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SNL 50th Anniversary: NBC Reairing George Carlin-Hosted Series Opener

SNL 50: In honor of Saturday Night Live's anniversary, NBC will reair the George Carlin-hosted opener from 1975 on Feb. 15th at 11:30 pm ET.

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In between the musical "Homecoming" at NYC's Radio City Musical on Friday night and the epic three-hour primetime celebration SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday night, NBC is spending Saturday night looking back to where it all began. At 11:30 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 15th, the network will repair the very first episode of Saturday Night Live. Of course, the George Carlin-hosted effort (with Billy Preston and Janice Ian as musical guests) was originally titled "Saturday Night" when it debuted on October 11, 1975 – with a cast that included Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner… and George Coe (at least for that episode). Personally, we're looking forward to seeing Andy Kaufman's "Mighty Mouse" on our television screens again.

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Image: SNL Screencaps

We have a look at the very first cold open ("The Wolverines," with Belushi, Chase, and writer Michael O'Donoghue) waiting for you above, as well as Carlin's three monologues from the series opener.

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Trailer: Peacock Previews Live Event

Earlier this month, the word came down that SNL would be celebrating its 50th anniversary in a very big way – and we're not talking about the big primetime special set for Feb. 16th. Set for Feb. 14th (8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.) and hosted by Jimmy Fallon, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert features a lineup of chart-topping musical guests from across the decades, coming together to celebrate 50 years of SNL musical and comedy performances. An iconic lineup of musical artists will be joined by legendary Saturday Night Live Hall-of-Famers and surprise special guests – all under one roof: NYC's famed Radio City Music Hall. Now, we're getting a trailer for the event – set to stream live on Peacock in twelve days.

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So, who can we expect to see take the stage? We're talking Arcade Fire, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Chris Martin, David Byrne, DEVO, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Jelly Roll, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Post Malone, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robyn, The B-52s, The Roots, and more to be announced. In addition, along with the concert event and the anniversary celebration, NBC is set to air the very first episode of SNL (with host George Carlin) on Saturday, February 15, from 10-11 p.m. ET/PT. Now, here's a look at the trailer

In addition to streaming on Peacock, the special one-night-only concert event will also play at fan screening events in select IMAX theaters at Regal Cinemas across California (Regal Edwards Ontario Palace), Pennsylvania (Regal UA King of Prussia), Texas (Regal Lone Star), New York (Regal Deer Park), and Florida (Regal South Beach). At a later date, free tickets for fan screenings will be made available exclusively for current Fandango FanClub, Regal Crown Club members, and IMAX subscribers.

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert is produced by Broadway Video and directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller. Lorne Michaels and Mark Ronson serve as Executive Producers. Caroline Maroney and Erin David produce the concert event, with Ken Aymong and Rob Paine as supervising producers.

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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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