SNL Season 46: TVLine Readers Rank Every Episode, Worst To Best

Each weekend, we here at TVLine highlight the best (and sometimes worst) of what Saturday Night Live has to offer, before turning it over to you, our loyal readers, to weigh in on each episode.

With Season 46 now behind us, we're revisiting how each of the last 20 installments — featuring hosts Regé-Jean Page, Dan Levy, Elon Musk, Adele and Anya Taylor-Joy, among others — fared, based on the average grade that you gave them. 

Just how high does former cast member Kristen Wiig rate following the revival of fan-favorite characters (like Secret Word contestant Mindy Elise Grayson)? What about fellow alumni Chris Rock (who emceed the premiere), Maya Rudolph (who reprised Beyoncé Knowles in a surprising locale) and John Mulaney (who led a musical ode to the Big Apple)? 

This season's crop of hosts also included a 15-time Grammy winner, a pair of Oscar nominees and an eccentric billionaire. 

Scroll down to see how TVLiners ultimately ranked each SNL Season 46 episode from worst to best, then tell us if you're surprised by any of the results.

AIRDATE: April 3, 2021

MUSICAL GUEST: St. Vincent

AVG. READER GRADE: D+

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Chris Redd's Lil Nas X giving God a lap dance in the cold open (watch above); Kyle Mooney's digital short focused on YouTube influencers going viral for all the wrong reasons (watch here).

AIRDATE: Oct. 17, 2020

MUSICAL GUEST: Justin Bieber

AVG. READER GRADE: C

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Kate McKinnon's turn as Savannah Guthrie in a parody of NBC News' town hall with President Trump (which also featured Democratic challenger Joe Biden's transformation into Mr. Rogers; embedded above); a fun Canadian news show sketch that featured Rae as hyper-diligent "Drake Watch" reporter Awa Sene (watch here).

AIRDATE: Oct. 10, 2020

MUSICAL GUEST: Jack White

AVG. READER GRADE: C

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Burr's eyebrow-raising opening monologue which included a rant about Gay Pride Month that seemed to lose at least some of the studio audience (embedded above); Jim Carrey's Biden going "full Jeff Goldblum" and morphing into The Fly on Mike Pence's head during the Vice Presidential Debate (watch here).

AIRDATE: May 8, 2021

MUSICAL GUEST: Miley Cyrus

AVG. READER GRADE: C+

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... the Kate McKinnon-led Mare of Easttown parody (embedded above); Cyrus' Mother's Day salute; Ego Nwodim's turn as a weary mother in her darkest hour following Disney's reopening (watch here).

AIRDATE: Oct. 3, 2020

MUSICAL GUEST: Megan Thee Stallion

AVG. READER GRADE: C+

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Jim Carrey's debut as then-Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden (watch here); Chloe Fineman's star-making turn as Drew Barrymore in a parody of the film actress' daytime talk show (embedded above).

AIRDATE: Dec. 12, 2020

MUSICAL GUEST: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

AVG. READER GRADE: B-

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Chalamet's dramatic turn opposite a very Tiny Horse (embedded above); Ego Nwodim and Melissa Villaseñor's respective impersonations of Dionne Warwick and Dolly Parton (watch here).

AIRDATE: April 10, 2021

MUSICAL GUEST: Kid Cudi

AVG. READER GRADE: B-

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... A fictitious morning news program debating the Derek Chauvin trial (watch here); Mulligan's husband — Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford — crashing her opening monologue; Kid Cudi and Timotheé Chalamet in the digital short "Weird Little Flute" (watch above).

AIRDATE: Dec. 19, 2020

MUSICAL GUEST: Dua Lipa

AVG. READER GRADE: B

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Alex Moffat's debut as President-elect Joe Biden (embedded above); a parody of the FX on Hulu limited series A Teacher; Wiig reprising her roles as Secret Word contestant Mindy Elise Grayson, and the perpetually surprised Aunt Sue (watch here).

AIRDATE: Jan. 30, 2021

MUSICAL GUEST: Machine Gun Kelly

AVG. READER GRADE: B

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Krasinski's rendition of the Office theme song, complete with original lyrics (embedded above); Kate McKinnon's What Still Works? talk show, featuring Cecily Strong as wackadoo congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (watch here).

AIRDATE: Feb. 20, 2021

MUSICAL GUEST: Bad Bunny

AVG. READER GRADE: B

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Page singing along to Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" (embedded above); Chloe Fineman's Britney Spears talk show, featuring Cecily Strong as ousted Mandalorian star Gina Carano (watch here).

AIRDATE: Feb. 27, 2021

MUSICAL GUEST: Nick Jonas

AVG. READER GRADE: B

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Jonas' turn as NXIVM leader Keith Raniere in a music video about our collective murder and cult shows obsession (embedded above); Dr. Fauci's COVID vaccine eligibility game show (watch here).

AIRDATE: Dec. 5, 2020

MUSICAL GUEST: Morgan Wallen

AVG. READER GRADE: B

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Pete Davidson's parody of the Eminem music video for "Stan" (embedded above); Wallen's second chance as musical guest after he defied COVID protocols.

AIRDATE: Feb. 13, 2021

MUSICAL GUEST: Nathaniel Rateliff

AVG. READER GRADE: B

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... A police-officer's accidental trip (see Melissa Villaseñor's Marge Simpson's getup); the passive-aggressive "Pelotaunt" commercial (embedded above).

AIRDATE: May 15

MUSICAL GUEST: Olivia Rodrigo

AVG. READER GRADE: B

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Key and Thompson shutting down Muppet Show hecklers Statler and Waldorf (watch above); Heidi Gardner's turn as John Michael Wozniak in The Last Dance parody (watch here); Dr. Fauci and the CDC Players poorly demonstrating new mask guidelines (watch here).

AIRDATE: Nov. 7, 2020

MUSICAL GUEST: Foo Fighters

AVG. READER GRADE: B+

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Alec Baldwin's last appearance as President Donald Trump (embedded above); Chappelle's post-election monologue (watch here); Rudy Giuliani's Weekend Update drop-in following a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping (watch here).

AIRDATE: May 22 (Season 46 finale)

MUSICAL GUEST: Lil Nas X

AVG. READER GRADE: B+

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Chris Rock's cameo during cold open, as cast reflected on COVID-impacted season (watch above); Beck Bennett's turn as F9 star Vin Diesel (watch here); Cecily Strong's Judge Jeanine Pirro singing "My Way" during Weekend Update (watch here).

AIRDATE: Oct. 31, 2020

MUSICAL GUEST: The Strokes

AVG. READER GRADE: B+

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Mulaney's New York musical (embedded above); the "Strollin'" music video highlighting Black voter suppression (watch here); Hillary Clinton's cautionary pre-election tale (watch here).

AIRDATE: Oct. 24, 2020

MUSICAL GUEST: H.E.R.

AVG. READER GRADE: B+

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Adele's greatest hits medley during a Bachelor parody (embedded above); the second (and final) Trump vs. Biden presidential debate sketch; Adele's inability to hold it together during an Africa tourism ad (watch here).

AIRDATE: Feb. 6, 2021

MUSICAL GUEST: Phoebe Bridgers

AVG. READER GRADE: A-

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... That sensual Zillow ad (embedded above); Beck Bennett's turn as My Pillow guy Mike Lindell; Eugene Levy's quarantined cameo (watch here).

AIRDATE: March 27, 2021

MUSICAL GUEST: Jack Harlow (feat. Adam Levine)

AVG. READER GRADE: A-

THIS EPISODE MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR... Rudolph's turn as Beyoncé in a parody of Hot Ones (embedded above); Martin Short's turn as Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff (watch here); Bowen Yang's Weekend Update segment on the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes (watch here).