 300 | 14 | Alec Baldwin | Whitney Houston | February 23, 1991 (1991-02-23) |
| 301 | 15 | Michael J. Fox | The Black Crowes | March 16, 1991 (1991-03-16) |
| 302 | 16 | Jeremy Irons | Fishbone | March 23, 1991 (1991-03-23) |
| 303 | 17 | Catherine O'Hara | R.E.M. | April 13, 1991 (1991-04-13) |
| 304 | 18 | Steven Seagal | Michael Bolton | April 20, 1991 (1991-04-20) |
| 305 | 19 | Delta Burke | Chris Isaak | May 11, 1991 (1991-05-11) |
| 306 | 20 | George Wendt | Elvis Costello | May 18, 1991 (1991-05-18) |

## Season 17 (1991–92)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 307 | 1 | Michael Jordan | Public Enemy | September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28) |
| 308 | 2 | Jeff Daniels | Color Me Badd | October 5, 1991 (1991-10-05) |
| 309 | 3 | Kirstie Alley | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | October 12, 1991 (1991-10-12) |
| 310 | 4 | Christian Slater | Bonnie Raitt | October 26, 1991 (1991-10-26) |
| 311 | 5 | Kiefer Sutherland | Skid Row | November 2, 1991 (1991-11-02) |
| 312 | 6 | Linda Hamilton | Mariah Carey | November 16, 1991 (1991-11-16) |
| 313 | 7 | Macaulay Culkin | Tin Machine | November 23, 1991 (1991-11-23) |
| 314 | 8 | MC Hammer | MC Hammer | December 7, 1991 (1991-12-07) |
| 315 | 9 | Steve Martin | James Taylor | December 14, 1991 (1991-12-14) |
| 316 | 10 | Rob Morrow | Nirvana | January 11, 1992 (1992-01-11) |
| 317 | 11 | Chevy Chase | Robbie Robertson | January 18, 1992 (1992-01-18) |
| 318 | 12 | Susan Dey | C&C Music Factory | February 8, 1992 (1992-02-08) |
| 319 | 13 | Jason Priestley | Teenage Fanclub | February 15, 1992 (1992-02-15) |
| 320 | 14 | Roseanne Arnold Tom Arnold | Red Hot Chili Peppers | February 22, 1992 (1992-02-22) |
| 321 | 15 | John Goodman | Garth Brooks | March 14, 1992 (1992-03-14) |
| 322 | 16 | Mary Stuart Masterson | En Vogue | March 21, 1992 (1992-03-21) |
| 323 | 17 | Sharon Stone | Pearl Jam | April 11, 1992 (1992-04-11) |
| 324 | 18 | Jerry Seinfeld | Annie Lennox | April 18, 1992 (1992-04-18) |
| 325 | 19 | Tom Hanks | Bruce Springsteen | May 9, 1992 (1992-05-09) |
| 326 | 20 | Woody Harrelson | Vanessa Williams | May 16, 1992 (1992-05-16) |

## Season 18 (1992–93)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 327 | 1 | Nicolas Cage | Bobby Brown | September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26) |
| 328 | 2 | Tim Robbins | Sinéad O'Connor | October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03) |
| 329 | 3 | Joe Pesci | Spin Doctors | October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10) |
| 330 | 4 | Christopher Walken | Arrested Development | October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24) |
| 331 | 5 | Catherine O'Hara | 10,000 Maniacs | October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31) |
| 332 | 6 | Michael Keaton | Morrissey | November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14) |
| 333 | 7 | Sinbad | Sade | November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21) |
| 334 | 8 | Tom Arnold | Neil Young | December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05) |
| 335 | 9 | Glenn Close | The Black Crowes | December 12, 1992 (1992-12-12) |
| 336 | 10 | Danny DeVito | Bon Jovi | January 9, 1993 (1993-01-09) |
| 337 | 11 | Harvey Keitel | Madonna | January 16, 1993 (1993-01-16) |
| 338 | 12 | Luke Perry | Mick Jagger | February 6, 1993 (1993-02-06) |
| 339 | 13 | Alec Baldwin | Paul McCartney | February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13) |
| 340 | 14 | Bill Murray | Sting | February 20, 1993 (1993-02-20) |
| 341 | 15 | John Goodman | Mary J. Blige | March 13, 1993 (1993-03-13) |
| 342 | 16 | Miranda Richardson | Soul Asylum | March 20, 1993 (1993-03-20) |
| 343 | 17 | Jason Alexander | Peter Gabriel | April 10, 1993 (1993-04-10) |
| 344 | 18 | Kirstie Alley | Lenny Kravitz | April 17, 1993 (1993-04-17) |
| 345 | 19 | Christina Applegate | Midnight Oil | May 8, 1993 (1993-05-08) |
| 346 | 20 | Kevin Kline | Willie Nelson & Paul Simon | May 15, 1993 (1993-05-15) |

## Season 19 (1993–94)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 347 | 1 | Charles Barkley | Nirvana | September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25) |
| 348 | 2 | Shannen Doherty | Cypress Hill | October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02) |
| 349 | 3 | Jeff Goldblum | Aerosmith | October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09) |
| 350 | 4 | John Malkovich | Billy Joel | October 23, 1993 (1993-10-23) |
| 351 | 5 | Christian Slater | The Smashing Pumpkins | October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30) |
| 352 | 6 | Rosie O'Donnell | James Taylor | November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13) |
| 353 | 7 | Nicole Kidman | Stone Temple Pilots | November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20) |
| 354 | 8 | Charlton Heston | Paul Westerberg | December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04) |
| 355 | 9 | Sally Field | Tony! Toni! Toné! | December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11) |
| 356 | 10 | Jason Patric | Blind Melon | January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08) |
| 357 | 11 | Sara Gilbert | Counting Crows | January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15) |
| 358 | 12 | Patrick Stewart | Salt-N-Pepa | February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05) |
| 359 | 13 | Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger | UB40 | February 12, 1994 (1994-02-12) |
| 360 | 14 | Martin Lawrence | Crash Test Dummies | February 19, 1994 (1994-02-19) |
| 361 | 15 | Nancy Kerrigan | Aretha Franklin | March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12) |
| 362 | 16 | Helen Hunt | Snoop Doggy Dogg | March 19, 1994 (1994-03-19) |
| 363 | 17 | Kelsey Grammer | Dwight Yoakam | April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09) |
| 364 | 18 | Emilio Estevez | Pearl Jam | April 16, 1994 (1994-04-16) |
| 365 | 19 | John Goodman | The Pretenders | May 7, 1994 (1994-05-07) |
| 366 | 20 | Heather Locklear | Janet Jackson | May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14) |

## Season 20 (1994–95)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 367 | 1 | Steve Martin | Eric Clapton | September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) |
| 368 | 2 | Marisa Tomei | Bonnie Raitt | October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01) |
| 369 | 3 | John Travolta | Seal | October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15) |
| 370 | 4 | Dana Carvey | Edie Brickell | October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22) |
| 371 | 5 | Sarah Jessica Parker | R.E.M. | November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12) |
| 372 | 6 | John Turturro | Tom Petty | November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19) |
| 373 | 7 | Roseanne | Green Day | December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03) |
| 374 | 8 | Alec Baldwin | Beastie Boys | December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10) |
| 375 | 9 | George Foreman | Hole | December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17) |
| 376 | 10 | Jeff Daniels | Luscious Jackson | January 14, 1995 (1995-01-14) |
| 377 | 11 | David Hyde Pierce | Live | January 21, 1995 (1995-01-21) |
| 378 | 12 | Bob Newhart | Des'ree | February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11) |
| 379 | 13 | Deion Sanders | Bon Jovi | February 18, 1995 (1995-02-18) |
| 380 | 14 | George Clooney | The Cranberries | February 25, 1995 (1995-02-25) |
| 381 | 15 | Paul Reiser | Annie Lennox | March 18, 1995 (1995-03-18) |
| 382 | 16 | John Goodman | The Tragically Hip | March 25, 1995 (1995-03-25) |
| 383 | 17 | Damon Wayans | Dionne Farris | April 8, 1995 (1995-04-08) |
| 384 | 18 | Courteney Cox | Dave Matthews Band | April 15, 1995 (1995-04-15) |
| 385 | 19 | Bob Saget | TLC | May 6, 1995 (1995-05-06) |
| 386 | 20 | David Duchovny | Rod Stewart | May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13) |

## Season 21 (1995–96)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 387 | 1 | Mariel Hemingway | Blues Traveler | September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30) |
| 388 | 2 | Chevy Chase | Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories | October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07) |
| 389 | 3 | David Schwimmer | Natalie Merchant | October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21) |
| 390 | 4 | Gabriel Byrne | Alanis Morissette | October 28, 1995 (1995-10-28) |
| 391 | 5 | Quentin Tarantino | The Smashing Pumpkins | November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11) |
| 392 | 6 | Laura Leighton | Rancid | November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18) |
| 393 | 7 | Anthony Edwards | Foo Fighters | December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02) |
| 394 | 8 | David Alan Grier | Silverchair | December 9, 1995 (1995-12-09) |
| 395 | 9 | Madeline Kahn | Bush | December 16, 1995 (1995-12-16) |
| 396 | 10 | Christopher Walken | Joan Osborne | January 13, 1996 (1996-01-13) |
| 397 | 11 | Alec Baldwin | Tori Amos | January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20) |
| 398 | 12 | Danny Aiello | Coolio | February 10, 1996 (1996-02-10) |
| 399 | 13 | Tom Arnold | Tupac Shakur | February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17) |
| 400 | 14 | Elle Macpherson | Sting | February 24, 1996 (1996-02-24) |
| 401 | 15 | John Goodman | Everclear | March 16, 1996 (1996-03-16) |
| 402 | 16 | Phil Hartman | Gin Blossoms | March 23, 1996 (1996-03-23) |
| 403 | 17 | Steve Forbes | Rage Against the Machine | April 13, 1996 (1996-04-13) |
| 404 | 18 | Teri Hatcher | Dave Matthews Band | April 20, 1996 (1996-04-20) |
| 405 | 19 | Christine Baranski | The Cure | May 11, 1996 (1996-05-11) |
| 406 | 20 | Jim Carrey | Soundgarden | May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18) |

## Season 22 (1996–97)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 407 | 1 | Tom Hanks | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28) |
| 408 | 2 | Lisa Kudrow | Sheryl Crow | October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05) |
| 409 | 3 | Bill Pullman | New Edition | October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19) |
| 410 | 4 | Dana Carvey | Dr. Dre | October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26) |
| 411 | 5 | Chris Rock | The Wallflowers | November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02) |
| 412 | 6 | Robert Downey, Jr. | Fiona Apple | November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16) |
| 413 | 7 | Phil Hartman | Bush | November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23) |
| 414 | 8 | Martin Short | No Doubt | December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07) |
| 415 | 9 | Rosie O'Donnell | Whitney Houston | December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14) |
| 416 | 10 | Kevin Spacey | Beck | January 11, 1997 (1997-01-11) |
| 417 | 11 | David Alan Grier | Snoop Doggy Dogg | January 18, 1997 (1997-01-18) |
| 418 | 12 | Neve Campbell | David Bowie | February 8, 1997 (1997-02-08) |
| 419 | 13 | Chevy Chase | Live | February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15) |
| 420 | 14 | Alec Baldwin | Tina Turner | February 22, 1997 (1997-02-22) |
| 421 | 15 | Sting | Veruca Salt | March 15, 1997 (1997-03-15) |
| 422 | 16 | Mike Myers | Aerosmith | March 22, 1997 (1997-03-22) |
| 423 | 17 | Rob Lowe | Spice Girls | April 12, 1997 (1997-04-12) |
| 424 | 18 | Pamela Anderson | Rollins Band | April 19, 1997 (1997-04-19) |
| 425 | 19 | John Goodman | Jewel | May 10, 1997 (1997-05-10) |
| 426 | 20 | Jeff Goldblum | En Vogue | May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17) |

## Season 23 (1997–98)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 427 | 1 | Sylvester Stallone | Jamiroquai | September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27) |
| 428 | 2 | Matthew Perry | Oasis | October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04) |
| 429 | 3 | Brendan Fraser | Björk | October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18) |
| 430 | 4 | Chris Farley | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25) |
| 431 | 5 | Jon Lovitz | Jane's Addiction | November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08) |
| 432 | 6 | Claire Danes | Mariah Carey | November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15) |
| 433 | 7 | Rudolph Giuliani | Sarah McLachlan | November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22) |
| 434 | 8 | Nathan Lane | Metallica | December 6, 1997 (1997-12-06) |
| 435 | 9 | Helen Hunt | Hanson | December 13, 1997 (1997-12-13) |
| 436 | 10 | Samuel L. Jackson | Ben Folds Five | January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10) |
| 437 | 11 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Portishead | January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17) |
| 438 | 12 | John Goodman | Paula Cole | February 7, 1998 (1998-02-07) |
| 439 | 13 | Roma Downey | Missy Misdemeanor Elliott | February 14, 1998 (1998-02-14) |
| 440 | 14 | Garth Brooks | Garth Brooks | February 28, 1998 (1998-02-28) |
| 441 | 15 | Scott Wolf | Natalie Imbruglia | March 7, 1998 (1998-03-07) |
| 442 | 16 | Julianne Moore | Backstreet Boys | March 14, 1998 (1998-03-14) |
| 443 | 17 | Steve Buscemi | Third Eye Blind | April 4, 1998 (1998-04-04) |
| 444 | 18 | Greg Kinnear | All Saints | April 11, 1998 (1998-04-11) |
| 445 | 19 | Matthew Broderick | Natalie Merchant | May 2, 1998 (1998-05-02) |
| 446 | 20 | David Duchovny | Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page | May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09) |

## Season 24 (1998–99)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 447 | 1 | Cameron Diaz | The Smashing Pumpkins | September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26) |
| 448 | 2 | Kelsey Grammer | Sheryl Crow | October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03) |
| 449 | 3 | Lucy Lawless | Elliott Smith | October 17, 1998 (1998-10-17) |
| 450 | 4 | Ben Stiller | Alanis Morissette | October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24) |
| 451 | 5 | David Spade | Eagle-Eye Cherry | November 7, 1998 (1998-11-07) |
| 452 | 6 | Joan Allen | Jewel | November 14, 1998 (1998-11-14) |
| 453 | 7 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | Beastie Boys | November 21, 1998 (1998-11-21) |
| 454 | 8 | Vince Vaughn | Lauryn Hill | December 5, 1998 (1998-12-05) |
| 455 | 9 | Alec Baldwin | Luciano Pavarotti Vanessa Williams Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale | December 12, 1998 (1998-12-12) |
| 456 | 10 | Bill Paxton | Beck | January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09) |
| 457 | 11 | James Van Der Beek | Everlast | January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16) |
| 458 | 12 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Barenaked Ladies | February 6, 1999 (1999-02-06) |
| 459 | 13 | Brendan Fraser | Busta Rhymes The Roots | February 13, 1999 (1999-02-13) |
| 460 | 14 | Bill Murray | Lucinda Williams | February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20) |
| 461 | 15 | Ray Romano | The Corrs | March 13, 1999 (1999-03-13) |
| 462 | 16 | Drew Barrymore | Garbage | March 20, 1999 (1999-03-20) |
| 463 | 17 | John Goodman | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | April 10, 1999 (1999-04-10) |
| 464 | 18 | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Ricky Martin | May 8, 1999 (1999-05-08) |
| 465 | 19 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Backstreet Boys | May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15) |

## Season 25 (1999–2000)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 466 | 1 | Jerry Seinfeld | David Bowie | October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02) |
| 467 | 2 | Heather Graham | Marc Anthony | October 16, 1999 (1999-10-16) |
| 468 | 3 | Norm Macdonald | Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg & Eminem | October 23, 1999 (1999-10-23) |
| 469 | 4 | Dylan McDermott | Foo Fighters | November 6, 1999 (1999-11-06) |
| 470 | 5 | Garth Brooks | Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines | November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13) |
| 471 | 6 | Jennifer Aniston | Sting | November 20, 1999 (1999-11-20) |
| 472 | 7 | Christina Ricci | Beck | December 4, 1999 (1999-12-04) |
| 473 | 8 | Danny DeVito | R.E.M. | December 11, 1999 (1999-12-11) |
| 474 | 9 | Jamie Foxx | Blink-182 | January 8, 2000 (2000-01-08) |
| 475 | 10 | Freddie Prinze, Jr. | Macy Gray | January 15, 2000 (2000-01-15) |
| 476 | 11 | Alan Cumming | Jennifer Lopez | February 5, 2000 (2000-02-05) |
| 477 | 12 | Julianna Margulies | DMX | February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12) |
| 478 | 13 | Ben Affleck | Fiona Apple | February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19) |
| 479 | 14 | Joshua Jackson | 'N Sync | March 11, 2000 (2000-03-11) |
| 480 | 15 | The Rock | AC/DC | March 18, 2000 (2000-03-18) |
| 481 | 16 | Christopher Walken | Christina Aguilera | April 8, 2000 (2000-04-08) |
| 482 | 17 | Tobey Maguire | Sisqó | April 15, 2000 (2000-04-15) |
| 483 | 18 | John Goodman | Neil Young | May 6, 2000 (2000-05-06) |
| 484 | 19 | Britney Spears | Britney Spears | May 13, 2000 (2000-05-13) |
| 485 | 20 | Jackie Chan | Kid Rock | May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20) |

## Season 26 (2000–01)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 486 | 1 | Rob Lowe | Eminem | October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07) |
| 487 | 2 | Kate Hudson | Radiohead | October 14, 2000 (2000-10-14) |
| 488 | 3 | Dana Carvey | The Wallflowers | October 21, 2000 (2000-10-21) |
| 489 | 4 | Charlize Theron | Paul Simon | November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04) |
| 490 | 5 | Calista Flockhart | Ricky Martin | November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11) |
| 491 | 6 | Tom Green | David Gray | November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18) |
| 492 | 7 | Val Kilmer | U2 | December 9, 2000 (2000-12-09) |
| 493 | 8 | Lucy Liu | Jay-Z | December 16, 2000 (2000-12-16) |
| 494 | 9 | Charlie Sheen | Nelly Furtado | January 13, 2001 (2001-01-13) |
| 495 | 10 | Mena Suvari | Lenny Kravitz | January 20, 2001 (2001-01-20) |
| 496 | 11 | Jennifer Lopez | Jennifer Lopez | February 10, 2001 (2001-02-10) |
| 497 | 12 | Sean Hayes | Shaggy | February 17, 2001 (2001-02-17) |
| 498 | 13 | Katie Holmes | Dave Matthews Band | February 24, 2001 (2001-02-24) |
| 499 | 14 | Conan O'Brien | Don Henley | March 10, 2001 (2001-03-10) |
| 500 | 15 | Julia Stiles | Aerosmith | March 17, 2001 (2001-03-17) |
| 501 | 16 | Alec Baldwin | Coldplay | April 7, 2001 (2001-04-07) |
| 502 | 17 | Renée Zellweger | Eve | April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14) |
| 503 | 18 | Pierce Brosnan | Destiny's Child | May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05) |
| 504 | 19 | Lara Flynn Boyle | Bon Jovi | May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12) |
| 505 | 20 | Christopher Walken | Weezer | May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19) |

## Season 27 (2001–02)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 506 | 1 | Reese Witherspoon | Alicia Keys | September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) |
| 507 | 2 | Seann William Scott | Sum 41 | October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06) |
| 508 | 3 | Drew Barrymore | Macy Gray | October 13, 2001 (2001-10-13) |
| 509 | 4 | John Goodman | Ja Rule | November 3, 2001 (2001-11-03) |
| 510 | 5 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Ryan Adams | November 10, 2001 (2001-11-10) |
| 511 | 6 | Billy Bob Thornton | Creed | November 17, 2001 (2001-11-17) |
| 512 | 7 | Derek Jeter | Bubba Sparxxx Shakira | December 1, 2001 (2001-12-01) |
| 513 | 8 | Hugh Jackman | Mick Jagger | December 8, 2001 (2001-12-08) |
| 514 | 9 | Ellen DeGeneres | No Doubt | December 15, 2001 (2001-12-15) |
| 515 | 10 | Josh Hartnett | Pink | January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12) |
| 516 | 11 | Jack Black | The Strokes | January 19, 2002 (2002-01-19) |
| 517 | 12 | Britney Spears | Britney Spears | February 2, 2002 (2002-02-02) |
| 518 | 13 | Jonny Moseley | Outkast | March 2, 2002 (2002-03-02) |
| 519 | 14 | Jon Stewart | India.Arie | March 9, 2002 (2002-03-09) |
| 520 | 15 | Ian McKellen | Kylie Minogue | March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16) |
| 521 | 16 | Cameron Diaz | Jimmy Eat World | April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06) |
| 522 | 17 | The Rock | Andrew W.K. | April 13, 2002 (2002-04-13) |
| 523 | 18 | Alec Baldwin | P.O.D. | April 20, 2002 (2002-04-20) |
| 524 | 19 | Kirsten Dunst | Eminem | May 11, 2002 (2002-05-11) |
| 525 | 20 | Winona Ryder | Moby | May 18, 2002 (2002-05-18) |

## Season 28 (2002–03)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 526 | 1 | Matt Damon | Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band | October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05) |
| 527 | 2 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Faith Hill | October 12, 2002 (2002-10-12) |
| 528 | 3 | John McCain | The White Stripes | October 19, 2002 (2002-10-19) |
| 529 | 4 | Eric McCormack | Jay-Z | November 2, 2002 (2002-11-02) |
| 530 | 5 | Nia Vardalos | Eve | November 9, 2002 (2002-11-09) |
| 531 | 6 | Brittany Murphy | Nelly | November 16, 2002 (2002-11-16) |
| 532 | 7 | Robert De Niro | Norah Jones | December 7, 2002 (2002-12-07) |
| 533 | 8 | Al Gore | Phish | December 14, 2002 (2002-12-14) |
| 534 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | Avril Lavigne | January 11, 2003 (2003-01-11) |
| 535 | 10 | Ray Liotta | The Donnas | January 18, 2003 (2003-01-18) |
| 536 | 11 | Matthew McConaughey | Dixie Chicks | February 8, 2003 (2003-02-08) |
| 537 | 12 | Jennifer Garner | Beck | February 15, 2003 (2003-02-15) |
| 538 | 13 | Christopher Walken | Foo Fighters | February 22, 2003 (2003-02-22) |
| 539 | 14 | Queen Latifah | Ms. Dynamite | March 8, 2003 (2003-03-08) |
| 540 | 15 | Salma Hayek | Christina Aguilera | March 15, 2003 (2003-03-15) |
| 541 | 16 | Bernie Mac | Good Charlotte | April 5, 2003 (2003-04-05) |
| 542 | 17 | Ray Romano | Zwan | April 12, 2003 (2003-04-12) |
| 543 | 18 | Ashton Kutcher | 50 Cent | May 3, 2003 (2003-05-03) |
| 544 | 19 | Adrien Brody | Sean Paul Wayne Wonder | May 10, 2003 (2003-05-10) |
| 545 | 20 | Dan Aykroyd | Beyoncé | May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17) |

## Season 29 (2003–04)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 546 | 1 | Jack Black | John Mayer | October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04) |
| 547 | 2 | Justin Timberlake | Justin Timberlake | October 11, 2003 (2003-10-11) |
| 548 | 3 | Halle Berry | Britney Spears | October 18, 2003 (2003-10-18) |
| 549 | 4 | Kelly Ripa | Outkast | November 1, 2003 (2003-11-01) |
| 550 | 5 | Andy Roddick | Dave Matthews & Friends | November 8, 2003 (2003-11-08) |
| 551 | 6 | Alec Baldwin | Missy Elliott | November 15, 2003 (2003-11-15) |
| 552 | 7 | Al Sharpton | Pink | December 6, 2003 (2003-12-06) |
| 553 | 8 | Elijah Wood | Jet | December 13, 2003 (2003-12-13) |
| 554 | 9 | Jennifer Aniston | The Black Eyed Peas | January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10) |
| 555 | 10 | Jessica Simpson Nick Lachey | G-Unit | January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17) |
| 556 | 11 | Megan Mullally | Clay Aiken | February 7, 2004 (2004-02-07) |
| 557 | 12 | Drew Barrymore | Kelis | February 14, 2004 (2004-02-14) |
| 558 | 13 | Christina Aguilera | Maroon 5 | February 21, 2004 (2004-02-21) |
| 559 | 14 | Colin Firth | Norah Jones | March 6, 2004 (2004-03-06) |
| 560 | 15 | Ben Affleck | N*E*R*D | March 13, 2004 (2004-03-13) |
| 561 | 16 | Donald Trump | Toots & the Maytals featuring Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Bootsy Collins, and The Roots | April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03) |
| 562 | 17 | Janet Jackson | Janet Jackson | April 10, 2004 (2004-04-10) |
| 563 | 18 | Lindsay Lohan | Usher | May 1, 2004 (2004-05-01) |
| 564 | 19 | Snoop Dogg | Avril Lavigne | May 8, 2004 (2004-05-08) |
| 565 | 20 | Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | J-Kwon | May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15) |

## Season 30 (2004–05)

| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 566 | 1 | Ben Affleck | Nelly | October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02) |
| 567 | 2 | Queen Latifah | Queen Latifah | October 9, 2004 (2004-10-09) |
| 568 | 3 | Jude Law | Ashlee Simpson | October 23, 2004 (2004-10-23) |
| 569 | 4 | Kate Winslet | Eminem | October 30, 2004 (2004-10-30) |
| 570 | 5 | Liam Neeson | Modest Mouse | November 13, 2004 (2004-11-13) |
| 571 | 6 | Luke Wilson | U2 | November 20, 2004 (2004-11-20) |
| 572 | 7 | Colin Farrell | Scissor Sisters | December 11, 2004 (2004-12-11) |
| 573 | 8 | Robert De Niro | Destiny's Child | December 18, 2004 (2004-12-18) |
| 574 | 9 | Topher Grace | The Killers | January 15, 2005 (2005-01-15) |
| 575 | 10 | Paul Giamatti | Ludacris featuring Sum 41 | January 22, 2005 (2005-01-22) |
| 576 | 11 | Paris Hilton | Keane | February 5, 2005 (2005-02-05) |
| 577 | 12 | Jason Bateman | Kelly Clarkson | February 12, 2005 (2005-02-12) |
| 578 | 13 | Hilary Swank | 50 Cent | February 19, 2005 (2005-02-19) |
| 579 | 14 | David Spade | Jack Johnson | March 12, 2005 (2005-03-12) |
| 580 | 15 | Ashton Kutcher | Gwen Stefani | March 19, 2005 (2005-03-19) |
| 581 | 16 | Cameron Diaz | Green Day | April 9, 2005 (2005-04-09) |
| 582 | 17 | Tom Brady | Beck | April 16, 2005 (2005-04-16) |
| 583 | 18 | Johnny Knoxville | System of a Down | May 7, 2005 (2005-05-07) |
| 584 | 19 | Will Ferrell | Queens of the Stone Age | May 14, 2005 (2005-05-14) |
| 585 | 20 | Lindsay Lohan | Coldplay | May 21, 2005 (2005-05-21) |
