NBC will mark the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” by rebroadcasting the first-ever episode of the show on Feb. 13. The episode originally aired on Oct. 11, 1975 under the name “Saturday Night,” and was hosted by George Carlin with musical guests Billy Preston and Janice Ian.
The Wrap reports the first “SNL” episode will re-air on NBC on Feb. 15 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT and features the iconic Not Ready for Primetime Players: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner. The episode also features Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson. The making of the episode was fictionalized in Jason Reitman’s 2024 film “Saturday Night.”
NBC will mark the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” by rebroadcasting the first-ever episode of the show on Feb. 13. The episode originally aired on Oct. 11, 1975 under the name “Saturday Night,” and was hosted by George Carlin with musical guests Billy Preston and Janice Ian.
The first “SNL” episode will re-air on NBC on Feb. 15 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT and features the iconic Not Ready for Primetime Players: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner. The episode also features Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson. The making of the episode was fictionalized in Jason Reitman’s 2024 film “Saturday Night.”
Right before the “SNL” presentation, NBC will air an encore of the incredible Questlove-directed documentary “Ladies and Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music” at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the network.
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