NBC Eddie Murphy as Mister Robinson on 'SNL'
Long-running sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live is in its 46th season, which means there are over four decades of sketches to pick from for the annual Christmas special, which airs Wednesday, December 16 and Tuesday, December 22, both at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
If you don’t have cable, here’s how you can watch the 2020 Saturday Night Live Christmas special streaming online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in most markets) and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial right here:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the 2020 Saturday Night Live Christmas special live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most new shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in most markets) and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the 2020 Saturday Night Live Christmas special live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV comes with both its extensive on-demand library (which includes most shows after they air) and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in select markets) and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” bundle. It comes with a free 3-day trial, but if you bypass that, you can get it for $20 for the first month (normally $30), and get Showtime, Starz and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the 2020 Saturday Night Live Christmas special live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
2020 SNL Christmas Special Preview
The annual tradition of the Saturday Night Live Christmas Special digs into the vault for two hours of holiday-themed sketches.
Highly likely to be seen include Eddie Murphy as Mr. Robinson, the alternate ending to It’s a Wonderful Life, the Sweeney Sisters Christmas medley, Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake bringing it on down to Christmasville, the “I Wish It Was Christmas” today performance, Jingle Barack, “Santa’s My Boyfriend,” office Christmas party, the Christmas edition of “Delicious Dish,” and “Twin Bed.”
According to NBC’s press release:
Since its inception in 1975, SNL has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of their generation and, as The New York Times noted on the occasion of the show’s Emmy-winning 25th anniversary special in 1999: “In defiance of both time and show business convention, SNL is still the most pervasive influence on the art of comedy in contemporary culture.” At the close of the century, Saturday Night Live placed seventh on Entertainment Weekly’s list of the Top 100 Entertainers of the past 50 years.
Not including specials and digital series, the program has won 78 Emmy Awards, the most for any show in television history. SNL also holds the title for the most nominated television show in Emmy history with 285 nominations, not including specials and digital series. SNL has been honored twice, in 1990 and 2009, with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and cited as “truly a national institution.” Saturday Night Live was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame by the National Association of Broadcasters and the show continues to garner the highest ratings of any late-night television program, entertaining millions each week.
The Saturday Night Live Christmas special airs Wednesday, December 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. A rebroadcast airs Tuesday, December 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, both on NBC.
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