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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 8 - December 13 - Josh O'Connor
    1.0/10(5 votes)

    #1 - December 13 - Josh O'Connor

    S51:E8

    Josh O'Connor hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Lily Allen on December 13, 2025.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jack Bensinger

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  2. Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 11 - January 24 - Teyana Taylor
    2.0/10(5 votes)

    #2 - January 24 - Teyana Taylor

    S51:E11

    Teyana Taylor hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Geese on January 24, 2026.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 3 - October 18 - Sabrina Carpenter
    2.2/10(8 votes)

    #3 - October 18 - Sabrina Carpenter

    S51:E3

    Sabrina Carpenter hosts and performs on Saturday Night Live on October 18, 2025.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jack Bensinger

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  4. Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 5 - November 8 - Nikki Glaser
    2.2/10(6 votes)

    #4 - November 8 - Nikki Glaser

    S51:E5

    Nikki Glaser hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest sombr on November 8, 2025.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jack Bensinger

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  5. Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 4 - November 1 - Miles Teller
    2.4/10(5 votes)

    #5 - November 1 - Miles Teller

    S51:E4

    Miles Teller hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Brandi Carlile on November 1, 2025.

    Director:Liz Patrick
    Writer:Jack Bensinger

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  6. Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 7 - December 6 - Melissa McCarthy
    2.5/10(8 votes)

    #6 - December 6 - Melissa McCarthy

    S51:E7

    Melissa McCarthy hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Dijon on December 6, 2025.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jack Bensinger

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  7. Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 12 - January 31 - Alexander Skarsgard
    2.6/10(5 votes)

    #7 - January 31 - Alexander Skarsgard

    S51:E12

    Alexander Skarsgård hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Cardi B on January 31, 2026.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Saturday Night Live Season 41 Episode 4 - Donald Trump with Sia
    3.1/10(869 votes)

    #8 - Donald Trump with Sia

    S41:E4

    Donald Trump hosts for the second time alongside musical guest Sia, also making her second appearance. Sketches include MSNBC Forum Cold Open, Donald Trump Monologue, Bad Girls, Live Tweeting, Hotline Bling Parody and Weekend Update: Drunk Uncle on Donald Trump.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 2 - October 11 - Amy Poehler
    3.4/10(12 votes)

    #9 - October 11 - Amy Poehler

    S51:E2

    Amy Poehler hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Role Model on October 11, 2025.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jack Bensinger

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  10. Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 1 - October 4 - Bad Bunny
    3.6/10(14 votes)

    #10 - October 4 - Bad Bunny

    S51:E1

    Bad Bunny hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Doja Cat on October 4, 2025.

    Director:Liz Patrick
    Writer:Jack Bensinger

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  11. Saturday Night Live Season 29 Episode 7 - Al Sharpton/Pink
    3.7/10(107 votes)

    #11 - Al Sharpton/Pink

    S29:E7

    Sketeches include; Hardball, Choir Boys, Queer Eye For the Straight Guy, Fun With Real Audio, Wake-Up Wakefield, Versace Egg Nog, Gore Endorses Dean, The Rialto Grande Casino

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 9 - December 20 - Ariana Grande
    3.7/10(9 votes)

    #12 - December 20 - Ariana Grande

    S51:E9

    Ariana Grande hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Cher on December 20, 2025.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jack Bensinger

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  13. Saturday Night Live Season 30 Episode 11 - Paris Hilton/Keane
    4.2/10(164 votes)

    #13 - Paris Hilton/Keane

    S30:E11

    Live from New York, it's...Rachel Dratch Sketches include: American Idol, CheapKids.Net Ad 1, Versace Skiing, Starkisha and Portia at the Purse Shop, CheapKids.Net Ad 2, Exclusive Connections, Donald Trump's New Wife, Merv The Perv, CheapKids.Net Ad 3, Rafael Alonzo's I.T.F. Technical Computer Institute, Inside Barbie Dreamhouse, The Bar, and Bear City: Cigarette Shopping Keane performs: ""Somewhere Only We Know"" and ""Everybody's Changing""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Saturday Night Live Season 28 Episode 18 - Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent
    4.4/10(91 votes)

    #14 - Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent

    S28:E18

    Live From New York, it's...Chris Parnell Sketches include: ""Bush Addresses The Nation on the USS Abraham Lincoln"", ""Count Chocula Silver"", ""Jarret's Room: 'Reloaded'"", ""Madonna: An American Life"", ""Plagiarism Class"", ""The Falconer vs. The Muskrateer/Backstage SNL: No 'Punking'"", ""Politics Today"", ""50's Ent."", and ""Global Century Investments"" 50 Cent performs: In Da Club (with G-Unit) and 21 Questions (with G-Unit and Nate Dogg) The ""Mom Jeans"" fake commercial from the episode after this (Adrien Brody/Sean Paul and Wayne Wonder) is added in the E! rerun of this episode

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Saturday Night Live Season 29 Episode 16 - Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals with Bootsy Collins and The Roots
    4.4/10(171 votes)

    #15 - Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals with Bootsy Collins and The Roots

    S29:E16

    Live From New York... It's Janet Jackson (and her digitally pixelated breast) Sketches includes: Cheney and Condoleezza Rice, Brian Fellow's Safari Planet, Starkisha in the Ticket Line, SNL Easter Song, The Prince Show, Cork Soakers, Good Times, and Boom Boomer The host/musical guest performs: Strawberry Bounce and All Nite (Don't Stop)

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Saturday Night Live Season 24 Episode 18 - Cuba Gooding Jr./Ricky Martin
    4.5/10(107 votes)

    #16 - Cuba Gooding Jr./Ricky Martin

    S24:E18

    Sketches include ""Bill Clinton,"" ""NBC Miniseries,"" ""Pretty Living,"" ""The Ladies' Man,"" and ""Mango.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Saturday Night Live Season 38 Episode 13 - Justin Bieber
    4.5/10(268 votes)

    #17 - Justin Bieber

    S38:E13

    Host and musical guest Justin Bieber.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Saturday Night Live Season 28 Episode 5 - Nia Vardalos/Eve
    4.6/10(79 votes)

    #18 - Nia Vardalos/Eve

    S28:E5

    Live From New York, it's...Adam Sandler Sketches include: ""The Hanukkah Song III"", ""Welcome Back, Potter"", ""The Leather Man"", ""Donahue"", ""Jarrett's Room"", ""C-SPAN: Burrell's Statement"", ""Tennis Talk"", ""Astronaut Jones"", ""TV Funhouse: The Religtables"", ""My Big Thick Novel"", and ""The Girl With No Gaydar"" Nelly performs: ""Dilemma"" and ""Hot In Herr""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Saturday Night Live Season 28 Episode 14 - Queen Latifah/Ms. Dynamite
    4.6/10(94 votes)

    #19 - Queen Latifah/Ms. Dynamite

    S28:E14

    Sketches include,"" Message From Saddam"", ""What's The Rush?"", ""Wake Up Wakefield!"", ""The Rialto Grande"", ""CNN"", ""Phone Booth"", ""Access Hollywood"", ""Club Traxx"", ""Uday Hussein For President""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Saturday Night Live Season 51 Episode 10 - January 17 - Finn Wolfhard
    4.6/10(7 votes)

    #20 - January 17 - Finn Wolfhard

    S51:E10

    Finn Wolfhard hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest A$AP Rocky on January 17, 2026.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jack Bensinger

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  21. Saturday Night Live Season 27 Episode 13 - Jonny Moseley/Outkast
    4.7/10(80 votes)

    #21 - Jonny Moseley/Outkast

    S27:E13

    Live From New York, It's...Will Ferrell Sketches include ""George W. Bush's Axis of Evil,"" ""Boston Teens' Ski Trip,"" ""The O'Reilly Factor,"" ""DisMissed,"" ""The Adventures of Dinner-Rolling Jonny Moseley,"" ""Super Buzzers,"" ""Typhoid Mary Rehearsal,"" and ""Extreme Wedding."" OutKast performs: ""The Whole World"" and ""I'm Sorry, Ms. Jackson"" A TV Funhouse cartoon was cut from dress rehearsal, despite that Seth Meyers (substituting for Don Pardo) announces a cartoon for this episode

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Saturday Night Live Season 46 Episode 18 - Elon Musk with Miley Cyrus
    4.7/10(909 votes)

    #22 - Elon Musk with Miley Cyrus

    S46:E18

    Elon Musk hosts with musical guest Miley Cyrus.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Saturday Night Live Season 28 Episode 16 - Bernie Mac/Good Charlotte
    4.8/10(80 votes)

    #23 - Bernie Mac/Good Charlotte

    S28:E16

    Live From New York, It's...Maya Rudolph Sketches include,""American Idol"", ""Mom Jeans"", ""Brian Fellow's Safari Planet"", ""The Self-Obsessed Man"", ""Live With Regis & Kelly"", ""TV Funhouse: Saddam & Osama"", ""Lensmasters"", ""Ballroom Dance For Beginers"", and ""Velvet Productions"". Sean Paul performs: ""Get Busy"" (after an unplanned introduction by Adrien Brody) Wayne Wonder performs: ""No Letting Go""

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Saturday Night Live Season 11 Episode 15 - Tony Danza/Laurie Anderson
    4.9/10(80 votes)

    #24 - Tony Danza/Laurie Anderson

    S11:E15

    Live from New York, it's... Randy Quaid, Robert Downey Jr., and Anthony Michael Hall! Sketches include "Vietnam Horror Story," "Nancy Reagan's Workout," "Lyndon LaRouche Theatre," "The 30-Second Count," a guest performance by Penn & Teller, "Big Time Professional Golf," "My Unconditional Love," "Master Thespian," and "The Further Adventures Of Biff And Salena." Laurie Anderson performed "Baby Doll" and "Day The Devil."

    Directors:Dave Wilson, Dan Perri
    Writers:Robert Smigel, Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Don Novello, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Michael O'Donoghue, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Terry Sweeney, A. Whitney Brown, Lanier Laney, Carol Leifer, George Meyer, John Swartzwelder

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  25. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 6 - Rosie O'Donnell/James Taylor
    4.9/10(90 votes)

    #25 - Rosie O'Donnell/James Taylor

    S19:E6

    Sketches include ""The Packwood Diaries,"" ""Frank Sinatra Duets,"" ""Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley,"" ""Forgetful Waiter,"" ""The Tomboy and the Sissy,"" ""Dick Clark's Receptionist,"" ""Will Work For Food,"" ""Homegirls""

    Directors:Dave Wilson, Tom Schiller
    Writers:Tom Davis, Lorne Michaels, Herbert Sargent, Al Franken, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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Worst Episodes Summary

"December 13 - Josh O'Connor" is the worst rated episode of "Saturday Night Live". It scored 1/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Jack Bensinger, it aired on 12/13/2025. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "January 24 - Teyana Taylor".