NBC Posts Full ‘SNL’ Goodnights After Season 50 Finale Gets Cut Off

Saturday Night Live’s Season 50 finale had an abrupt end, but NBC came to the rescue. At the end of the live broadcast on May 17, guest host Scarlett Johansson’s thank yous and the cast’s traditional “goodnights” were cut off as the network cut to a commercial. The ad, for Suits L.A., cut off the show at 1:02 a.m., two minutes past its normal ending time on the East Coast.

Viewers of the live show saw Johansson and musical guests Bad Bunny and RaiNao on the stage with the full Saturday Night Live cast. Johansson’s husband, Colin Jost, rushed over to hand her a large bouquet of roses and kiss her before she thanked the musical guests and surprise SNL returnee Mike Myers.

An emotional Johansson went on to congratulate “the incredible cast and crew for these 50 years." “So amazing," she said. "Lorne Michaels, wherever you are. You’re not gonna want me to single you out, but congratulations. You are a singular man," Johansson added of the SNL creator before the broadcast was suddenly cut off.

NBC posted the full goodnights on X, where Johansson could be seen continuing on with, “Thank you! Thank you so much!” She then blew kisses at the audience. As the SNL credits rolled, she hugged Myers and cried as she kissed her husband again. The rest of the cast members were seen doing their traditional hugs and goodnights as the SNL band played.

Thank you, Scarlett Johansson, Bad Bunny, Mike Myers, and RaiNao! Goodnight! pic.twitter.com/fTy9bl5fN9

— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) May 18, 2025

SNL Season 50 ended with no official announcement that any of the cast members will be leaving next season. Of the 17 Season 50 cast members, six of them—Jost, Michael Che, Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, and Kenan Thompson— have been on the show for more than seven years, per Deadline.

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