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Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)

Action · Sport

A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC airing in place of Saturday Night Live. The series was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts in a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent.

IMDb rating
7.2 (687 votes)
Episode average
6.7 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons
8
Streaming (US)
Peacock
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1985)

6.37 avg 6 episodes 6.2 → 6.7

Ep 1: 6.2 · 79 votesEp 2: 6.2 · 74 votesEp 3: 6.5 · 61 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 67 votesEp 5: 6.3 · 60 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 59 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #16.279
2Saturday Night's Main Event #26.274
3Saturday Night's Main Event #36.561
4Saturday Night's Main Event #46.367
5Saturday Night's Main Event #56.360
6Saturday Night's Main Event #66.759

Season 2 (1986)

6.80 avg 5 episodes 7.2 → 6.6

Ep 1: 7.2 · 56 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 49 votesEp 3: 6.6 · 45 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 50 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 44 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #77.256
2Saturday Night's Main Event #86.649
3Saturday Night's Main Event #96.645
4Saturday Night's Main Event #107.050
5Saturday Night's Main Event #116.644

Season 3 (1987)

6.70 avg 5 episodes 7.2 → 6.2

Ep 1: 7.2 · 45 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 38 votesEp 3: 6.2 · 39 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 40 votesEp 5: 6.2 · 35 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #127.245
2Saturday Night's Main Event #137.038
3Saturday Night's Main Event #146.239
4Saturday Night's Main Event #156.940
5Saturday Night's Main Event #166.235

Season 4 (1988)

6.85 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 7.2

Ep 1: 6.7 · 32 votesEp 2: 6.2 · 40 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 40 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 35 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 38 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 32 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #176.732
2Saturday Night's Main Event #186.240
3Saturday Night's Main Event #196.840
4Saturday Night's Main Event #207.035
5Saturday Night's Main Event #217.238
6Saturday Night's Main Event #227.232

Season 5 (1989)

7.30 avg 5 episodes 7.3 → 7.5

Ep 1: 7.3 · 32 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 38 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 34 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 33 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 32 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #237.332
2Saturday Night's Main Event #247.138
3Saturday Night's Main Event #257.334
4Saturday Night's Main Event #267.333
5Saturday Night's Main Event #277.532

Season 8 (2006)

6.58 avg 5 episodes 6.8 → 7.6

Ep 1: 6.8 · 29 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 29 votesEp 3: 5.6 · 25 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 18 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 27 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #326.829
2Saturday Night's Main Event #336.629
3Saturday Night's Main Event #345.625
4Saturday Night's Main Event #356.318
5Saturday Night's Main Event #367.627

Season 9 (2024)

6.48 avg 6 episodes 6.6 → 7.2 121 min avg

Ep 1: 6.6 · 168 votesEp 2: 6.5 · 135 votesEp 3: 6.3 · 134 votesEp 4: 5.7 · 127 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 105 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 165 votes
Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #376.6168
2Saturday Night's Main Event #386.5135
3Saturday Night's Main Event #396.3134
4Saturday Night's Main Event #405.7127
5Saturday Night's Main Event #416.6105
6Saturday Night's Main Event #42: John Cena's Final Match7.2165

Season 10 (2026)

6.90 avg 4 episodes 7.7 → 6.6 120 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 100 votesEp 2: 6.5 · 81 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 71 votesEp 4: 6.6 · 84 votes
Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #437.7100
2Saturday Night's Main Event #446.581
3Saturday Night's Main Event #456.871
4Sunday Night's Main Event6.684
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