| Saturday Night Live Season 20 | |
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| Series | Saturday Night Live |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Network | NBC |
| Original run | September 24, 1994 – May 13, 1995 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Previous season | 19 |
| Next season | 21 |
Saturday Night Live aired its twentieth season during the 1994–95 television season on NBC. Much like seasons six and eleven, this season was lambasted by critics for its decline in quality. However, unlike seasons six and eleven, which were criticized for having weak writing and a cast with no chemistry, season twenty suffered from having sketches based on very thin premises (mostly centered on O.J. Simpson's famous murder trial) and a mix of castmembers who have been on the show for too long along with newcomers who regularly clashed with the older ones (particularly Janeane Garofalo, according to her account on the book, Live From New York: The Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live). Norm Macdonald became the Weekend Update anchor at the beginning of the season, replacing Kevin Nealon (who, despite leaving his post as Weekend Update anchor, still stayed on the show).
This season saw the death of two more SNL castmembers: Danitra Vance (SNL's first black female repertory player, who was on the show's 11th season), who died of breast cancer (after three years of the cancer being in remission following a radical mastectomy) and Michael O'Donoghue (a longtime writer and sometimes castmember known for his dark, sadistic humor and frequent migraine headaches), who died of a cerebral hemorrhage (the Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M. episode had a special appearance by Bill Murray, who showed a clip of "Mr. Mike's Least Favorite Bedtime Stories" in his memory).
The twentieth season began on September 24, 1994 and ended on May 13, 1995.
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Cast
Repertory cast members
- Morwenna Banks (First Episode: April 8, 1995)
- Ellen Cleghorne
- Chris Elliott
- Chris Farley†
- Janeane Garofalo (Final Episode: February 25, 1995)
- Norm Macdonald
- Michael McKean
- Mark McKinney (First Episode: January 14, 1995)
- Tim Meadows
- Mike Myers (Final Episode: January 21, 1995)
- Kevin Nealon
- Adam Sandler
- David Spade
Featured cast members
- Al Franken (Final Episode: May 6, 1995)
- Laura Kightlinger
- Jay Mohr
- Molly Shannon (First episode: February 25, 1995)
Episodes
| Episode # | Air Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks |
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| 367 (20.1) | September 24, 1994 | Steve Martin | Eric Clapton |
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| 368 (20.2) | October 1, 1994 | Marisa Tomei | Bonnie Raitt |
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| 369 (20.3) | October 15, 1994 | John Travolta | Seal |
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| 370 (20.4) | October 22, 1994 | Dana Carvey | Edie Brickell |
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| 371 (20.5) | November 12, 1994 | Sarah Jessica Parker | R.E.M. |
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| 372 (20.6) | November 19, 1994 | John Turturro | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
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| 373 (20.7) | December 3, 1994 | Roseanne | Green Day | |
| 374 (20.8) | December 10, 1994 | Alec Baldwin | Beastie Boys |
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| 375 (20.9) | December 17, 1994 | George Foreman | Hole | |
| 376 (20.10) | January 14, 1995 | Jeff Daniels | Luscious Jackson |
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| 377 (20.11) | January 21, 1995 | David Hyde Pierce | Live |
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| 378 (20.12) | February 11, 1995 | Bob Newhart | Des'ree |
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| 379 (20.13) | February 18, 1995 | Deion Sanders | Bon Jovi | |
| 380 (20.14) | February 25, 1995 | George Clooney | The Cranberries |
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| 381 (20.15) | March 18, 1995 | Paul Reiser | Annie Lennox | |
| 382 (20.16) | March 25, 1995 | John Goodman | The Tragically Hip |
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| 383 (20.17) | April 8, 1995 | Damon Wayans | Dionne Farris |
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| 384 (20.18) | April 15, 1995 | Courteney Cox | Dave Matthews Band |
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| 385 (20.19) | May 6, 1995 | Bob Saget | TLC |
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| 386 (20.20) | May 13, 1995 | David Duchovny | Rod Stewart |
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