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Episode 1
SNL Season 11, Episode 1: Madonna
D+
EPISODE GRADE
B+
MUSIC GRADE
November 9, 1985
Madonna
Simple Minds
The 1st Episode of Season 11 of Saturday Night Live aired on November 9, 1985. The host was Madonna, and the musical guest was Simple Minds.
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Madonna SNL Season 11 Cold Open
NBC executive Brandon Tartikoff appears to annouce that NBC will institute random drug testing for SNL in Season 11. This cold open was so controversial that Lorne Michaels removed it from all future re-broadcasts of the episode.
Cast
A. Whitney Brown
Joan Cusack
Robert Downey Jr.
Nora Dunn
Al Franken
Anthony Michael Hall
Jon Lovitz
Dennis Miller
Don Novello
Randy Quaid
Terry Sweeney
Danitra Vance
Dan Vitale
Damon Wayans
November 9, 1985
Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!
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Episode Details
SNL Episode #196
Air Date: November 9, 1985
Producer: Lorne Michaels
Head Writer: Jim Downey
Host: Madonna
Host Count: 1
Episode Rank for Season: 10
IMDB Rating: 6.1
