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Season 2

SNL arrived in earnest in Season Two, solidifying a sketch comedy/variety format that has remained largely unchanged up to the present day. Chevy Chase, the breakout star of Season One, left the cast after the sixth episode of this season in hopes of a career in Hollywood. His replacement, Bill Murray, was slow to catch on with viewers. But, after an on-air plea for his job, he retained his spot on the cast and stayed until the mass exodus after Season Five.

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  • TheTVDB.com Season ID 9825
  • Created February 4, 2008
  • Modified March 28, 2024
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Name First Aired Runtime Image
S02E01 Lily Tomlin/James Taylor
September 18, 1976
NBC
66
S02E02 Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs
September 25, 1976
NBC
66
S02E03 Eric Idle/Joe Cocker & Stuff
October 2, 1976
NBC
66
S02E04 Karen Black/John Prine
October 16, 1976
NBC
66
S02E05 Steve Martin/Kinky Friedman
October 23, 1976
NBC
66
S02E06 Buck Henry/The Band
October 30, 1976
NBC
67
S02E07 Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder
November 13, 1976
NBC
66
S02E08 Paul Simon/George Harrison
November 20, 1976
NBC
66
S02E09 Jodie Foster/Brian Wilson
November 27, 1976
NBC
66
S02E10 Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa
December 11, 1976
NBC
66
S02E11 Ralph Nader/George Benson
January 15, 1977
NBC
66
S02E12 Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry
January 22, 1977
NBC
66
S02E13 Fran Tarkenton/Leo Sayer
January 29, 1977
NBC
68
S02E14 Steve Martin/The Kinks
February 26, 1977
NBC
66
S02E15 Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin
March 12, 1977
NBC
66
S02E16 Broderick Crawford/Dr. John, The Meters
March 19, 1977
NBC
66
S02E17 Jack Burns/Santana
March 26, 1977
NBC
67
S02E18 Julian Bond/Brick/Tom Waits
April 9, 1977
NBC
67
S02E19 Elliott Gould/McGarrigle Sisters
April 16, 1977
NBC
66
S02E20 Eric Idle/Neil Innes
April 23, 1977
NBC
66
S02E21 Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading
May 14, 1977
NBC
67
S02E22 Buck Henry/Kenny Vance, Jennifer Warnes
season finale
May 21, 1977
NBC
66

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