This article is from the Saturday Night Live: Commercial Parodies FAQ, by Doug Krause snl-faq@lido.com with numerous contributions by others.
SNL usually broadcasts three live shows in a row and then
takes a week off. Once in Jan 1976 four shows where done
in a row and it was so stressful they vowed never to do it
again. Sometimes it seems we're lucky to get two new shows
in a row.
 
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