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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
7.3 (674 votes)
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Peacock
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1985)

6.42 avg 6 episodes 6.3 → 6.7

Ep 1: 6.3 · 77 votesEp 2: 6.2 · 71 votesEp 3: 6.6 · 59 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 64 votesEp 5: 6.4 · 58 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 57 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #16.377
2Saturday Night's Main Event #26.271
3Saturday Night's Main Event #36.659
4Saturday Night's Main Event #46.364
5Saturday Night's Main Event #56.458
6Saturday Night's Main Event #66.757

Season 2 (1986)

6.84 avg 5 episodes 7.2 → 6.7

Ep 1: 7.2 · 54 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 47 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 43 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 48 votesEp 5: 6.7 · 42 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #77.254
2Saturday Night's Main Event #86.647
3Saturday Night's Main Event #96.743
4Saturday Night's Main Event #107.048
5Saturday Night's Main Event #116.742

Season 3 (1987)

6.72 avg 5 episodes 7.2 → 6.2

Ep 1: 7.2 · 43 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 36 votesEp 3: 6.2 · 37 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 38 votesEp 5: 6.2 · 33 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #127.243
2Saturday Night's Main Event #137.036
3Saturday Night's Main Event #146.237
4Saturday Night's Main Event #157.038
5Saturday Night's Main Event #166.233

Season 4 (1988)

6.82 avg 6 episodes 6.8 → 7.2

Ep 1: 6.8 · 30 votesEp 2: 6.0 · 36 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 37 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 33 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 36 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 30 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #176.830
2Saturday Night's Main Event #186.036
3Saturday Night's Main Event #196.737
4Saturday Night's Main Event #207.033
5Saturday Night's Main Event #217.236
6Saturday Night's Main Event #227.230

Season 5 (1989)

7.32 avg 5 episodes 7.4 → 7.5

Ep 1: 7.4 · 30 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 35 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 31 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 31 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 30 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #237.430
2Saturday Night's Main Event #247.135
3Saturday Night's Main Event #257.331
4Saturday Night's Main Event #267.331
5Saturday Night's Main Event #277.530

Season 8 (2006)

6.58 avg 5 episodes 6.8 → 7.6

Ep 1: 6.8 · 29 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 28 votesEp 3: 5.6 · 24 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 17 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 26 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Saturday Night's Main Event #326.829
2Saturday Night's Main Event #336.628
3Saturday Night's Main Event #345.624
4Saturday Night's Main Event #356.317
5Saturday Night's Main Event #367.626

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 · 133 votesEp 4: 5.7 · 125 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 104 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 160 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 #396.3133
4Saturday Night's Main Event #405.7125
5Saturday Night's Main Event #416.6104
6Saturday Night's Main Event #42: John Cena's Final Match7.2160
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