‘Saturday Night Live’: Where to Watch the Sketch Comedy Show Online for Free

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If you have cable, then you just need to look up what channel NBC is on, which you can find it in your channel guide through your cable provider. Don’t have cable? There are a few ways to watch Saturday Night Live online for free. A subscription to DirecTV — which comes with NBC for SNL — gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $59.99 for the first month of service ($94.99 per month afterwards) for the “Choice” package.

The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now. You can watch local networks such as CBS, ABC and FOX, while you can also watch many...