Magazine 2025 A 50th Anniversary Celebration The Ultimate Fan Guide SNL NO ONE KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN A SHOW CALLED NBC'S SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE FIRST AIRED-LIVE, FROM NEW YORK ON OCT. 11, 1975. WHAT VIEWERS SAW WAS AN INNOVATIVE AND DARING PROGRAM THAT POKED FUN AT CULTURE, POLITICS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER THE SUN. AND BOY, WAS IT FUNNY- AND IT'S STILL IS NEARLY 50 YEARS LATER. THIS IS THE STORY OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, THE SHOW THAT CHANGED COMEDY AND TELEVISION, FOR ALL TIME. Printed in the USA