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: 7.3 (682 votes)
Seasons: 8
Streaming (US): Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1985)

6.40 avg 6 episodes 6.2 → 6.7

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saturday Night's Main Event #1	6.2	77
2	Saturday Night's Main Event #2	6.2	72
3	Saturday Night's Main Event #3	6.6	59
4	Saturday Night's Main Event #4	6.3	65
5	Saturday Night's Main Event #5	6.4	58
6	Saturday Night's Main Event #6	6.7	57

Season 2 (1986)

6.84 avg 5 episodes 7.2 → 6.7

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saturday Night's Main Event #7	7.2	54
2	Saturday Night's Main Event #8	6.6	47
3	Saturday Night's Main Event #9	6.7	43
4	Saturday Night's Main Event #10	7.0	48
5	Saturday Night's Main Event #11	6.7	42

Season 3 (1987)

6.72 avg 5 episodes 7.2 → 6.2

Bad finale

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saturday Night's Main Event #12	7.2	43
2	Saturday Night's Main Event #13	7.0	36
3	Saturday Night's Main Event #14	6.2	37
4	Saturday Night's Main Event #15	7.0	38
5	Saturday Night's Main Event #16	6.2	33

Season 4 (1988)

6.87 avg 6 episodes 6.8 → 7.2

Rebound

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saturday Night's Main Event #17	6.8	30
2	Saturday Night's Main Event #18	6.2	38
3	Saturday Night's Main Event #19	6.8	38
4	Saturday Night's Main Event #20	7.0	33
5	Saturday Night's Main Event #21	7.2	36
6	Saturday Night's Main Event #22	7.2	30

Season 5 (1989)

7.32 avg 5 episodes 7.4 → 7.5

Big finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saturday Night's Main Event #23	7.4	30
2	Saturday Night's Main Event #24	7.1	36
3	Saturday Night's Main Event #25	7.3	32
4	Saturday Night's Main Event #26	7.3	32
5	Saturday Night's Main Event #27	7.5	31

Season 8 (2006)

6.58 avg 5 episodes 6.8 → 7.6

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saturday Night's Main Event #32	6.8	29
2	Saturday Night's Main Event #33	6.6	28
3	Saturday Night's Main Event #34	5.6	24
4	Saturday Night's Main Event #35	6.3	17
5	Saturday Night's Main Event #36	7.6	26

Season 9 (2024)

6.48 avg 6 episodes 6.6 → 7.2 121 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saturday Night's Main Event #37	6.6	167
2	Saturday Night's Main Event #38	6.5	135
3	Saturday Night's Main Event #39	6.3	133
4	Saturday Night's Main Event #40	5.7	126
5	Saturday Night's Main Event #41	6.6	104
6	Saturday Night's Main Event #42: John Cena's Final Match	7.2	163

Season 10 (2026)

7.00 avg 3 episodes 7.7 → 6.8 120 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saturday Night's Main Event #43	7.7	98
2	Saturday Night's Main Event #44	6.5	79
3	Saturday Night's Main Event #45	6.8	69

Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)

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