Season 37

Season 37
Premier	October 24, 2011
Finale	May 19, 2012
Episodes	22
Weekend Updateanchors	Seth Meyers

The thirty-seventh season of Saturday Night Live premiered on September 24, 2011 and ended on May 19, 2012. This is the final season for Paul Brittain, Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Abby Elliott as cast members, and the first season to star Kate McKinnon as a cast member. Nasim Pedrad was upgraded to repertory status.

Cast

Repertory

Fred Armisen

Abby Elliott

Bill Hader

Seth Meyers

Bobby Moynihan

Nasim Pedrad

Andy Samberg

Jason Sudeikis

Kenan Thompson

Kristen Wiig

Featured

Vanessa Bayer

Paul Brittain

Taran Killam

Kate McKinnon

Jay Pharoah

Changes

• Paul Brittain: Last January 14
• Kate McKinnon: First April 7

Episodes

 Aired   Scheduled 

Date	Image	Host	Music Guest
September 24, 2011		Alec Baldwin	Radiohead
October 1, 2011		Melissa McCarthy	Lady Antebellum
October 8, 2011		Ben Stiller	Foster the People
October 15, 2011		Anna Faris	Drake
November 5, 2011		Charlie Day	Maroon 5
November 12, 2011		Emma Stone	Coldplay
November 19, 2011		Jason Segel	Florence + the Machine
December 3, 2011		Steve Buscemi	The Black Keys
December 10, 2011		Katy Perry	Robyn
December 17, 2011		Jimmy Fallon	Michael Bublé
January 7, 2012		Charles Barkley	Kelly Clarkson
January 14, 2012		Daniel Radcliffe	Lana Del Rey
February 4, 2012		Channing Tatum	Bon Iver
February 11, 2012		Zooey Deschanel	Karmin
February 18, 2012		Maya Rudolph	Sleigh Bells
March 3, 2012		Lindsay Lohan	Jack White
March 10, 2012		Jonah Hill	The Shins
April 7, 2012		Sofía Vergara	One Direction
April 14, 2012		Josh Brolin	Gotye
May 5, 2012		Eli Manning	Rihanna
May 12, 2012		Will Ferrell	Usher
May 19, 2012		Mick Jagger	Mick Jagger, Foo Fighters, Arcade Fire and Jeff Beck

Trivia

• Alec Baldwin, who hosted the September 24, 2011 episode and the season premiere, attains the record of most frequent host which was formerly shared with him and Steve Martin, with sixteen times hosting. That episode was also Baldwin's first time hosting a season premiere, and has joined Martin in becoming one of two men to host a season premiere, a Christmas episode and a season finale.
• With this season Seth Meyers surpasses Tina Fey as the longest serving Weekend Update anchor, though she remains the longest serving female Update anchor.

Preceded by: Season 36

Season 37 (2011— 2012)

Followed by: Season 38