Oct. 11, 1975

Posted October 13, 2010, 10:51 pm


NBC shakes up late-night TV with the premiere of "NBC's Saturday Night" (it would not be called "Saturday Night Live" until the following year). Hosted by George Carlin, the show introduced America to the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, including Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Gilda Radner.

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