SNL Season 44: Best And Worst Episodes
Each weekend, we here at TVLine highlight the best and worst of what Saturday Night Live has to offer, before turning it over to you, our loyal readers, to weigh in on each episode.
Scroll down to revisit how each of Season 44's installments have fared, based on the average grade that you gave them.
snl 44x01 adam driver
#7. ADAM DRIVER (TIE)
Airdate: Sept. 30, 2018 (season premiere)
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "Kavanaugh Hearing," "Career Day," "Weekend Update" (feat. Pete Davidson discussing his then-engagement to Ariana Grande) — WATCH
snl 44x02 awkwafina
#20. AWKWAFINA
Airdate: Oct. 6, 2018
Avg. grade: C
Memorable sketches: "Brett Kavanaugh Post Game," "Emergency Alert," "Weekend Update" (feat. Pete Davidson's response to Kanye West) — WATCH
snl 44x03 seth meyers
#17. SETH MEYERS
Airdate: Oct. 13, 2018
Avg. grade: C+
Memorable sketches: "Kanye West/Donald Trump Cold Open," "Weekend Update" (feat. "Really!?!"), "Jail Cellmate" — WATCH
snl 44x04 jonah hill
#21. JONAH HILL (WORST)
Airdate: Nov. 3, 2018
Avg. grade: C
Memorable sketches: "Opening Monologue" (feat. Five Timers induction), "Midterm Ad," "HuckaPM" — WATCH
snl 44x05 liev-schreiber
#4. LIEV SCHREIBER
Airdate: Nov. 10, 2018
Avg. grade: B
Memorable sketches: "Unity Song," "House Hunters,," "Weekend Update" (feat. Lt. Dan Crenshaw) — WATCH
snl 44x06 steve carell
#18. STEVE CARELL
Airdate: Nov. 17, 2018
Avg. grade: C+
Memorable sketches: "Opening Monologue" (feat. Office reunion), "Message From Jeff Bezos," "Space Station Broadcast" — WATCH
snl 44x07 claire foy
#9. CLAIRE FOY
Airdate: Dec. 1, 2018
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "Netflix Commercial," "The War in Words," "All I Want for Christmas (Is the Mueller Report)" — WATCH
snl 44x08 jason momoa
#19. JASON MOMOA
Airdate: Dec. 8, 2018
Avg. grade: C
Memorable sketches: "Them Trumps," "Khal Drogo's Ghost Dojo," "First Impression" — WATCH
snl 44x09 matt damon
#3. MATT DAMON
Airdate: Dec. 15, 2018
Avg. grade: B+
Memorable sketches: "It's a Wonderful Trump," "Best Christmas Ever," "Oscar Host Auditions" — WATCH
snl 44x10 rachel brosnahan
#12. RACHEL BROSNAHAN
Airdate: Jan. 19, 2019
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "The Raunchiest Miss Rita," "Leave Me Alurn," "Weekend Update" (feat. Pete Davidson and John Mulaney's review of The Mule) — WATCH
snl 44x11 james mcavoy
#7. JAMES McAVOY (TIE)
Airdate: Jan. 26, 2019
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "Tucker Carlson" (feat. Steve Martin), "The U.E.S." — WATCH
snl 44x12 halsey
#8. HALSEY
Airdate: Feb. 6, 2019
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "Valentine's Song," "Riverdale," "Weekend Update" (feat. Melissa Villaseñor as Lady Gaga) — WATCH
snl 44x13 don cheadle
#14. DON CHEADLE
Airdate: Feb. 16, 2019
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "Bar Fight," "Roach Ex," "Extreme Baking Championship" — WATCH
snl 44x14 john mulaney
#1. JOHN MULANEY (BEST)
Airdate: March 2, 2019
Avg. grade: A-
Memorable sketches: "Michael Cohen Hearing Cold Open," "Bodega Bathroom," "What's That Name?" — WATCH
snl 44x16 sandra oh
#11. SANDRA OH
Airdate: March 30, 2019
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "Network Meeting," "Discover Card," "Future Self" — WATCH
snl 44x17 kit harington
#13. KIT HARINGTON
Airdate: April 6, 2019
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "Joe Biden Cold Open," "Opening Monologue" (feat. Game of Thrones cast members), "New HBO Shows" — WATCH
snl 44x18 emma stone
#10. EMMA STONE
Airdate: April 13, 2019
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "The Actress," "Jail Cell Cold Open," "Dorm Room Posters" — WATCH
snl 44x19 adam sandler
#2. ADAM SANDLER
Airdate: May 4, 2019
Avg. grade: A-
Memorable sketches: "I Got Fired (Monologue)" (feat. Chris Rock), "Opera Man Returns," "Sandler Family Reunion," "Chris Farley Tribute" — WATCH
snl 44x20 emma thompson
#5. EMMA THOMPSON
Airdate: May 11, 2019
Avg. grade: B
Memorable sketches: "The Perfect Mother," "Chopped," "Etiquette Lesson" — WATCH
snl 44x21 paul rudd
#15. PAUL RUDD
Airdate: May 18, 2019 (season finale)
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "GoT tribute," "Weekend Update" (feat. Leslie Jones on Alabama's abortion ban) — WATCH
snl 44x15 idris elba
#16. IDRIS ELBA
Airdate: March 9, 2019
Avg. grade: B-
Memorable sketches: "R. Kelly Interview," "The Impossible Hulk,," "Powerpoint" — WATCH