Saturday Night Live has long mocked the television medium with many fake commercials and parodies of TV shows themselves. Another of the show's frequently used styles of recurring sketches has been the talk show format (e.g. "The Brian Fellowes Show", "Barry Gibb Talk Show", etc.). However, anything from cop shows to children's shows has been fair game for the ever-changing cast.
Sketches with TV show themes are listed here chronologically by order of first appearance.
The Mr. Bill Show – February 28, 1976Consumer Probe (Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Candice Bergen) – December 11, 1976E. Buzz Miller and Christie Christina (Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman) – January 22, 1977Leonard Pinth-Garnell (Dan Aykroyd) – March 12, 1977The Ex-Police (Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) – October 15, 1977Woman to Woman (Gilda Radner) – October 21, 1978Telepsychic (Dan Aykroyd) – December 9, 1978The Bel-Airabs (Don Novello, Bill Murray, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman) – December 8, 1979What's It All About (Gilbert Gottfried, Denny Dillon) – November 15, 1980Mister Robinson's Neighborhood (Eddie Murphy) – February 21, 1981Fernando's Hideaway (Billy Crystal) – November 3, 1984The Limits of the Imagination (Randy Quaid) – November 9, 1985The Pat Stevens Show (Nora Dunn) – November 16, 1985The Church Lady (Dana Carvey) – October 11, 1986Instant Coffee with Bill Smith (Kevin Nealon) – October 18, 1986Miss Connie's Fable Nook (Jan Hooks, Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon) – November 8, 1986Pumping Up with Hans & Franz (Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon) – October 17, 1987Learning To Feel (Nora Dunn) – January 23, 1988Wayne's World (Dana Carvey, Mike Myers) – February 18, 1989Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef (Phil Hartman) – April 1, 1989Tales Of Ribaldry (Jon Lovitz) – April 1, 1989Sprockets (Mike Myers) – April 15, 1989Lank Thompson (Mike Myers) – October 21, 1989The Dark Side with Nat X (Chris Rock, Chris Farley) – November 10, 1990Simon (Mike Myers) – November 10, 1990Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley (Al Franken) – February 9, 1991Coffee Talk with Linda Richman (Mike Myers) – October 12, 1991Theatre Stories (Mike Myers, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey) – December 14, 1991Sassy's Sassiest Boys (Phil Hartman) – February 6, 1993The Denise Show (Adam Sandler) – October 2, 1993Good Morning Brooklyn (Jay Mohr) – November 12, 1994Perspectives with Lionel Osbourne (Tim Meadows) – January 21, 1995Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly (Mike Myers, Mark McKinney) – January 21, 1995The Joe Pesci Show (Jim Breuer) – December 2, 1995The Quiet Storm (Tim Meadows) – October 19, 1996Shopping At Home Network (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan) – November 16, 1996Delicious Dish (Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, Rachel Dratch, Alec Baldwin) – November 16, 1996Celebrity Jeopardy! (Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Norm Macdonald, and various others) – December 7, 1996Goth Talk (Molly Shannon, Chris Kattan, Jim Breuer) – April 12, 1997Leon Phelps, The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) – October 4, 1997Issues with Jeffrey Kaufman (Jim Breuer) – October 18, 1997Morning Latte (Cheri Oteri, Will Ferrell) – October 25, 1997Pretty Living (Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer) – March 14, 1998Hello Dolly (Ana Gasteyer) – October 3, 1998The How Do You Say? Ah, Yes, Show (Chris Kattan, Jimmy Fallon) – October 17, 1998Dog Show (Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon) – December 5, 1998Pimp Chat (Tracy Morgan, Tim Meadows) – December 5, 1998Jarret's Room (Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz) – December 16, 2000Wake Up Wakefield! (Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz) – March 17, 2001America Undercover (Chris Kattan, Amy Poehler) – November 3, 2001The Ferey Muhtar Talk Show (Horatio Sanz) – March 16, 2002Top O' the Morning (Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon) – October 19, 2002Pranksters (Seth Meyers) – February 22, 2003Spy Glass (Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers) – November 1, 2003Appalachian Emergency Room (Seth Meyers, Chris Parnell, and various others) – January 10, 2004The Prince Show (Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph) – February 14, 2004¡Show Biz Grande Explosion! (Fred Armisen as Fericito (see 2002–2003), Horatio Sanz) – March 6, 2004Vincent Price's Holiday Special (Bill Hader) – November 19, 2005Deep House Dish (Kenan Thompson, Rachel Dratch, Andy Samberg) – November 19, 2005The Dakota Fanning Show (Amy Poehler) – February 3, 2007Dateline (Bill Hader) – November 22, 2008