Mark Your Calendar for These SNL 50 Anniversary Events, Specials, and Episodes (2025)

The 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live is a historic event a half-century in the making.

So it's only fitting that NBC has been celebrating the impact of the iconic late night series with multiple specials, an in-depth docuseries, and even an immersiveLive from New York: The SNL Experienceevent, which let lucky fans take a seat at the "Weekend Update" desk and play Host of their own SNL episode.

Here's your guide to every SNL50 anniversary celebration in 2025, as we barrel toward an exciting weekend that kicks off with a Radio City Music Hall concert event and culminates with the big anniversary special.

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February 14:SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Hosted by cast alum andTonight ShowHostJimmy Fallonand produced by Lorne Michaels andMark Ronson, SNL50: The Homecoming boasts a monster lineup of formerSNLMusical Guests:

• Arcade Fire
• Backstreet Boys
• Bad Bunny
• Bonnie Raitt
• Brandi Carlile
• Brittany Howard
• Chris Martin
• David Byrne
• Dave Grohl
• Eddie Vedder
• Jack White
• Jelly Roll
• Lady Gaga
• Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean
• Miley Cyrus
• ​Post Malone
• Robyn
• DEVO
• Mumford & Sons
• Preservation Hall JazzBand
• The B-52s
• The Roots & more

Broadcast live at New York City'sRadio City Music Hall, you can stream iton Peacocknow.

February 15: Watch the very first episode ofSaturday Night Liveon NBC

Revisit where it all began — back when the show was calledNBC's Saturday Night —with NBC's special presentation ofSNL's October 11, 1975 first episode.

Hosted by George Carlin featuring performances by Musical Guests Billy Preston and Janis Ian, the episode starred the Not Ready for Prime Time Players with appearances by comedian Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson's Muppets.

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Watch the first-everSNLon Saturday, February 15, at 11:30 pm ET/PT on NBC and Peacock, following an encore broadcast ofLadies & Gentleman...50 Years of SNL Musicat 8pm ET/PT.

February 16:SNL50: The Anniversary Specialand red carpet event

The three-hour primetimeSNL50:The Anniversary Special. The star-studded event will feature a half-century worth of sketches, cast members, Hosts, and other collaborators, in what will surely be one extraordinary evening.

The program is set to air live across time zones on NBC and Peacock on Sunday, February 16, starting at 8ET/5pm PT.

And don’t miss the live one-hour red carpet ahead of the special starting at 7ET/4pm PT, airing on NBC, E!, and Peacock.

Chicken Shop Date's Amelia Dimoldenberg to hostSNL'slivestream

Amelia Dimoldenberg will hostSNL'slivestream of the red carpet online, which you can watch on the show'sYouTube,Facebook,Instagram,XandTikTokaccounts.

The English presenter is creator and host of the popular web seriesChicken Shop Date, where Dimoldenberg has interviewed a wide range of celebrities including Cynthia Erivo, Paul Mescal, SZA, Sabrina Carpenter, and Cher.

Questlove's Ladies & Gentlemen ... 50 Years of SNL Musicdocumentary

On January 27, NBC premiered the documentary,co-directed by Oz Rodriguez and The Roots drummer,Tonight Showbandleader, and Oscar-winning filmmaker Questlove.

Including interviews with current and former cast and musicians like Dave Grohl, Elvis Costello, Billie Eilish and more, the documentary explores some of the show's 900-plus Musical Guests, and delivered "untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking and news-making musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years."

The50 Years of SNL Musicdocumentary is currently streaming on Peacock, and you can catch a re-air on NBC this Saturday, February 15 at 8/7c.

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Peacock's Beyond Saturday Night Docuseries

The all-access four-part docuseriesSNL50: Beyond Saturday Nightpremiered onJanuary 16, 2025, and is now available to stream only on Peacock.Each episode takes a deep dive into a different aspect ofSNL, from the writers' room to the audition process, and more.

Executive-produced byMorgan Neville, the Academy and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker behind documentariesPiece by Pieceand20 Feet From Stardom,SNL50: Beyond Saturday Nightfeatures rare behind-the-scenes footage of the iconic late night series, celebrity interviews, and more than 60 contributors — including former cast members and writers— reflecting on working on the show.

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Episode 1, "Five Minutes," includes footage of beloved cast's auditions, as well as tryouts from hopefuls who didn't get hired — but did become famous. Episode 2 followed the show's writers over a week as they craft pitches into finished sketches, while Episode 3 is fully devoted to Will Ferrell's iconic "More Cowbell" sketch.

Finally, Episode 4, "Season 11: The Weird Year," probes what happened whenSNLcreator Lorne Michaels returned to helm the show after a brief absence, assembling a brand-new cast that included Joan Cusack and Robert Downey, Jr.

All four episodes ofBeyond Saturday Night are streaming Peacock now.

50 Seasons in 50 Days: The sketches

The team behind SNL has selected one sketch from every single season to represent a facet of the show's legacy, offering a retrospective of50 seasons in 50 days.

The countdown continues until the SNL50anniversary special on February 16. Check out each of the show's picks to date below, and learn more about the making of each one as you watch:

Season 50:Domingo Went Viral in SNL's "Bridesmaid Speech" Sketch with Ariana Grande

Season 49:SNL's "Beavis and Butt-Head" Sketch Won Emmys for Ryan Gosling's Transformation

Season 48:Pedro Pascal Took a Wild Ride to Rainbow Road in SNL's "HBO Mario Kart Trailer"

Season 47:SNL Brought Broadway Underground with "Subway Churro"

Season 46:Yeet Skrt: Timothée Chalamet Dropped Bars in SNL's "Rap Roundtable" Sketch

Season 45:SNL's Creative "What Up With That: At Home" Edition Was Packed with Cameos

Season 44:Matt Damon Recreated Brett Kavanaugh's Hearing in SNL's Season 44 Cold Open

Season 43:SNL's "Papyrus" Sketchwith Ryan Gosling Made James Cameron "Double Down" on the Font

Season 42:Why SNL's "Black Jeopardy" Sketch with Tom Hanks Was Called "Sneakily Profound"

Season 41:Why SNL's Larry David "Totino's" Sketch Took the Super Bowl Ad to a "Creepy Level"

Season 40:Seth Meyers and Steve Higgins Wrote "SNL 40: Celebrity Jeopardy" for a Legendary Cast

Season 39:SNL's "(Do It on My) Twin Bed" Dropped Cast's —and Jimmy Fallon's —Childhood Photos

Season 38:John Mulaney Purposely Made Bill Hader Break in "Stefon on Halloween's Hottest Tips"

Season 37:Lindsay Lohan's "Disney Housewives" SNL Sketch Got a Glowing Review From Andy Cohen

Season 36:Katy Perry Was a Teenage Dream in SNL's "Bronx Beat: Maureen Diccico" Sketch

Season 35:Why Kristen Wiig Called the Garth and Kat Sketch Her Most "Freeing" SNL Experience

Live from New York: The SNL Experience

FromJanuary 30 to Sunday, February 2, fans were able to "host" their own episode ofSaturday Night Livein "Live from New York: The SNL Experience." The limited-time immersive attraction let fans live out theirSNLdreams by having them lead the long-running late night show, from bursting through the Studio 8H stage doors to anchoring "Weekend Update" and hanging out in the "Wayne's World" basement.

Read a full recap of The SNL Experiencehere.

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