The sketch comedy show is celebrating 50 seasons with two documentaries and an upcoming prime-time special that reflect on its standing as an American institution.

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A new 4-part documentary series streaming on Peacock examines the infamous SNL with SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

The movie Saturday Night, a biopic on the lead-up to the first-ever Saturday Night Live episode, will debut on Netflix US on January 25, 2025. As part of Sonys Pay-1 deal with Netflix, the movie will stream for 18 months before moving to Disney-owned platforms.

Saturday Night”—a comedy about the first episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”—is coming soon to Netflix. Find out when you can stream it at home.

A treat for everyone who saw those early years, “Saturday Night” explains why some weeks are good and others aren’t. It also salutes the miracle of live television and the masterpiece Michaels created.

NBC's archetypal comedy program "Saturday Night Live" should have died in 1985, a decade after a volcanic debut that launched stars such as John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner. And yet a half-century later, producer Lorne Michaels and his merry maniacs are still at it. What gives?

Explore the journey behind the iconic TV show 'Saturday Night Live' in the upcoming docudrama 'Saturday Night,' releasing on Netflix on January 25, 2025. Discover the creative minds that transformed television forever in this nostalgic portrayal of a cultural phenomenon.

Lorne Michaels donates his "Saturday Night Live" archive to UT Austin's Harry Ransom Center, showcasing nearly 50 years of TV history.

Lorne Michaels, the creator of the long-running sketch comedy television show “Saturday Night Live” donated the materials from the show that launched

“SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night” will be streaming exclusively on Peacock. There will be four installments of “SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night,” and each episode lands at the same time on Thursday, Jan. 16. Here are the episode descriptions below, per Peacock.