Saturday Night Live - Season 22

The twenty-second season began on September 28, 1996 and ended on May 17, 1997 with 20 episodes in all. Many changes happened before the start of the season. David Koechner and Nancy Walls were both let go after one season with the show. David Spade left the show on his own terms. This season is also notable for the people who hosted. Seven of the twenty hosts were former cast members. They included Dana Carvey, Robert Downey, Jr., Phil Hartman, Chris Rock and Martin Short. Chevy Chase and Mike Myers would host later in the season. This would mark Chase's final time hosting before getting banned.

• S22 E1 - Tom Hanks/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

• S22 E2 - Lisa Kudrow/Sheryl Crow

• S22 E3 - Bill Pullman/New Edition

• S22 E4 - Dana Carvey/Dr. Dre

• S22 E5 - Chris Rock/The Wallflowers

• S22 E6 - Robert Downey Jr./Fiona Apple

• S22 E7 - Phil Hartman/Bush

• S22 E8 - Martin Short/No Doubt

• S22 E9 - Rosie O'Donnell/Whitney Houston

• S22 E10 - Kevin Spacey/Beck

• S22 E11 - David Alan Grier/Snoop Doggy Dogg

• S22 E12 - Neve Campbell/David Bowie

• S22 E13 - Chevy Chase/Live

• S22 E14 - Alec Baldwin/Tina Turner

• S22 E15 - Sting/Veruca Salt

• S22 E16 - Mike Myers/Aerosmith

• S22 E17 - Rob Lowe/Spice Girls

• S22 E18 - Pamela Lee/Rollins Band

• S22 E19 - John Goodman/Jewel

• S22 E20 - Jeff Goldblum/En Vogue