Home > Saturday Night Live > Season 38 « TV Series Page Saturday Night Live: Season 38 (2012 - 2013) SEASON: Season 38 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 Season 18 Season 19 Season 20 Season 21 Season 22 Season 23 Season 24 Season 25 Season 26 Season 27 Season 28 Season 29 Season 30 Season 31 Season 32 Season 33 Season 34 Season 35 Season 36 Season 37 Season 38 Season 39 Season 40 Season 41 Season 42 Season 43 Season 44 Season 45 Want to see Episode List Season 38 Saturday Night Live Critics Consensus No consensus yet. 80% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 5 62% Audience Score User Ratings: 8 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Seth MacFarlane; Frank Ocean Air date: Sep 15, 2012 "Seth MacFarlane/Frank Ocean", 9/15/12: America's premiere sketch-comedy show returns for its 38th season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. More 2 Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Mumford & Sons Air date: Sep 22, 2012 "Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Mumford & Sons", 9/22/12: America's premiere sketch-comedy show returns for its 38th season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. More 3 Daniel Craig; Muse Air date: Oct 6, 2012 "Daniel Craig/Muse", 10/6/12: America's premiere sketch-comedy show returns for its 38th season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. More 5 Bruno Mars Air date: Oct 20, 2012 "SNL - Bruno Mars - Oct. 2012," 10/20/2012: Sketches include Town Hall Debate Cold Open, Bruno Monologue, Brad Pitt Ad #1, Haters, Brad Pitt Ad #2, Sad Mouse, Weekend Update featuring Bill as Stefon, and Amusement Park. HD Version More 8 Jeremy Renner; Maroon 5 Air date: Nov 17, 2012 Jeremy Renner is the host. Music guest: Maroon 5. More 11 Jennifer Lawrence; The Lumineers Air date: Jan 19, 2013 "Jennifer Lawrence/The Lumineers", 1/19/13: America's premiere sketch-comedy show returns for its 38th season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. HD Version More 13 Justin Bieber Air date: Feb 9, 2013 Justin Bieber hosts and is the music guest. More 14 Christoph Waltz; Alabama Shakes Air date: Feb 16, 2013 "Christoph Waltz/Alabama Shakes", 2/16/13: America's premiere sketch-comedy show returns for its 38th season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. More 17 Vince Vaughn; Miguel Air date: Apr 13, 2013 Vince Vaughn is the host. Music guest: Miguel. More 18 Vince Vaughn; Miguel (Episode 18) Air date: Apr 13, 2013 Vince Vaughn is the host. Music guest: Miguel. More Show More Episodes Saturday Night Live: Season 38 Photos View All Photos (11) Tv Season Info Series 38 of the star studded variety show. Genre: Comedy Network: NBC Premiere Date: Sep 15, 2012 Creator: Lorne Michaels Exec. Producer: Lorne Michaels Cast Seth Meyers Fred Armisen Jason Sudeikis Kenan Thompson Bill Hader Vince Vaughn Kristen Wiig Ben Affleck Zach Galifianakis Bobby Moynihan Nasim Pedrad Vanessa Bayer Paul Brittain Taran Killam Jay Pharoah Miguel Kanye West Seth MacFarlane Joseph Gordon-Levitt Jeremy Renner Daniel Craig Jennifer Lawrence Melissa McCarthy Justin Bieber Bruno Mars Christoph Waltz Kate McKinnon Aidy Bryant Tim Robinson Cecily Strong Don Pardo Frank Ocean Tom Hanks Show More Cast News & Interviews for Saturday Night Live: Season 38 Saturday Night Live Stars on the Big Screen View All Saturday Night Live: Season 38 News Episodes 1 Seth MacFarlane; Frank Ocean Air date: Sep 15, 2012 "Seth MacFarlane/Frank Ocean", 9/15/12: America's premiere sketch-comedy show returns for its 38th season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. More 2 Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Mumford & Sons Air date: Sep 22, 2012 "Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Mumford & Sons", 9/22/12: America's premiere sketch-comedy show returns for its 38th season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. More 3 Daniel Craig; Muse Air date: Oct 6, 2012 "Daniel Craig/Muse", 10/6/12: America's premiere sketch-comedy show returns for its 38th season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. More 5 Bruno Mars Air date: Oct 20, 2012 "SNL - Bruno Mars - Oct. 2012," 10/20/2012: Sketches include Town Hall Debate Cold Open, Bruno Monologue, Brad Pitt Ad #1, Haters, Brad Pitt Ad #2, Sad Mouse, Weekend Update featuring Bill as Stefon, and Amusement Park. HD Version More 8 Jeremy Renner; Maroon 5 Air date: Nov 17, 2012 Jeremy Renner is the host. Music guest: Maroon 5. More 11 Jennifer Lawrence; The Lumineers Air date: Jan 19, 2013 "Jennifer Lawrence/The Lumineers", 1/19/13: America's premiere sketch-comedy show returns for its 38th season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. HD Version More 13 Justin Bieber Air date: Feb 9, 2013 Justin Bieber hosts and is the music guest. More 14 Christoph Waltz; Alabama Shakes Air date: Feb 16, 2013 "Christoph Waltz/Alabama Shakes", 2/16/13: America's premiere sketch-comedy show returns for its 38th season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. More 17 Vince Vaughn; Miguel Air date: Apr 13, 2013 Vince Vaughn is the host. Music guest: Miguel. More 18 Vince Vaughn; Miguel (Episode 18) Air date: Apr 13, 2013 Vince Vaughn is the host. Music guest: Miguel. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Saturday Night Live Season 38 All Critics (5) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1) But most important were the cameras capturing the end of another era through the tears in the eyes of a cast that so clearly loved the time shared both backstage and onstage with Bill Hader and Fred Armisen. Sep 17, 2018 | Full Review… Logan Nicklaus Rolling Stone Top Critic This is the second year in a row that SNL has had major goodbyes to address in its season finale (Kristen Wiig last time, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen here) and it's the second year in a row they've absolutely nailed it. Sep 13, 2018 | Full Review… David Sims AV Club Top Critic Unfortunately, energy at the service of indifferent writing starts to look desperate, and much of the show that followed was a letdown, with Vaughn seeming to lose interest as things ground on. Sep 13, 2018 | Full Review… Dennis Perkins AV Club Top Critic It's an election year, and the host can pull off a lot of weird voices, so that's how the season kicked off. I guess we'll have to wait another week to see if Kate McKinnon can deliver the next Gilly. Sep 13, 2018 | Full Review… Joe Reid New York Magazine/Vulture Top Critic I never thought the show could top Amy Poehler's touching good-bye, but Kristen Wiig's farewell, set to the classic "She's Like A Rainbow," was lovely... Heartbreaking perfection. Sep 13, 2018 | Full Review… Tara Ariano New York Magazine/Vulture Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (5) Audience Reviews for Saturday Night Live: Season 38 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Saturday Night Live: Season 38! See All Audience Reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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