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List of Saturday Night Live home video releases
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Traditionally, retail home video releases of Saturday Night Live material have consisted of "Best Of" compilations, comprising select performances (typically sketches) of past cast members, and notable guest hosts. Beginning in 1999, DVD releases were distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment under license from NBC, predating the network's merger with Universal, following Lions Gate's acquisition of NBC's previous distributor Trimark. Following the establishment of NBCUniversal in 2004, Universal Studios, owners of NBC, Saturday Night Live's broadcast home, ceased the existing arrangement of outside distribution of SNL material.[1][2] While Lionsgate is no longer able to acquire new SNL-related content, they have retained reissuing rights to their existing SNL content library.[3]
On December 5, 2006, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released on DVD "Saturday Night Live: The Complete First Season," comprising complete episodes.[4] Upon the set’s release, some criticism of its authenticity as complete and uncut episodes arose from reviewers and fans.[5] This was due to the existence of original live copies, which in comparison to the "complete" episodes reveal edits and omissions, which are common among the rerun versions of the shows in the set.[5] Following the successful sales of the first season, the next four seasons have been released. No subsequent releases are planned for the near future, due to prohibitive music licensing costs and the rise of streaming video.[6]
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1 Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment
2 Distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment
3 Aspect ratio: 4:3 (fullscreen)
4 Aspect ratio: 16:9 (widescreen)
5 Released in Canada only
6 Distributed by Trimark Home Video
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Episode downloads and online streaming
Following the creation of Hulu in a joint venture by NBC, in 2007, NBC-owned content, including Saturday Night Live material, was removed from video sharing sites, notably YouTube, to the exclusion of NBC.com and the aforementioned Hulu.[7] Free, ad-supported streaming of new SNL episodes on NBC.com was announced on October 16, 2009.[8] In 2013, an official Saturday Night Live YouTube channel was created, which hosts clips from the show, musical guest performances, and behind-the-scenes content. The channel has amassed over 15.4 million subscribers and 17.2 billion views as of February 2025.[9]
In 2020, following the launch of NBC's online streaming service Peacock, the complete library of Saturday Night Live was made available to stream on the platform.[10] NBC ended its content-sharing deal with Hulu in 2022, making SNL exclusively available to stream on Peacock.[11]
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