NBC Sports presents classic sports-themed Saturday Night Live episodes on NBCSN next week, beginning Monday, May 25, at 8PM ET with a September 1991 episode hosted by Michael Jordan, just three months after he won the first of his six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
From next Monday through Friday in primetime, NBCSN will televise 20 SNL episodes dating back to the early 1990s that were hosted by the biggest names in sports. Athletes serving as host on next week’s stunt have combined to win 35 MVP awards (regular and postseason), 29 Olympic gold medals, 10 Super Bowls, nine NBA titles, and five World Series, not to mention a host of MMA and professional wrestling belts.
In addition to Michael Jordan, the following are the SNL hosts in NBCSN appearance order: LeBron James, Charles Barkley, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, J.J. Watt, Dwayne Johnson, Andy Roddick, John Cena, Ronda Rousey, Michael Phelps, and Derek Jeter.
Programming will also stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
The complete Saturday Night Live on NBCSN schedule is below:
DATE SNL EPISODE TIME (ET)
Monday, May 25
Michael Jordan: September 28, 1991 8PM
LeBron James: September 29, 2007 9PM
Charles Barkley: January 9, 2010 10PM
Tuesday, May 26
Tom Brady: April 16, 2005 7PM
Peyton Manning: March 24, 2007 8PM
Eli Manning: May 5, 2012 9PM
J.J. Watt: February 1, 2020 10PM
Wednesday, May 27
Dwayne Johnson: March 18, 2000 7PM
Dwayne Johnson: April 13, 2002 8PM
Dwayne Johnson: March 7, 2009 9PM
Andy Roddick: November 8, 2003 10PM
Thursday, May 28
Dwayne Johnson: March 28, 2015 7PM
John Cena: December 10, 2016 8PM
Dwayne Johnson: May 20, 2017 9PM
Ronda Rousey: January 23, 2016 10PM
Friday, May 29
Michael Phelps: September 13, 2008 7PM
Derek Jeter: December 1, 2001 8PM
Charles Barkley: January 7, 2012 9PM
Charles Barkley: March 3, 2018 10PM
Michael Jordan: Sept. 28, 1991 11PM