COLORADO — This weekend marks the 50th Anniversary of Saturday Night Live (SNL)!
SNL will be packing this weekend with a history of the show throughout the years.
On Friday, February 14:
- At 6:00 p.m. SNL will be airing SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (exclusively streaming on Peacock)
- At the iconic Radio City Music Hall in New York, artists including Lady Gaga, The B-52s, Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), and the Backstreet Boys, will be performing. The full list of performing artists can be found here.
On Saturday, February 15:
- At 6:00 p.m. 50 years of SNL Music (repeat)
- At 9:30 p.m. Saturday Night Live - The Very First Episode
- On Saturday, SNL will be airing its very first episode. It originally aired on October 11, 1975. Hosted by George Carlin, guests included Janis Ian, Billy Preston, and Andy Kaufman. To see the full history of the first episode, click here.
On Sunday, February 16:
- At 5:00 p.m. SNL: The Red Carpet will be live
- At 6:00 p.m. SNL50: The Anniversary Special
- This special edition of SNL will have a run-time of three hours, and feature a long list of celebrity guests.
- According to SNL, most living members of the original cast will also make an appearance including; Eddie Murphy, Tracy Morgan, and Chevy Chase.
- For a full list of confirmed guest appearances, click here.
All of this weekend's SNL shows will be available here on News5.
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