Saturday Night Live
Shaken, not stirred
Your rating
Best season rating
7.3
Season 3 (1977)
Worst season rating
5.5
Season 28 (2002)
First to last season
−0.3
S1 7.0 → S51 6.7
Series rating on IMDb
8.0
58.4K votes
Average episode rating per season
The best season of Saturday Night Live is season 3, with an average episode rating of 7.3 on IMDb, and the worst is season 28, at 5.5. From season 1 (7.0) to season 51 (6.7), the rating went down by 0.3. Its seasons average 6.6, and the series as a whole is rated 8.0 on IMDb, from 58.4K votes. Season 52 isn't ranked, since fewer than half of its episodes have been rated yet.
Season by season
| Season | Aired | Rated episodes | Rating | Change | You | Rating bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | 24/24 | 7.0 | |||
| 2 | 1976 | 23/23 | 7.0 | ±0.0 | ||
| 3Best | 1977 | 20/20 | 7.3 | +0.3 | ||
| 4 | 1978 | 20/20 | 7.0 | −0.2 | ||
| 5 | 1979 | 20/20 | 6.6 | −0.4 | ||
| 6 | 1980 | 13/13 | 6.0 | −0.6 | ||
| 7 | 1981 | 20/20 | 6.4 | +0.4 | ||
| 8 | 1982 | 20/20 | 6.9 | +0.5 | ||
| 9 | 1983 | 19/19 | 6.3 | −0.6 | ||
| 10 | 1984 | 18/18 | 6.4 | +0.1 | ||
| 11 | 1985 | 18/18 | 5.9 | −0.5 | ||
| 12 | 1986 | 20/20 | 6.5 | +0.6 | ||
| 13 | 1987 | 13/13 | 6.3 | −0.3 | ||
| 14 | 1988 | 20/20 | 6.3 | ±0.0 | ||
| 15 | 1989 | 20/20 | 6.2 | ±0.0 | ||
| 16 | 1990 | 20/20 | 6.4 | +0.2 | ||
| 17 | 1991 | 20/20 | 7.0 | +0.6 | ||
| 18 | 1992 | 20/20 | 6.7 | −0.3 | ||
| 19 | 1993 | 20/20 | 6.3 | −0.4 | ||
| 20 | 1994 | 20/20 | 6.7 | +0.4 | ||
| 21 | 1995 | 20/20 | 6.6 | −0.1 | ||
| 22 | 1996 | 20/20 | 6.0 | −0.6 | ||
| 23 | 1997 | 20/20 | 6.2 | +0.2 | ||
| 24 | 1998 | 19/19 | 6.2 | ±0.0 | ||
| 25 | 1999 | 20/20 | 6.5 | +0.3 | ||
| 26 | 2000 | 20/20 | 5.9 | −0.6 | ||
| 27 | 2001 | 20/20 | 6.0 | +0.2 | ||
| 28Worst | 2002 | 20/20 | 5.5 | −0.5 | ||
| 29 | 2003 | 20/20 | 5.8 | +0.3 | ||
| 30 | 2004 | 20/20 | 5.9 | +0.1 | ||
| 31 | 2005 | 19/19 | 6.4 | +0.5 | ||
| 32 | 2006 | 20/20 | 7.0 | +0.6 | ||
| 33 | 2007 | 12/12 | 7.1 | +0.1 | ||
| 34 | 2008 | 22/22 | 6.9 | −0.2 | ||
| 35 | 2009 | 22/22 | 6.7 | −0.2 | ||
| 36 | 2010 | 22/22 | 6.9 | +0.2 | ||
| 37 | 2011 | 22/22 | 7.1 | +0.2 | ||
| 38 | 2012 | 21/21 | 6.9 | −0.1 | ||
| 39 | 2013 | 21/21 | 7.1 | +0.1 | ||
| 40 | 2014 | 21/21 | 6.9 | −0.2 | ||
| 41 | 2015 | 21/21 | 6.7 | −0.2 | ||
| 42 | 2016 | 21/21 | 7.0 | +0.3 | ||
| 43 | 2017 | 21/21 | 6.9 | −0.1 | ||
| 44 | 2018 | 21/21 | 6.7 | −0.1 | ||
| 45 | 2019 | 18/18 | 6.9 | +0.1 | ||
| 46 | 2020 | 20/20 | 6.5 | −0.3 | ||
| 47 | 2021 | 21/21 | 6.7 | +0.1 | ||
| 48 | 2022 | 18/18 | 6.6 | −0.1 | ||
| 49 | 2023 | 20/20 | 6.6 | ±0.0 | ||
| 50 | 2024 | 20/20 | 6.8 | +0.2 | ||
| 51 | 2025 | 20/20 | 6.7 | −0.1 | ||
| 52Partial | 2026 | 3/9 | 5.1 | −1.6 |
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