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| show_name = ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| season_number = 37
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| caption = The ''Saturday Night Live'' title card as seen in the opening credits of the 37th season.
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| country = [[American television|United States]]
| network = [[NBC]]
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| image_alt = The title card for the thirty-seventh season of ''Saturday Night Live''.
| first_aired = September 24, 2011
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| last_aired = {{End date|2012|05|19}}
'''''[[Saturday Night Live]]''''' is airing its '''thirty-seventh season''' during the 2011–2012 television season on [[NBC]]. <ref>[http://www.nbc.com/upcoming-shows/ Returning Shows]</ref> The season officially began on September 24, 2011 with host [[Alec Baldwin]], who returned to host for a record sixteenth time<ref name="columbiatribune">{{cite web|title=This week’s SNL host, Alec Baldwin is on a sugar-free high|url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/sep/22/a-true-smart-alec/|accessdate=2011-09-22|work=columbiatribune}}</ref> and with musical guest [[Radiohead]].
| prev_season = [[Saturday Night Live season 36|season 36]]
| next_season = [[Saturday Night Live season 38|season 38]]
| episode_list = List of Saturday Night Live episodes
}}


The '''thirty-seventh season''' of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', an American [[sketch comedy]] series, originally aired in the United States on [[NBC]] between September 24, 2011, and May 19, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Saturday-Night-Live-Season-37/dp/B005PGEIMA|access-date=2020-11-09|website=www.amazon.com|title=Watch Saturday Night Live Season 37 &#124; Prime Video}}</ref>
The cast remained the same as in Season 36, although [[Nasim Pedrad]] was promoted from featured player to repertory player.<ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite web|title=Lorne Michaels: All 'SNL' Cast Members Will Return This Season |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/02/lorne-michaels-says-all-snl-cast-members-returning_n_916013.html|accessdate=2011-08-02|work=Huffingtonpost.com}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
The season began with minimal changes to the cast, as everyone from the prior year returned. The only major change was [[Nasim Pedrad]] being upgraded to repertory status.

[[Vanessa Bayer]], [[Paul Brittain]], [[Taran Killam]], and [[Jay Pharoah]] all remained as featured players.<ref name=AllCastMembersReturning>{{cite magazine|title=Lorne Michaels: All 'SNL' Cast Members Will Return This Season|url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lorne-michaels-says-all-snl-cast-members-returning_n_916013|magazine=Huffington Post|access-date=January 10, 2022|date=August 2, 2011}}</ref> Brittain, who had joined the show for [[Saturday Night Live season 36|season 36]] alongside Bayer, Killam, and Pharoah, exited abruptly halfway through this season, making his final appearance on January 14, 2012.<ref name=BrittainDeparture>{{cite magazine|last1=Stack|first1=Tim|title='Saturday Night Live' scoop: Cast member Paul Brittain to leave immediately|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/01/31/saturday-night-live-paul-brittain-leaving|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 27, 2015|date=January 31, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150227183018/https://www.ew.com/article/2012/01/31/saturday-night-live-paul-brittain-leaving |archive-date=2015-02-27 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following Brittain's departure, impressionist and writer [[Kate McKinnon]], previously a cast member on ''[[The Big Gay Sketch Show]]'', joined the cast midseason, as a featured player, making her debut on April 7, 2012, following a March 28, 2012, report of her being hired.<ref name=NewSNLPlayer>{{cite magazine|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Saturday Night Live' To Add Female Player|url=https://deadline.com/2012/03/saturday-night-live-to-add-female-player-250157/|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=February 27, 2015|date=March 28, 2012|quote=...UCB's McKinnon, will make her debut on ''SNL''{{'}}s next show next Saturday hosted by Sofia Vergara}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|date=April 7, 2012 |title=Sofia Vergara, One Direction |season=37 |number=18 |time=06:42 |network=NBC |series=Saturday Night Live |quote=Featuring Vanessa Bayer, Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Jay Pharoah.}}</ref> McKinnon is ''SNL''{{'}}s first openly gay cast member hired since [[Terry Sweeney]] in 1985,<ref name=McKinnonJoiningSNL>{{cite news|last1=Gay|first1=Verne|title=Kate McKinnon joining 'SNL' cast|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/kate-mckinnon-joining-snl-cast-1.3632680|newspaper=Newsday|location=New York City / Long Island|access-date=February 27, 2015|date=March 29, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120401175212/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/kate-mckinnon-joining-snl-cast-1.3632680 |archive-date=2012-04-01 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the show's first openly gay female cast member ([[Denny Dillon]] from the [[Saturday Night Live season 6|1980–81 season]] was SNL's first lesbian cast member but Dillon's sexuality was not public knowledge until much later).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Woodtke|first1=Jordyn|title='SNL' Casts First Openly Gay Female|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/03/30/kate-mckinnon-snl-saturday-night-live/|website=Hollywood Life|access-date=February 27, 2015|date=March 30, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130727080845/http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/03/30/kate-mckinnon-snl-saturday-night-live/ |archive-date=2013-07-27 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

This was the final season for longtime cast members [[Kristen Wiig]] and [[Andy Samberg]], who had both been on for seven seasons since [[Saturday Night Live season 31|2005]],<ref name=SambergDeparture>{{cite web|last1=Buchanan|first1=Kyle|title=Andy Samberg Is Now Officially Leaving Saturday Night Live|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/06/andy-samberg-is-now-officially-leaving-snl.html|website=Vulture|access-date=February 17, 2015|date=June 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name=WiigDeparture>{{cite web|last1=Moore|first1=Frazier|title=Kristen Wiig Last 'SNL' Episode Ends With Emotional Sendoff|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=New Haven Register|date=May 20, 2012|url= https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Kristen-Wiig-gets-an-emotional-sendoff-from-SNL-11460424.php |access-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240522140746/https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Kristen-Wiig-gets-an-emotional-sendoff-from-SNL-11460424.php |archive-date=May 22, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as for [[Abby Elliott]], who had been a cast member for four seasons since [[Saturday Night Live season 34|2008]].<ref name=ElliottDeparture>{{cite web|last1=Byrne|first1=Fiona|title=Exclusive: Abby Elliott on Her New Movie, a Role on 'How I Met Your Mother,' and Leaving 'SNL'|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/news/a18730/abby-elliott-interview-fun-size-saturday-night-live/|website=Elle|access-date=February 27, 2015|date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> Elliott was let go from the show following the finale, while Wiig and Samberg both left on their own terms.

===Cast roster===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
;Repertory players
'''Repertory players'''
* [[Fred Armisen]]
*[[Fred Armisen]]
* [[Abby Elliott]]
*[[Abby Elliott]]
* [[Bill Hader]]
*[[Bill Hader]]
* '''[[Seth Meyers]]'''
*'''[[Seth Meyers]]'''
* [[Bobby Moynihan]]
*[[Bobby Moynihan]]
* [[Nasim Pedrad]]
*[[Nasim Pedrad]]
* [[Andy Samberg]]
*[[Andy Samberg]]
* [[Jason Sudeikis]]
*[[Jason Sudeikis]]
* [[Kenan Thompson]]
*[[Kenan Thompson]]
* [[Kristen Wiig]]
*[[Kristen Wiig]]
{{col-2}}
;Featured players
* [[Vanessa Bayer]]
* [[Paul Brittain]]
* [[Taran Killam]]
* [[Jay Pharoah]]
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
'''Featured players'''
*[[Vanessa Bayer]]
*[[Paul Brittain]] <small>(final episode: January 14, 2012)<ref name=BrittainDeparture /></small>
*[[Taran Killam]]
*[[Kate McKinnon]] <small>(first episode: April 7, 2012)<ref name=NewSNLPlayer/></small>
*[[Jay Pharoah]]
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}

<small>'''bold''' denotes [[Weekend Update]] anchor</small>
<small>'''bold''' denotes [[Weekend Update]] anchor</small>


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{{Main|List of Saturday Night Live writers#Season 37}}
{{Main|List of Saturday Night Live writers#Season 37}}


Prior to the start of the season, [[CollegeHumor]] writer [[Sarah Schneider]] was added to the writing staff. Schneider served as a guest writer for the last five episodes of the [[Saturday Night Live (season 36)|season 36]]<ref>[http://splitsider.com/2011/08/collegehumors-sarah-schneider-hired-as-a-writer-at-snl Sarah Schneider hired as writer]</ref>. Also added were Chris Kelly, who previously wrote for ''[[Funny or Die]]'' and the ''[[The Onion News Network]]'', Zach Kanin, who worked on the ''[[Harvard Lampoon]]'', and Peter Schultz, a performer from the [[Upright Citizens Brigade Theater]].<ref name="splitsider">{{cite web|title=Funny or Die/Onion News Network's Chris Kelly Hired as a Writer at SNL|url=http://splitsider.com/2011/09/funny-or-dieonion-news-networks-chris-kelly-hired-as-a-writer-at-snl|accessdate=2011-09-23|work=splitsider}}</ref><ref name="splitsider2">{{cite web|title=SNL Rounds Out Its New Season Hires with Writers Zach Kanin and Peter Schultz|url=http://splitsider.com/2011/09/snl-rounds-out-its-new-season-hires-with-writers-zach-kanin-and-peter-schultz|accessdate=2011-09-22|work=splitsider}}</ref>
This season saw several new writers. [[CollegeHumor]] writer [[Sarah Schneider]] was added to the writing staff, after serving as a guest writer for the last five episodes of [[Saturday Night Live season 36|season 36]].<ref name=ScheniderHiring>{{cite web|last1=Frucci|first1=Adam|title=CollegeHumor's Sarah Schneider Hired as a Writer at SNL|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/08/collegehumors-sarah-schneider-hired-as-a-writer-at-snl.html|website=Vulture|access-date=January 10, 2022|date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> Also added were Chris Kelly, who previously wrote for ''[[Funny or Die]]'' and ''[[The Onion News Network]]''; [[Zach Kanin]], who worked on the ''[[Harvard Lampoon]]''; and Peter Schultz, a performer from the [[Upright Citizens Brigade Theater]], who was hired to write for ''[[Weekend Update]]''.<ref name=KaninHiring>{{cite web|last1=Frucci|first1=Adam|title=SNL Rounds Out Its New Season Hires with Writers Zach Kanin and Peter Schultz|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/09/snl-rounds-out-its-new-season-hires-with-writers-zach-kanin-and-peter-schultz.html|website=Vulture|access-date=January 10, 2022|date=September 20, 2011}}</ref><ref name=KellyHiring>{{cite web|last1=Frucci|first1=Adam|title=Funny or Die/Onion News Network's Chris Kelly Hired as a Writer at SNL|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/09/funny-or-dieonion-news-networks-chris-kelly-hired-as-a-writer-at-snl.html|website=Vulture|access-date=January 10, 2022|date=September 15, 2011}}</ref>


Additionally, starting with this season, writers Erik Kenward (who has been with the show since [[Saturday Night Live season 26|2001]]) and [[John Mulaney]] (who previously joined the writing staff in [[Saturday Night Live season 34|2008]]) are named as producers of the show.<ref name="S37E01">{{cite episode|title=Alec Baldwin/Radiohead|series=Saturday Night Live|season=37|number=1|network=NBC|date=September 24, 2011|time=Closing credits}}</ref> Mulaney was previously a writing supervisor for the past two seasons, and [[Bryan Tucker]] and [[Colin Jost]] continue on as the two writing supervisors, this season.
==Listings==

*'''September 24, 2011 ''[[Alec Baldwin]]/[[Radiohead]]'' (37.1, live)'''
This was also the last season for writer/producer Mulaney, after four years with the show.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.gq.com/story/the-gqa-john-mulaney-on-his-new-fox-sitcom-and-leaving-snl|title = The GQ+A: John Mulaney on His New FOX Sitcom and Leaving SNL|date = 4 November 2013 |magazine=[[GQ]]}}</ref>
*'''October 1, 2011 ''[[Melissa McCarthy]]/[[Lady Antebellum]]'' (37.2, live)'''

*'''October 8, 2011 ''[[Ben Stiller]]/[[Foster the People]]'' (37.3, live)'''
The season saw the deaths of three former ''SNL'' writers. Nelson Lyon died at the age of 73 due to liver cancer; Lyon wrote for the show during its [[Saturday Night Live season 7|seventh season]].<ref name=LyonObituary>{{cite web|last1=Nelson|first1=Valerie|title=Nelson Lyon dies at 73; director of sex comedy 'The Telephone Book'|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-nelson-lyon-20120720-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 27, 2015|date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> [[Mark O'Donnell]], who also wrote during the show's seventh season, died of a heart attack at the age of 58 outside his apartment in New York.<ref name=MarkDead>{{cite web|last1=Rao|first1=Mallika|title=Mark O'Donnell Dead: Tony Winning 'Hairspray' Writer, 58, Found Outside Apartment|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-odonnell-dead_n_1748799|website=HuffPost|access-date=January 10, 2022|date=August 6, 2012}}</ref> [[Tom Davis (comedian)|Tom Davis]], who was one of the original ''SNL'' writers and appeared in multiple sketches over the years died after a three-year battle with throat and neck cancer.
*'''October 15, 2011 ''[[Anna Faris]]/[[Drake (entertainer) |Drake]]'' (37.4, live)'''
*'''October 22, 2011''' Alec Baldwin/Radiohead (37.1, repeat)''
*'''October 29, 2011''' Ben Stiller/Foster the People (37.3, repeat)''
*'''November 5, 2011 ''[[Charlie Day]]/[[Maroon 5]]'' (37.5, live)'''
*'''November 12, 2011 ''[[Emma Stone]]/[[Coldplay]]'' (37.6, live)'''
*'''November 19, 2011 ''[[Jason Segel]]/[[Florence + the Machine]]'' (37.7, live)'''
*'''November 26, 2011''' Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum (37.2, repeat)''
*'''December 3, 2011 ''[[Steve Buscemi]]/[[The Black Keys]]'' (37.8, live)'''<ref name="SNLDec3">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-black-keys-and-steve-buscemi-return-to-snl-20111117|title=Exclusive: Black Keys and Steve Buscemi Return to 'SNL'|first=Matthew|last=Perpetua|publisher=rollingstone.com|date=November 17, 2011|accessdate=November 17, 2011}}</ref>
*'''December 10, 2011 ''TBA/TBA'' (37.9, live)'''
*'''December 17, 2011 ''[[Jimmy Fallon]]/[[Michael Bublé]]'' (37.10, live)'''


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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|September 24, 2011
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|[[Alec Baldwin]]
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|[[Radiohead]]

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*[[Radiohead]] performed "[[Lotus Flower (song)|Lotus Flower]]" and "Staircase".
|EpisodeNumber=703
*[[Steve Martin]] and [[Seth Rogen]] appeared in the opening monologue.
|EpisodeNumber2=1
*[[Jay Pharoah]] did not appear in any sketches. He did appear as [[Michael Winslow]] in the "Top Gun 25th Anniversary Audition Reel" sketch, but that part was cut after dress rehearsal.
|RTitle=[[Alec Baldwin]]
*[[Clive Deamer]] played drums and percussion for both of Radiohead's performances.<ref name="billhead">{{cite web|title=Radiohead on 'Saturday Night Live': Dancing Thom & 2 drummers|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/viralvideos/radiohead-on-saturday-night-live-dancing-1005369362.story|accessdate=2011-09-25|work=Billboard}}</ref>
|Aux1=[[Radiohead]]
*This is the first time Alec Baldwin has hosted a season premiere episode of ''SNL'' and his sixteenth time hosting overall. As of the broadcast, Baldwin attains the record of most frequent host, formerly shared between him and [[Steve Martin]].
|Aux2= September 24, 2011
|-
|Aux3= 5.0/13
|{{Anchor|show704}}
|ShortSummary=
704 (37.2)
*Radiohead performs "[[Lotus Flower (song)|Lotus Flower]]" and "[[The Daily Mail / Staircase|Staircase]]".<ref name=RadioheadBillboard>{{cite magazine|title=Radiohead on 'Saturday Night Live': Dancing Thom & 2 Drummers|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/radiohead-on-saturday-night-live-dancing-thom-2-drummers-467296/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 10, 2022|date=September 25, 2011}}</ref>
|October 1, 2011
*[[Steve Martin]] and [[Seth Rogen]] appear in the opening monologue.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perricone|first1=Kathleen|title='SNL': Steve Martin crashes Alec Baldwin's opening monologue, tests him for steroids|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/snl-steve-martin-crashes-alec-baldwin-opening-monologue-tests-steroids-article-1.953861|website=NY Daily News|access-date=February 27, 2015|date=September 25, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150301193854/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/snl-steve-martin-crashes-alec-baldwin-opening-monologue-tests-steroids-article-1.953861 |archive-date=2015-03-01 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Melissa McCarthy]]
*[[Clive Deamer]] plays additional drums and percussion for both of Radiohead's performances.
|[[Lady Antebellum]]
*[[Jay Pharoah]], although credited, does not appear in this episode.
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*[[Lady Antebellum]] performed "[[We Owned the Night]]" and "[[Just a Kiss]]".
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|{{Anchor|705}}
|EpisodeNumber=704
705 (37.3)
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|October 8, 2011
|[[Ben Stiller]]
|RTitle=[[Melissa McCarthy]]
|[[Foster the People]]
|Aux1=[[Lady Antebellum]]
|Aux2= October 1, 2011
|
|Aux3= 5.2/13
*[[Foster the People]] performed "[[Pumped Up Kicks]]" and "Houdini".
|ShortSummary=
*[[Hugh Jackman]] played [[Daniel Radcliffe]] in ''The Best of Both Worlds with Hugh Jackman'' while [[Andy Samberg]] played Jackman.
*Lady Antebellum performs "[[We Owned the Night]]" and "[[Just a Kiss (song)|Just a Kiss]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mapes | first = Jillian |title=Lady Antebellum 'Own' Saturday Night Live: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-antebellum-own-saturday-night-live-watch-466998/ |magazine=Billboard |date=October 3, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
*During [[Weekend Update]], Ben Stiller reprised his role as Derek Zoolander from the movie ''[[Zoolander]]''.
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*[[Kenny G]] played soprano sax during Foster the People's performance of "Houdini".
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|{{Anchor|706}}
|EpisodeNumber=705
706 (37.4)
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|October 15, 2011
|[[Anna Faris]]
|RTitle=[[Ben Stiller]]
|Aux1=[[Foster the People]]
|[[Drake (entertainer) |Drake]]
|Aux2= October 8, 2011
|
|Aux3= 4.8/12
*[[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] performed "[[Headlines (Drake song)|Headlines]]" and "[[Make Me Proud]]" and appeared in the [[SNL Digital Short]] and [[Weekend Update]].
|ShortSummary=
*[[Nicki Minaj]] joined Drake for his second performance.
*Foster the People performs "[[Pumped Up Kicks]]" and "[[Houdini (Foster the People song)|Houdini]]".<ref name="Foster the People">{{cite magazine |last=Doherty |first = Maggie |title=Foster the People Give 'Pumped Up' Performance on 'SNL': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/foster-the-people-give-pumped-up-performance-on-snl-watch-466316/ |magazine=Billboard |date=October 10, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
|-
*[[Hugh Jackman]] appears as [[Daniel Radcliffe]] in ''The Best of Both Worlds with Hugh Jackman'', alongside [[Andy Samberg]]'s impersonation of Jackman.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gioia | first = Michael C. |title=Watch Hugh Jackman Portray How to Succeed…'s Daniel Radcliffe on "Saturday Night Live" (Video) |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/watch-hugh-jackman-portray-how-to-succeeds-daniel-radcliffe-on-saturday-night-live-video-com-189349|work=[[Playbill]] |date=October 11, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
|{{Anchor|707}}
*Stiller reprises his role as Derek Zoolander from the movie ''[[Zoolander]]'' during ''[[Weekend Update]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson | first = Zach |title=Ben Stiller Reprises Zoolander Role on Saturday Night Live |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/ben-stiller-reprises-zoolander-role-on-saturday-night-live-2011910 |work=[[Us Weekly]] |date=October 9, 2011 |access-date=2012-02-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111202013308/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/ben-stiller-reprises-zoolander-role-on-saturday-night-live-2011910 |archive-date=2011-12-02 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
707 (37.5)
*[[Kenny G]] plays soprano sax during Foster the People's performance of "Houdini".<ref name="Foster the People"/>
|November 5, 2011
*Writer [[Mike O'Brien (actor)|Mike O'Brien]] appears as [[Max Weinberg]] during the "Bruce Springsteen: Just the Stories" sketch.
|[[Charlie Day]]
|LineColor=000111
|[[Maroon 5]]
}}
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{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|Saturday Night Live season 37
*[[Maroon 5]] performed "[[Moves Like Jagger]]" and "[[Stereo Hearts]]".
|EpisodeNumber=706
*[[Gym Class Heroes]]' [[Travie McCoy]] joined Maroon 5 for their second performance.
|EpisodeNumber2=4
* Day's ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' co-star [[Danny DeVito]] appeared in the opening monologue.
|RTitle=[[Anna Faris]]
*[[Adam Levine]] appeared in the Kings of Catchphrase Comedy commercial and the Greek Economy sketch.
|Aux1=[[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]
|-
|Aux2= October 15, 2011
|{{Anchor|708}}
|Aux3= 4.8/12
708 (37.6)
|ShortSummary=
|November 12, 2011
*Drake performs "[[Headlines (Drake song)|Headlines]]" and "[[Make Me Proud]]" and appears in the [[SNL Digital Short]] and ''[[Weekend Update]]''.<ref name="Drake">{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz | first = Jason |title=Drake Delivers Halloween Rap, Performs on 'SNL' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/drake-delivers-halloween-rap-performs-on-snl-watch-465838/ |magazine=Billboard |date=October 16, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
|[[Emma Stone]]
*[[Nicki Minaj]] joins Drake for his second performance.<ref name="Drake"/>
|[[Coldplay]]
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*[[Coldplay]] performed "[[Paradise (Coldplay song)|Paradise]]" and "[[Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall]]" and appeared in the "[[Someone Like You (Adele song)|Someone Like You]]" sketch. [[Chris Martin]] also appeared in the "Garth and Kat" segment on Weekend Update.
{{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|Saturday Night Live season 37
*[[Andrew Garfield]] appeared in the opening monologue.
|EpisodeNumber=707
*[[Jay Pharoah]] didn't appear in any live sketches, only appearing in the "We're Gonna Make Technology Hump" pretaped segment as the voice of the digital camera.
|EpisodeNumber2=5
*The song ''[[A cause des garçons]]'' by [[Yelle]] was played during the ''Les jeunes de Paris'' sketch.
|RTitle=[[Charlie Day]]
|-
|Aux1=[[Maroon 5]]
|{{Anchor|709}}
|Aux2= November 5, 2011
709 (37.7)
|Aux3= 4.9/11
|November 19, 2011
|ShortSummary=
|[[Jason Segel]]
*Maroon 5 performs "[[Moves Like Jagger]]" and "[[Stereo Hearts]]". [[Adam Levine]] also appears in the "Kings of Catchphrase Comedy" commercial and the Greek Economy sketch.
|[[Florence + the Machine]]
*[[Gym Class Heroes]]' [[Travie McCoy]] joins Maroon 5 for their second performance.
|
*Day's ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' co-star [[Danny DeVito]] appears in the opening monologue.
*[[Florence + the Machine]] performed "[[Shake It Out]]" and "[[No Light, No Light]]". [[Florence Welch]] also appeared in the "New Jack Thanksgiving" sketch and the "Massachusetts Afternoon" sketch.
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*[[Paul Rudd]] appeared in the "Vogelchecks' Thanksgiving" sketch and the "Massachusetts Afternoon" sketch. Also at end of the "Vogelchecks' Thanksgiving" sketch, a family photo shows [[James Franco]] who appeared in a previous sketch as a member of the fictional family.
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*Governor [[Jon Huntsman, Jr.|Jon Huntsman]] and Kermit the Frog appeared in [[Weekend Update]].
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*[[Olivia Wilde]] appeared in the [[SNL Digital Short]].
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*Rowlf and Gonzo appeared in the "Massachusetts Afternoon" sketch.
|RTitle=[[Emma Stone]]
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|Aux1=[[Coldplay]]
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|Aux3= 4.5/11
|December 3, 2011
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|[[Steve Buscemi]]
*Coldplay performs "[[Paradise (Coldplay song)|Paradise]]" and "[[Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall]]" and appears in the "[[Someone Like You (Adele song)|Someone Like You]]" sketch. [[Chris Martin]] also appears in the "Garth and Kat" segment on ''[[Weekend Update]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mapes | first = Jillian |title=Coldplay on 'SNL': Crying to Adele, Chris Martin Rocks a Holiday Vest |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/coldplay-on-snl-crying-to-adele-chris-martin-rocks-a-holiday-465150/ |magazine=Billboard |date=November 14, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
|[[The Black Keys]]
*Stone's ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' co-star [[Andrew Garfield]] appears in the opening monologue.
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*The song ''[[A cause des garçons#Yelle version|A Cause Des Garçons]]'' by [[Yelle]] is played during the ''Les jeunes de Paris'' sketch.
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|December 17, 2011
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|[[Jimmy Fallon]]
|[[Michael Bublé]]
|RTitle=[[Jason Segel]]
|Aux1=[[Florence + The Machine]]
|<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jimmy-fallon-saturday-night-live-225867 Jimmy Fallon returning to host SNL]</ref>
|Aux2= November 19, 2011
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|Aux3= 4.6/11
|ShortSummary=
*Florence + the Machine performs "[[Shake It Out]]" and "[[No Light, No Light]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mapes | first = Jillian |title=Florence + the Machine Rocks 'SNL' With New Jack Swing Thanksgiving Song |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/florence-the-machine-rocks-snl-with-new-jack-swing-thanksgiving-465022/ |magazine=Billboard |date=November 21, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> [[Florence Welch]] also appears in the "New Jack Thanksgiving" sketch and the "Massachusetts Afternoon" sketch.
*[[The Muppets]] - [[Kermit the Frog]] ([[Steve Whitmire]]), [[Miss Piggy]] ([[Eric Jacobson]]), [[Rowlf the Dog]] ([[Bill Barretta]]), [[Fozzie Bear]] (Jacobson), [[Gonzo (Muppet)|Gonzo the Great]] ([[Dave Goelz]]), [[Scooter (Muppet)|Scooter]] ([[David Rudman]]), [[Camilla the Chicken]] ([[Matt Vogel (puppeteer)|Matt Vogel]]) and [[Statler and Waldorf]] (Whitmire and Goelz respectively) appear in the opening monologue. Additionally, Kermit the Frog appears in a ''[[Weekend Update]]'' segment, and Rowlf and Gonzo appear in the "Massachusetts Afternoon" sketch.
*[[Paul Rudd]] appears in the "Vogelchecks' Thanksgiving" sketch and the "Massachusetts Afternoon" sketch.
*[[James Franco]] is shown in a family photo at the end of the "Vogelchecks' Thanksgiving" sketch, reprising his role as a member of the Vogelcheck family.
*Former [[Utah]] Governor (and [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012|candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential primary]]) [[Jon Huntsman Jr.]] appears on ''[[Weekend Update]]''.
*[[Olivia Wilde]] appears in the [[SNL Digital Short]].
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|EpisodeNumber2=8
|RTitle=[[Steve Buscemi]]
|Aux1=[[The Black Keys]]
|Aux2= December 3, 2011
|Aux3= 4.8/11
|ShortSummary=
*The Black Keys perform "[[Lonely Boy (The Black Keys song)|Lonely Boy]]" and "[[Gold on the Ceiling]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Depland | first = Michael |title=The Black Keys Aren't 'Lonely' With Second 'SNL' Spot: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-black-keys-arent-lonely-with-second-snl-spot-watch-42361/ |magazine=Billboard |date=December 5, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091857/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-black-keys-arent-lonely-with-second-snl-spot-watch-42361/ |archive-date=2022-01-11 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Maya Rudolph]] appears as [[Whitney Houston]] in "The Miley Cyrus Show" sketch.
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|EpisodeNumber=711
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|RTitle=[[Katy Perry]]
|Aux1=[[Robyn]]
|Aux2= December 10, 2011
|Aux3= 4.8/11
|ShortSummary=
*Robyn performs "[[Call Your Girlfriend]]" and "[[Dancing on My Own]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rutherford | first = Kevin |title=Katy Perry Hosts 'SNL': The Hits & Misses, Including a Florence Welch Spoof |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-hosts-snl-the-hits-misses-including-a-florence-welch-464781/ |magazine=Billboard |date=December 11, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Darrell Hammond]] appears in the cold open as [[Donald Trump]].
*[[Matt Damon]] and [[Val Kilmer]] appear in the [[SNL Digital Short]].
*[[Alec Baldwin]] appears on ''[[Weekend Update]]''.
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|EpisodeNumber=712
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|RTitle=[[Jimmy Fallon]]
|Aux1=[[Michael Bublé]]
|Aux2= December 17, 2011
|Aux3= 5.3/13
|ShortSummary=
*Michael Bublé performs "[[Have a Holly Jolly Christmas|Holly Jolly Christmas]]" and "[[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]". Additionally, Bublé appears in the opening monologue and in the "Michael Bublé's Christmas Duets" sketch.<ref name="Buble">{{cite magazine |title=Michael Buble 'Duets' With Kanye, Taylor Swift & Gaga on 'SNL': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/michael-buble-duets-with-kanye-taylor-swift-gaga-on-snl-watch-41703/ |magazine=Billboard |date=December 19, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Rachel Dratch]] and [[Amy Poehler]] appear in the "[[The Boston Teens|Boston Teens]]" cold open.
*[[Chris Kattan]], [[Tracy Morgan]] and [[Horatio Sanz]] make cameo appearances to reprise "[[Season's Greetings From Saturday Night Live (Christmas is Number One)|Christmas is Number One]]" with host Jimmy Fallon.<ref name="Buble"/> Additionally, Sanz and Kattan appear in the "Beethoven's 9th Symphony" sketch.
*[[Tina Fey]], [[Jude Law]] and Amy Poehler appear on ''[[Weekend Update]]''.
*[[Will Arnett]] cameos during the goodnights.
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|EpisodeNumber=713
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|RTitle=[[Charles Barkley]]
|Aux1=[[Kelly Clarkson]]
|Aux2= January 7, 2012
|Aux3= 7.4/18
|ShortSummary=
*Kelly Clarkson performs "[[Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)]]" and "[[Mr. Know It All]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mapes | first = Jillian |title=Kelly Clarkson Rocks 'SNL' With Girl Power, Keytar |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kelly-clarkson-rocks-snl-with-girl-power-keytar-513371/ |magazine=Billboard |date=January 9, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220110193712/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kelly-clarkson-rocks-snl-with-girl-power-keytar-513371/ |archive-date=2022-01-10 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*This episode was delayed due to the [[2011–12 NFL playoffs#NFC: New Orleans Saints 45, Detroit Lions 28|Lions at Saints football game]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Semigran | first = Aly |title=Charles Barkley hosts tonight's 'Saturday Night Live'|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/01/07/charles-barkley-saturday-night-live/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 7, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber=714
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|RTitle=[[Daniel Radcliffe]]
|Aux1=[[Lana Del Rey]]
|Aux2= January 14, 2012
|Aux3= 5.2/12
|ShortSummary=
*Lana Del Rey performs "[[Video Games (Lana Del Rey song)|Video Games]]" and "[[Blue Jeans (Lana Del Rey song)|Blue Jeans]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Schneider | first = Marc |title=Live From New York, It's Lana Del Rey |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/live-from-new-york-its-lana-del-rey-511314/ |magazine=Billboard |date=January 15, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Paul Brittain]]'s final episode as a cast member.
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|EpisodeNumber=715
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|RTitle=[[Channing Tatum]]
|Aux1=[[Bon Iver]]
|Aux2= February 4, 2012
|Aux3= 4.7/11
|ShortSummary=
*Bon Iver performs "[[Holocene (song)|Holocene]]" and "[[Beth/Rest]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Schneider | first = Marc |title=On 'SNL,' Bon Iver Shines as 'Lana Del Rey' Whines |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/506832/on-snl-bon-iver-shines-as-lana-del-rey-whines |magazine=Billboard |date=February 5, 2012 |access-date=2012-02-12}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber=716
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|RTitle=[[Zooey Deschanel]]
|Aux1=[[Karmin (band)|Karmin]]
|Aux2= February 11, 2012
|Aux3= 5.0/12
|ShortSummary=
*Karmin performs "[[Brokenhearted (Karmin song)|Brokenhearted]]" and "[[I Told You So (Karmin song)|I Told You So]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gottlieb | first = Jed |title=Say Hello to Karmin |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2012/02/11/say-hello-to-karmin/ |work=[[Boston Herald]] |date=February 11, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Jean Dujardin]] appears in the ''Les jeunes de Paris'' sketch.
*[[Nicolas Cage]] appears on ''[[Weekend Update]]'' alongside [[Andy Samberg]]'s portrayal of Nicolas Cage.
*After the crab sketch, a picture of Whitney Houston alongside [[Molly Shannon]] from a [[Mary Katherine Gallagher]] sketch was shown; Houston's death had been reported just hours before the episode premiered.
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|EpisodeNumber=717
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|RTitle=[[Maya Rudolph]]
|Aux1=[[Sleigh Bells (band)|Sleigh Bells]]
|Aux2= February 18, 2012
|Aux3= 4.9/12
|ShortSummary=
*Sleigh Bells perform "[[Comeback Kid (Sleigh Bells song)|Comeback Kid]]" and "End of the Line".
*[[Paul Simon]] appears in the opening monologue.
*[[Amy Poehler]] appears during the ''Bronx Beat'' sketch (reprising her role as Betty Caruso), ''[[Weekend Update]]'', and "The Obama Show" sketch (reprising her impersonation of [[Hillary Clinton]]).
*[[Justin Timberlake]] appears during the ''Bronx Beat'' sketch and the "Blue Ivy" sketch (impersonating [[Justin Vernon]]).
*[[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] and [[Kate Upton]] appear during "[[What Up with That?]]".
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|EpisodeNumber=718
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|RTitle=[[Lindsay Lohan]]
|Aux1=[[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]]
|Aux2= March 3, 2012
|Aux3= 5.5/14
|ShortSummary=
*Jack White performs "[[Love Interruption]]" and "[[Sixteen Saltines]]".
*[[Ruby Amanfu]] performs backing vocals during White's first performance.
*[[Jimmy Fallon]] and [[Jon Hamm]] appear in the opening monologue. Hamm also appears during ''[[Weekend Update]]''.
*''SNL'' writer and future cast member [[Mike O'Brien (actor)|Mike O'Brien]] appears during the cold open as one of [[Mitt Romney]]'s sons.
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|EpisodeNumber=719
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|RTitle=[[Jonah Hill]]
|Aux1=[[The Shins]]
|Aux2= March 10, 2012
|Aux3= 4.3/11
|ShortSummary=
*The Shins perform "[[Simple Song (The Shins song)|Simple Song]]" and "[[It's Only Life]]".
*[[Tom Hanks]] appears in the opening monologue.
*[[John McEnroe]] appears in the [[SNL Digital Short]].
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|EpisodeNumber=720
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|RTitle=[[Sofía Vergara]]
|Aux1=[[One Direction]]
|Aux2=April 7, 2012
|Aux3= 5.0/16<ref name="S37Vegara">{{cite web|first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |title='SNL' Ratings Up In Return From Hiatus |url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/04/snl-ratings-up-in-return-from-hiatus/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=April 8, 2012 |access-date=April 8, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120409044553/https://deadline.com/2012/04/snl-ratings-up-in-return-from-hiatus/ |archive-date=2012-04-09 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=
*One Direction performs "[[What Makes You Beautiful]]" and "[[One Thing (One Direction song)|One Thing]]" and appears in "The Manuel Ortiz Show" sketch.
*Manolo Gonzalez appears in the opening monologue.
*[[Kate McKinnon]]'s first episode as a cast member.<ref name="NewSNLPlayer" />
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|EpisodeNumber=721
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|RTitle=[[Josh Brolin]]
|Aux1=[[Gotye]]
|Aux2=April 14, 2012
|Aux3= 4.6/11<ref name="S37Brolin">{{cite web|first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |title='SNL' Ratings Down WIth Host Josh Brolin |url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/04/snl-ratings-down-with-host-josh-brolin/ |publisher=PMC |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 15, 2012 |access-date=April 15, 2012 |archive-date=April 16, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120416141839/https://www.deadline.com/2012/04/snl-ratings-down-with-host-josh-brolin/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=
*Gotye performs "[[Somebody That I Used to Know]]" and "[[Eyes Wide Open (Gotye song)|Eyes Wide Open]]" and appears in the second [[SNL Digital Short]].
*[[Kimbra]] joins Gotye on his first performance.
*[[Steven Spielberg]] appears in the first [[SNL Digital Short]].
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|EpisodeNumber=722
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|RTitle=[[Eli Manning]]
|Aux1=[[Rihanna]]
|Aux2=May 5, 2012
|Aux3=5.2/13<ref name="S37Manning">{{cite web|first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |title=Eli Manning's 'Saturday Night Live' Ratings Strong But No Match For Lindsay Lohan's |url=https://deadline.com/2012/05/eli-mannings-saturday-night-live-ratings-strong-but-no-match-for-lindsay-lohans-267366/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 6, 2012 |access-date=May 6, 2012 }}</ref>
|ShortSummary=
*Rihanna performs a medley of "[[Birthday Cake (song)|Birthday Cake]]" and "[[Talk That Talk (Rihanna song)|Talk That Talk]]" and "[[Where Have You Been]]".
*Manning's wife Abby McGrew appears in the opening monologue, along with Manning's [[New York Giants]] teammates [[Chris Snee]], [[David Baas]], [[David Diehl]], and [[Shaun O'Hara]].
*[[Sacha Baron Cohen]] (as Admiral General Aladeen from ''[[The Dictator (2012 film)|The Dictator]]'') and [[Martin Scorsese]] appear on ''[[Weekend Update]]''.
*A short clip of the [[Beastie Boys]] performing "[[Sure Shot]]" from [[Saturday Night Live season 20|season 20]] is shown after [[Weekend Update]]; and featured group [[Adam Yauch]], who had died the previous day.
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|EpisodeNumber=723
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|RTitle=[[Will Ferrell]]
|Aux1=[[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]
|Aux2=May 12, 2012
|Aux3=5.1/13
|ShortSummary=
*Usher performs "[[Scream (Usher song)|Scream]]" and "[[Climax (Usher song)|Climax]]" and appears in the [[SNL Digital Short]] and the "2012 Funkytown Debate" sketch.
*Ferrell's mother, Betty Kay Ferrell, appears in the opening monologue.
*[[Ana Gasteyer]] appears in the "LGBT Prom" sketch, reprising her role as [[The Culps|Bobbi Mohan-Culp]].
*[[Will Forte]] appears in the "ESPN Classic" sketch and the "25th Anniversary Celebration" sketch, reprising his roles as Greg Stink and Hamilton respectively.
*[[Justin Bieber]], [[Michael Bolton]], [[Julian Casablancas]], [[Jon Hamm]], [[Natalie Portman]], [[Akiva Schaffer]], [[Jorma Taccone]] and [[Justin Timberlake]] appear in the 100th [[SNL Digital Short]].
*[[Liam Neeson]] appears on ''[[Weekend Update]]'' with [[Andy Samberg]] as [[Nicolas Cage]].
*[[Fred Armisen]]'s final episode impersonating President Barack Obama before giving it to [[Jay Pharaoh]].
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|EpisodeNumber=724
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|RTitle=[[Mick Jagger]]
|Aux1=Mick Jagger<br />(with [[Arcade Fire]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Jeff Beck]])
|Aux2=May 19, 2012
|Aux3=5.2/13
|ShortSummary=
*Mick Jagger performs "[[The Last Time (The Rolling Stones song)|The Last Time]]" with Arcade Fire (The Strokes' bassist [[Nikolai Fraiture]] also appears with the group), a medley of "[[19th Nervous Breakdown]]" and "[[It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)]]" with Foo Fighters, and "Tea Party",<ref>{{cite episode|title=Mick Jagger |date=May 19, 2012 |season=37 |number=22 |series=Saturday Night Live |network=NBC}}</ref> an original blues tune with Jeff Beck and the SNL Band. At the end of the show, Arcade Fire performs a medley of the Rolling Stones' "[[She's a Rainbow]]" and "[[Ruby Tuesday (song)|Ruby Tuesday]]" as a tribute to the departing [[Kristen Wiig]].
*[[Jon Hamm]] appears in the "[[Lawrence Welk Show]]" cold open.
*[[Chris Parnell]] appears in the [[SNL Digital Short]], "[[Lazy Sunday (The Lonely Island song)|Lazy Sunday]] 2". He also appears during the goodnights.
*[[Steve Martin]] appears in "The Californians" sketch. He also appears during the goodnights.
*Jason Sudeikis introduces Jagger's second musical performance.
*[[Rachel Dratch]], [[Will Forte]], [[Chris Kattan]], [[Amy Poehler]] and [[Lorne Michaels]]<!--Refer and comment in section entitled "Lorne Michaels appearances" on this article's talk page before changing.--> appear during the goodnights.
*[[Abby Elliott]], [[Andy Samberg]] and [[Kristen Wiig]]'s final episode as cast members.
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Saturday Night Live
Season 37
The title card for the thirty-seventh season of Saturday Night Live.
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 24, 2011 (2011-09-24) –
May 19, 2012 (2012-05-19)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The thirty-seventh season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 24, 2011, and May 19, 2012.[1]

Cast

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The season began with minimal changes to the cast, as everyone from the prior year returned. The only major change was Nasim Pedrad being upgraded to repertory status.

Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam, and Jay Pharoah all remained as featured players.[2] Brittain, who had joined the show for season 36 alongside Bayer, Killam, and Pharoah, exited abruptly halfway through this season, making his final appearance on January 14, 2012.[3] Following Brittain's departure, impressionist and writer Kate McKinnon, previously a cast member on The Big Gay Sketch Show, joined the cast midseason, as a featured player, making her debut on April 7, 2012, following a March 28, 2012, report of her being hired.[4][5] McKinnon is SNL's first openly gay cast member hired since Terry Sweeney in 1985,[6] and the show's first openly gay female cast member (Denny Dillon from the 1980–81 season was SNL's first lesbian cast member but Dillon's sexuality was not public knowledge until much later).[7]

This was the final season for longtime cast members Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg, who had both been on for seven seasons since 2005,[8][9] as well as for Abby Elliott, who had been a cast member for four seasons since 2008.[10] Elliott was let go from the show following the finale, while Wiig and Samberg both left on their own terms.

Cast roster

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bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

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This season saw several new writers. CollegeHumor writer Sarah Schneider was added to the writing staff, after serving as a guest writer for the last five episodes of season 36.[11] Also added were Chris Kelly, who previously wrote for Funny or Die and The Onion News Network; Zach Kanin, who worked on the Harvard Lampoon; and Peter Schultz, a performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, who was hired to write for Weekend Update.[12][13]

Additionally, starting with this season, writers Erik Kenward (who has been with the show since 2001) and John Mulaney (who previously joined the writing staff in 2008) are named as producers of the show.[14] Mulaney was previously a writing supervisor for the past two seasons, and Bryan Tucker and Colin Jost continue on as the two writing supervisors, this season.

This was also the last season for writer/producer Mulaney, after four years with the show.[15]

The season saw the deaths of three former SNL writers. Nelson Lyon died at the age of 73 due to liver cancer; Lyon wrote for the show during its seventh season.[16] Mark O'Donnell, who also wrote during the show's seventh season, died of a heart attack at the age of 58 outside his apartment in New York.[17] Tom Davis, who was one of the original SNL writers and appeared in multiple sketches over the years died after a three-year battle with throat and neck cancer.

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
HostMusical guest(s)Original release dateRatings/
Share
7031Alec BaldwinRadioheadSeptember 24, 20115.0/13

7042Melissa McCarthyLady AntebellumOctober 1, 20115.2/13

7053Ben StillerFoster the PeopleOctober 8, 20114.8/12

7064Anna FarisDrakeOctober 15, 20114.8/12

7075Charlie DayMaroon 5November 5, 20114.9/11

7086Emma StoneColdplayNovember 12, 20114.5/11

7097Jason SegelFlorence + The MachineNovember 19, 20114.6/11

7108Steve BuscemiThe Black KeysDecember 3, 20114.8/11

7119Katy PerryRobynDecember 10, 20114.8/11

71210Jimmy FallonMichael BubléDecember 17, 20115.3/13

71311Charles BarkleyKelly ClarksonJanuary 7, 20127.4/18

71412Daniel RadcliffeLana Del ReyJanuary 14, 20125.2/12

71513Channing TatumBon IverFebruary 4, 20124.7/11

71614Zooey DeschanelKarminFebruary 11, 20125.0/12

71715Maya RudolphSleigh BellsFebruary 18, 20124.9/12

71816Lindsay LohanJack WhiteMarch 3, 20125.5/14

71917Jonah HillThe ShinsMarch 10, 20124.3/11

72018Sofía VergaraOne DirectionApril 7, 20125.0/16[35]

72119Josh BrolinGotyeApril 14, 20124.6/11[36]

72220Eli ManningRihannaMay 5, 20125.2/13[37]

72321Will FerrellUsherMay 12, 20125.1/13

72422Mick JaggerMick Jagger
(with Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, Jeff Beck)
May 19, 20125.2/13

References

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  1. ^ "Watch Saturday Night Live Season 37 | Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
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