Saturday Night Live (season 31)
The thirty-first season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 1, 2005, and May 20, 2006. 19 episodes were produced (rather than the usual 20) due to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and network budget cuts. History
This season was the first to broadcast in high-definition (HD), after 30 years of broadcasting in standard definition. Cast

Repertory players
Fred Armisen
Rachel Dratch
Tina Fey
Will Forte
Darrell Hammond
Seth Meyers
Finesse Mitchell
Chris Parnell
Amy Poehler
Maya Rudolph
Horatio Sanz
Kenan Thompson

Featured players
Bill Hader
Andy Samberg
Jason Sudeikis
Kristen Wiig (first episode: November 12, 2005)

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

There were three head writers for the 31st season: Andrew Steel, Tina Fey and Seth Meyers. Future cast member Colin Jost joined the writing staff this season. Episodes

Specials

References

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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s
2005 American television seasons
2006 American television seasons
Television shows directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller