Season 20
Saturday Night Live aired its twentieth season during the 1994–95 television season on NBC. The twentieth season began on September 24, 1994 and ended on May 13, 1995. Much like seasons six and eleven, this season was lambasted by critics for its decline in quality. Season twenty suffered from having sketches based on very thin premises, a high number of which focused on or mentioned O. J. Simpson's 1995 murder trial. Much like the 1980–1981 season and the 1985–1986 season, NBC worried over SNL's decline in quality and initially decided that now would be the best time to pull the plug on the show once and for all. According to the prime time special Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation, Lorne Michaels credits this season as the closest he's ever been to being fired. In the end, the cast member firings and crew turnover resulting from this season represented the biggest involvement into the show's affairs by NBC executives since the 1980–1981 season and the biggest cast overhaul since the 1985–1986 season. This season saw the deaths of two SNL alumni: Danitra Vance and Michael O'Donoghue. The Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M. episode featured a special appearance by Bill Murray, who introduced a clip of "Mr. Mike's Least Favorite Bedtime Stories" in O'Donoghue's memory.
Episodes
1 Steve Martin/Eric Clapton Sep 24, 1994 
2 Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt Oct 1, 1994 
3 John Travolta/Seal Oct 15, 1994 
4 Dana Carvey/Edie Brickell Oct 22, 1994 
5 Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M. Nov 12, 1994 
6 John Turturro/Tom Petty Nov 17, 1994 
7 Roseanne/Green Day Dec 3, 1994 
8 Alec Baldwin/Beastie Boys Dec 10, 1994 
9 George Foreman/Hole Dec 17, 1994 
10 Jeff Daniels/Luscious Jackson Jan 14, 1995 
11 David Hyde Pierce/Live Jan 21, 1995 
12 Bob Newhart/Des'ree Feb 11, 1995 
13 Deion Sanders/Bon Jovi Feb 18, 1995 
14 George Clooney/The Cranberries Feb 25, 1995 
15 Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox Mar 18, 1995 
16 John Goodman/Tragically Hip Mar 25, 1995 
17 Damon Wayans/Dionne Farris Apr 8, 1995 
18 Courteney Cox/Dave Matthews Band Apr 15, 1995 
19 Bob Saget/TLC May 6, 1995 
20 David Duchovny/Rod Stewart May 13, 1995