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The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 22

Every episode of Saturday Night Live Season 22 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 22!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 10 - Kevin Spacey/Beck
    7.0/10(108 votes)

    S22:E10

    Sketches include ""New Television Rating System,"" ""The Late Show with David Letterman,"" ""Marijuana Doctor,"" ""Star Wars 20th Anniversary,"" ""Janet Reno's Dance Party,"" ""Mr. Peepers,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Pet Shop,"" and ""The Atteburys.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  2. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 16 - Mike Myers/Aerosmith
    6.6/10(100 votes)

    S22:E16

    Sketches include ""Coffee Talk with Linda Richman,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Prime Minister's Questions,"" ""Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly,"" and ""Barbara Walters Oscar Special.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, Stacey Foster
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Robin Ruzan, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  3. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 6 - Robert Downey Jr./Fiona Apple
    6.5/10(98 votes)

    S22:E6

    Sketches include ""Bob Dole,"" ""Spartan Cheeleaders,"" ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Don King's Press Conference,"" ""Mr. Music,"" ""Musical Cobras and Panthers,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Streets of L.A.,"" and ""Shopping at Home Network.""

    Director:Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  4. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 20 - Jeff Goldblum/En Vogue
    6.5/10(84 votes)

    S22:E20

    Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Space, the Infinite Frontier,"" ""Kennedy Kapers,"" ""Larry King,"" ""Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp.""

    Director:Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  5. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 4 - Dana Carvey/Dr. Dre
    6.4/10(84 votes)

    S22:E4

    Sketches include ""Russell and Tate: Attorneys at Law,"" ""Larry King Live,"" ""Tom Brokaw,"" ""Johnny Carson and Phil Donahue,"" ""Church Chat,"" and ""Goat Boy.""

    Director:Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Fred Wolf, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  6. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 19 - John Goodman/Jewel
    6.4/10(90 votes)

    S22:E19

    Sketches include ""Oprah,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Suel Forrester,"" ""Eddie Murphy,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Collette Reardon,"" and ""Bill Brasky.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  7. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 7 - Phil Hartman/Bush
    6.3/10(98 votes)

    S22:E7

    Sketches include ""The O.J. Trial,"" ""Thanksgiving Song Auditions,"" ""Acting Class,"" ""World War II,"" and ""The Joe Pesci Show.""

    Director:Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  8. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 8 - Martin Short/No Doubt
    6.3/10(105 votes)

    S22:E8

    Live from New York, it's...Tim Meadows Sketches include ""O.J. Simpson,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Ed Grimley Goes To Heaven,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Barbara Walters Interviews Jackie Rogers, Jr.,"" ""The Gantner Family Workout,"" ""The Tinseltown Tattler,"" ""Martha Stewart's Topless Christmas,"" and ""Happy Holiday Tales.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio, Stephen Colbert

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  9. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 12 - Neve Campbell/David Bowie
    6.3/10(105 votes)

    S22:E12

    Sketches include ""O.J Simpson,"" ""Jackpot,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Rolf,"" and ""Adventures of the White Trash Disaster Trailer.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, J.J. Sedelmaier
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Andy Breckman, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  10. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 11 - David Alan Grier/Snoop Doggy Dogg
    6.2/10(81 votes)

    S22:E11

    Sketches include ""Bill Clinton Police Line-Up,"" ""Maya Angelou Commercials,"" ""Waiting to Exhale Viewers,"" ""Both Sides with Jesse Jackson,"" ""Wong & Owens,"" and ""Bill Gates and Bill Clinton.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, Tom Gianas
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  11. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 14 - Alec Baldwin/Tina Turner
    6.2/10(90 votes)

    S22:E14

    Sketches include ""The Late Show with David Letterman,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""The Quiet Storm,"" ""The Gossip Show,"" ""Phone Sex Operators,"" ""Yard Sale,"" ""Wong and Owens,"" and ""Bill Brasky.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, J.J. Sedelmaier, Tom Warburton
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio, Stephen Colbert, Michelle Saks Smigel

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  12. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 17 - Rob Lowe/Spice Girls
    6.1/10(102 votes)

    S22:E17

    Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Perspectives,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Goth Talk,"" ""Food, Sex, or Cars?"" and ""La Politica Non Correcto con Ramon Diaz Rojo.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Steve Koren, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  13. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 15 - Sting/Veruca Salt
    5.9/10(80 votes)

    S22:E15

    Sketches include ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Evita,"" ""The Nude Crusade,"" ""Rolf,"" ""The Atteburys,"" ""Kyle DeMarco,"" and ""Race and Racism.""

    Director:Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  14. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 13 - Chevy Chase/Live
    5.8/10(88 votes)

    S22:E13

    Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Bill Clinton,"" ""O.J Simpson,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Chopper Four.""

    Director:Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Andy Breckman, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  15. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 2 - Lisa Kudrow/Sheryl Crow
    5.7/10(93 votes)

    S22:E2

    Sketches include ""Bob Dole,"" ""Suel Forrester,"" Single and Loving It,"" ""The Randolph Hotel,"" ""Women's Poetry Night,"" and ""Gene the Ex-Convict.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, J.J. Sedelmaier
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Fred Wolf, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  16. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 3 - Bill Pullman/New Edition
    5.5/10(84 votes)

    S22:E3

    Sketches include ""Alien Presidential Debate,"" ""AT&T Clerks,"" ""The Rules Show,"" ""John W. Hayward,"" and ""Women's Kickboxing.""

    Director:Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Fred Wolf, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  17. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 1 - Tom Hanks/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    5.1/10(106 votes)

    S22:E1

    Sketches include ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Mr. Peepers,"" and ""Classic Sing-along with the Drunken Asses.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, J.J. Sedelmaier
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Fred Wolf, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio

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  18. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 9 - Rosie O'Donnell/Whitney Houston
    5.1/10(113 votes)

    S22:E9

    Sketches include ""Bill Clinton and Bob Dole,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Delicious Dish,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Rita Delvecchio,"" and ""The Local News with Joe Blow.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, J.J. Sedelmaier
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio, Stephen Colbert

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  19. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 5 - Chris Rock/The Wallflowers
    5.0/10(103 votes)

    S22:E5

    Sketches include ""Bob Dole and George Bush,"" ""Charles Grodin,"" ""The Dark Side with Nat X,"" and ""The Culps.""

    Director:Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio, Stephen Colbert, Michelle Saks Smigel

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  20. Saturday Night Live Season 22 Episode 18 - Pamela Lee/Rollins Band
    4.9/10(121 votes)

    S22:E18

    Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""A&E Biography: Tiger Woods,"" ""Goat Boy,"" and ""Roxbury Guys.""

    Directors:Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli, Stacey Foster, J.J. Sedelmaier
    Writers:Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Tom Davis, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Steve Koren, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio, Stephen Colbert

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Season 22 Ratings Summary

"Kevin Spacey/Beck" is the best rated episode of "Saturday Night Live" season 22. It scored 7/10 based on 108 votes. Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli and written by Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Robert Smigel, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Jim Downey, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, David Breckman, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio, it aired on 1/11/1997. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Mike Myers/Aerosmith".