SNL: Alec Baldwin

On this day in 1975, Saturday Night Live (SNL), made its debut on NBC. It would go on to become the longest-running, highest-rated show on late-night television. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. Actor Alec Baldwin holds the record for most times hosting, having performed the duty on seventeen different occasions since 1990; Baldwin took the record from actor Steve Martin who has hosted fifteen times since 1976. Goodman ranks third on the all-time "SNL" hosting list with 13 episodes.