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Saturday Night Live

Season 23

The twenty-third season started September 27, 1997 and ended on May 9, 1998, with 20 episodes being produced. A few changes happened before the start of the season; Colin Quinn was promoted to repertory status and Mark McKinney left the show while Fred Wolf left in the start of the twenty-second season. This season was also notable for not having any featured players or any new cast members. This season was also the only season to have an opening sequence that didn't show any shots of New York City, being replaced by a 1950's-inspired design.

Air dateSep 27, 1997
Episodes20

Episodes

  1. 1. Sylvester Stallone/Jamiroquai Sep 27, 1997 · 67 min
  2. 2. Matthew Perry/Oasis Oct 4, 1997 · 67 min
  3. 3. Brendan Fraser/Bjork Oct 18, 1997 · 67 min
  4. 4. Chris Farley/The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Oct 25, 1997 · 67 min
  5. 5. Jon Lovitz/Jane's Addiction Nov 8, 1997 · 67 min
  6. 6. Claire Danes/Mariah Carey Nov 15, 1997 · 67 min
  7. 7. Rudy Giuliani/Sarah McLachlan Nov 22, 1997 · 67 min
  8. 8. Nathan Lane/Metallica Dec 6, 1997 · 67 min
  9. 9. Helen Hunt/Hanson Dec 19, 1997 · 67 min
  10. 10. Samuel L. Jackson/Ben Folds Five Jan 10, 1998 · 67 min
  11. 11. Sarah Michelle Gellar/Portishead Jan 17, 1998 · 67 min
  12. 12. John Goodman/Paula Cole Feb 7, 1998 · 67 min
  13. 13. Roma Downey/Missy Elliot Feb 14, 1998 · 67 min
  14. 14. Garth Brooks Feb 28, 1998 · 67 min
  15. 15. Scott Wolf/Natalie Imbruglia Mar 7, 1998 · 67 min
  16. 16. Julianne Moore/Backstreet Boys Mar 14, 1998 · 67 min
  17. 17. Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind Apr 4, 1998 · 67 min
  18. 18. Greg Kinnear/All Saints Apr 11, 1998 · 67 min
  19. 19. Matthew Broderick/Natalie Merchant May 2, 1998 · 67 min
  20. 20. David Duchovny/Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page May 9, 1998 · 67 min