How to Watch Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary: Stream Special Live, TV Channel

Sunday night at 8 p.m. comes the special Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary on NBC. Watch for free on Fubo today.

NBC celebrates the long running show with the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary on Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET. A host has not been announced for the special. However, prior anniversary specials did not feature a designated host. In 1989, for the 15th anniversary special, there were many tributes and performances from some of the show’s original stars — including Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, and more. Then, for the 25th in 1999, the cold open featured Bill Murray addressing an audience full of A-listers, with Chris Rock delivering the opening monologue and additional performances from the likes of Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken, and Tom Hanks, to name a few. Then, the 40th anniversary special in 2015 featured a cold open with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, a monologue from Steve Martin with a bevy of celebrity cameos, and sketches with more of the show’s all-timers. So there’s certainly a chance there could be no specific host for the 50th either, with it instead featuring a parade of other individual and group performances according the press release.

How to Watch Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Today:

Date: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025

Time: 8:00 p.m. ET

TV: NBC

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It continues that the special is expected to celebrate all 50 years of the show, with NBC promising in a press release it will “welcome stars of the past and present to Studio 8H.”

If the special brings back the show’s original cast members, only Aykroyd, Chase, Curtin, Garrett Morris, and Laraine Newman are still alive. And if the show decides to pay homage to some of the show legends who have since passed away, that might include Norm MacDonald, Chris Farley, Gilda Radner, Phil Hartman, Andy Kaufman, Jan Hooks, Gilbert Gottfried, and John Belushi, among others.

The special will air on February 16 from 8 to 11 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The live, three-hour show will be telecast from Studio 8H in Rockafeller Center.

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