document_title: List of Saturday Night Live episodes

question_text: who hosted saturday night live this past saturday

text: List of Saturday Night Live episodes

text: Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on NBC, a terrestrial television network, on October 11, 1975 under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics. Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast: the repertory members, also known as the "Not Ready for Prime-Time Players," and newer cast members, known as "Featured Players." Each week, the show features a host, often a well-known celebrity, who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. A musical guest is also invited to perform several sets (usually two, and occasionally more). Every so often a host or musical guest will fill both roles, such as was the case with Britney Spears in 2000 and 2002, Jennifer Lopez in 2001 and 2010, Justin Timberlake in 2003, 2006 and 2013, Taylor Swift in 2009, Bruno Mars in 2012, Lady Gaga in 2013, Justin Bieber in 2013, Miley Cyrus in 2013 and 2015, Drake in 2014 and 2016, Blake Shelton in 2015, and Ariana Grande in 2016. With the exception of Season 7 and several other rare cases, the show has begun with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

text: Saturday Night Live is one of the longest running network programs in American television history, with over 800 episodes broadcast over the span of 42 seasons. A number of the show's sketches have been developed into feature films, including The Blues Brothers, Wayne's World, A Night at the Roxbury, Superstar, Coneheads, and MacGruber.

text: Seasons 1 through 5 are available on DVD in Region 1. Various Saturday Night Live sketches are available in several new media formats, including streaming on Hulu and Netflix. Selected sketches and segments are also available for purchase at the iTunes Store to download and playback on home computers and certain iPod and iPhone models.

text: Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 · Specials · References

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
24
October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)
July 31, 1976 (1976-07-31)

2
22
September 18, 1976 (1976-09-18)
May 21, 1977 (1977-05-21)

3
20
September 24, 1977 (1977-09-24)
May 20, 1978 (1978-05-20)

4
20
October 7, 1978 (1978-10-07)
May 26, 1979 (1979-05-26)

5
20
October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13)
May 24, 1980 (1980-05-24)

6
13
November 15, 1980 (1980-11-15)
April 11, 1981 (1981-04-11)

7
20
October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03)
May 22, 1982 (1982-05-22)

8
20
September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25)
May 14, 1983 (1983-05-14)

9
19
October 8, 1983 (1983-10-08)
May 12, 1984 (1984-05-12)

10
17
October 6, 1984 (1984-10-06)
April 13, 1985 (1985-04-13)

11
18
November 9, 1985 (1985-11-09)
May 24, 1986 (1986-05-24)

12
20
October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)
May 23, 1987 (1987-05-23)

13
13
October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17)
February 27, 1988 (1988-02-27)

14
20
October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)
May 20, 1989 (1989-05-20)

15
20
September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30)
May 19, 1990 (1990-05-19)

16
20
September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29)
May 18, 1991 (1991-05-18)

17
20
September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28)
May 16, 1992 (1992-05-16)

18
20
September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)
May 15, 1993 (1993-05-15)

19
20
September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)
May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14)

20
20
September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)
May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13)

21
20
September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)

22
20
September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28)
May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)

23
20
September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)
May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)

24
19
September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)
May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)

25
20
October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)

26
20
October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)
May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)

27
20
September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)
May 18, 2002 (2002-05-18)

28
20
October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05)
May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17)

29
20
October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)
May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15)

30
20
October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02)
May 21, 2005 (2005-05-21)

31
19
October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)
May 20, 2006 (2006-05-20)

32
20
September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30)
May 19, 2007 (2007-05-19)

33
12
September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)
May 17, 2008 (2008-05-17)

34
22
September 13, 2008 (2008-09-13)
May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16)

35
22
September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26)
May 15, 2010 (2010-05-15)

36
22
September 25, 2010 (2010-09-25)
May 21, 2011 (2011-05-21)

37
22
September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24)
May 19, 2012 (2012-05-19)

38
21
September 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)
May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)

39
21
September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28)
May 17, 2014 (2014-05-17)

40
21
September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27)
May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16)

41
21
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03)
May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)

42
21
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)
May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)

43
TBA
September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)
May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Season 31 (2005–06)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host
Musical guest
Original air date

586
1
Steve Carell
Kanye West
October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)

587
2
Jon Heder
Ashlee Simpson
October 8, 2005 (2005-10-08)

588
3
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Franz Ferdinand
October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22)

589
4
Lance Armstrong
Sheryl Crow
October 29, 2005 (2005-10-29)

590
5
Jason Lee
Foo Fighters
November 12, 2005 (2005-11-12)

591
6
Eva Longoria
Korn
November 19, 2005 (2005-11-19)

592
7
Dane Cook
James Blunt
December 3, 2005 (2005-12-03)

593
8
Alec Baldwin
Shakira
December 10, 2005 (2005-12-10)

594
9
Jack Black
Neil Young
December 17, 2005 (2005-12-17)

595
10
Scarlett Johansson
Death Cab for Cutie
January 14, 2006 (2006-01-14)

596
11
Peter Sarsgaard
The Strokes
January 21, 2006 (2006-01-21)

597
12
Steve Martin
Prince
February 4, 2006 (2006-02-04)

598
13
Natalie Portman
Fall Out Boy
March 4, 2006 (2006-03-04)

599
14
Matt Dillon
Arctic Monkeys
March 11, 2006 (2006-03-11)

600
15
Antonio Banderas
Mary J. Blige
April 8, 2006 (2006-04-08)

601
16
Lindsay Lohan
Pearl Jam
April 15, 2006 (2006-04-15)

602
17
Tom Hanks
Red Hot Chili Peppers
May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06)

603
18
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Paul Simon
May 13, 2006 (2006-05-13)

604
19
Kevin Spacey
Nelly Furtado
May 20, 2006 (2006-05-20)

text: Season 32 (2006–07)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host
Musical guest(s)
Original air date

605
1
Dane Cook
The Killers
September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30)

606
2
Jaime Pressly
Corinne Bailey Rae
October 7, 2006 (2006-10-07)

607
3
John C. Reilly
My Chemical Romance
October 21, 2006 (2006-10-21)

608
4
Hugh Laurie
Beck
October 28, 2006 (2006-10-28)

609
5
Alec Baldwin
Christina Aguilera
November 11, 2006 (2006-11-11)

610
6
Ludacris
Ludacris
November 18, 2006 (2006-11-18)

611
7
Matthew Fox
Tenacious D
December 2, 2006 (2006-12-02)

612
8
Annette Bening
Gwen Stefani and Akon
December 9, 2006 (2006-12-09)

613
9
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
December 16, 2006 (2006-12-16)

614
10
Jake Gyllenhaal
The Shins
January 13, 2007 (2007-01-13)

615
11
Jeremy Piven
AFI
January 20, 2007 (2007-01-20)

616
12
Drew Barrymore
Lily Allen
February 3, 2007 (2007-02-03)

617
13
Forest Whitaker
Keith Urban
February 10, 2007 (2007-02-10)

618
14
Rainn Wilson
Arcade Fire
February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24)

619
15
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Snow Patrol
March 17, 2007 (2007-03-17)

620
16
Peyton Manning
Carrie Underwood
March 24, 2007 (2007-03-24)

621
17
Shia LaBeouf
Avril Lavigne
April 14, 2007 (2007-04-14)

622
18
Scarlett Johansson
Björk
April 21, 2007 (2007-04-21)

623
19
Molly Shannon
Linkin Park
May 12, 2007 (2007-05-12)

624
20
Zach Braff
Maroon 5
May 19, 2007 (2007-05-19)

text: Season 33 (2007–08)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host
Musical guest
Original air date

625
1
LeBron James
Kanye West
September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)

626
2
Seth Rogen
Spoon
October 6, 2007 (2007-10-06)

627
3
Jon Bon Jovi
Foo Fighters
October 13, 2007 (2007-10-13)

628
4
Brian Williams
Feist
November 3, 2007 (2007-11-03)

629
5
Tina Fey
Carrie Underwood
February 23, 2008 (2008-02-23)

630
6
Ellen Page
Wilco
March 1, 2008 (2008-03-01)

631
7
Amy Adams
Vampire Weekend
March 8, 2008 (2008-03-08)

632
8
Jonah Hill
Mariah Carey
March 15, 2008 (2008-03-15)

633
9
Christopher Walken
Panic! at the Disco
April 5, 2008 (2008-04-05)

634
10
Ashton Kutcher
Gnarls Barkley
April 12, 2008 (2008-04-12)

635
11
Shia LaBeouf
My Morning Jacket
May 10, 2008 (2008-05-10)

636
12
Steve Carell
Usher
May 17, 2008 (2008-05-17)

text: Season 34 (2008–09)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host(s)
Musical guest(s)
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

637
1
Michael Phelps
Lil Wayne
September 13, 2008 (2008-09-13)
7.4/18[1]

638
2
James Franco
Kings of Leon
September 20, 2008 (2008-09-20)
N/A

639
3
Anna Faris
Duffy
September 27, 2008 (2008-09-27)
6.0/15[2]

640
4
Anne Hathaway
The Killers
October 4, 2008 (2008-10-04)
7.4/18[3]

641
5
Josh Brolin
Adele
October 18, 2008 (2008-10-18)
10.7/24[4]

642
6
Jon Hamm
Coldplay
October 25, 2008 (2008-10-25)
7.1/18[5]

643
7
Ben Affleck
David Cook
November 1, 2008 (2008-11-01)
9.0/20[6]

644
8
Paul Rudd
Beyoncé
November 15, 2008 (2008-11-15)
N/A

645
9
Tim McGraw
Ludacris & T-Pain
November 22, 2008 (2008-11-22)
N/A

646
10
John Malkovich
T.I.
December 6, 2008 (2008-12-06)
N/A

647
11
Hugh Laurie
Kanye West
December 13, 2008 (2008-12-13)
N/A

648
12
Neil Patrick Harris
Taylor Swift
January 10, 2009 (2009-01-10)
N/A

649
13
Rosario Dawson
Fleet Foxes
January 17, 2009 (2009-01-17)
N/A

650
14
Steve Martin
Jason Mraz
January 31, 2009 (2009-01-31)
N/A

651
15
Bradley Cooper
TV on the Radio
February 7, 2009 (2009-02-07)
N/A

652
16
Alec Baldwin
Jonas Brothers
February 14, 2009 (2009-02-14)
N/A

653
17
Dwayne Johnson
Ray LaMontagne
March 7, 2009 (2009-03-07)
N/A

654
18
Tracy Morgan
Kelly Clarkson
March 14, 2009 (2009-03-14)
N/A

655
19
Seth Rogen
Phoenix
April 4, 2009 (2009-04-04)
N/A

656
20
Zac Efron
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
April 11, 2009 (2009-04-11)
5.1[7]

657
21
Justin Timberlake
Ciara
May 9, 2009 (2009-05-09)
N/A

658
22
Will Ferrell
Green Day
May 16, 2009 (2009-05-16)
N/A

text: Season 35 (2009–10)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host
Musical guest
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

659
1
Megan Fox
U2
September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26)
4.6/11[8]

660
2
Ryan Reynolds
Lady Gaga
October 3, 2009 (2009-10-03)
4.7/12[9]

661
3
Drew Barrymore
Regina Spektor
October 10, 2009 (2009-10-10)
4.6/11[10]

662
4
Gerard Butler
Shakira
October 17, 2009 (2009-10-17)
4.8/11[11]

663
5
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
November 7, 2009 (2009-11-07)
5.0/12[12]

664
6
January Jones
The Black Eyed Peas
November 14, 2009 (2009-11-14)
4.7/12[13]

665
7
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Dave Matthews Band
November 21, 2009 (2009-11-21)
4.3/11[14]

666
8
Blake Lively
Rihanna
December 5, 2009 (2009-12-05)
4.4/12[15]

667
9
Taylor Lautner
Bon Jovi
December 12, 2009 (2009-12-12)
5.1/12[16]

668
10
James Franco
Muse
December 19, 2009 (2009-12-19)
4.4/11[17]

669
11
Charles Barkley
Alicia Keys
January 9, 2010 (2010-01-09)
4.4/19[18]

670
12
Sigourney Weaver
The Ting Tings
January 16, 2010 (2010-01-16)
5.4/14[19]

671
13
Jon Hamm
Michael Bublé
January 30, 2010 (2010-01-30)
5.0/12[20]

672
14
Ashton Kutcher
Them Crooked Vultures
February 6, 2010 (2010-02-06)
5.3/13[21]

673
15
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
February 27, 2010 (2010-02-27)
6.3/15[22]

674
16
Zach Galifianakis
Vampire Weekend
March 6, 2010 (2010-03-06)
5.0/12[23]

675
17
Jude Law
Pearl Jam
March 13, 2010 (2010-03-13)
4.5/11[24]

676
18
Tina Fey
Justin Bieber
April 10, 2010 (2010-04-10)
5.7/14[25]

677
19
Ryan Phillippe
Ke$ha
April 17, 2010 (2010-04-17)
5.2/13[26]

678
20
Gabourey Sidibe
MGMT
April 24, 2010 (2010-04-24)
4.7/12[27]

679
21
Betty White
Jay-Z
May 8, 2010 (2010-05-08)
8.8/21[28]

680
22
Alec Baldwin
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
May 15, 2010 (2010-05-15)
5.8/14[29]

text: Season 36 (2010–11)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host
Musical guest(s)
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

681
1
Amy Poehler
Katy Perry
September 25, 2010
5.3/13

682
2
Bryan Cranston
Kanye West
October 2, 2010
4.8/12

683
3
Jane Lynch
Bruno Mars
October 9, 2010
4.8/12

684
4
Emma Stone
Kings of Leon
October 23, 2010
4.5/11

685
5
Jon Hamm
Rihanna
October 30, 2010
4.6/11

686
6
Scarlett Johansson
Arcade Fire
November 13, 2010
4.7/12

687
7
Anne Hathaway
Florence + the Machine
November 20, 2010
4.7/12

688
8
Robert De Niro
Diddy-Dirty Money
December 4, 2010
5.0/12

689
9
Paul Rudd
Paul McCartney
December 11, 2010
5.3/13

690
10
Jeff Bridges
Eminem and Lil Wayne
December 18, 2010
4.9/12

691
11
Jim Carrey
The Black Keys
January 8, 2011
7.8/18

692
12
Gwyneth Paltrow
Cee Lo Green
January 15, 2011
5.1/12

693
13
Jesse Eisenberg
Nicki Minaj
January 29, 2011
5.1/12

694
14
Dana Carvey
Linkin Park
February 5, 2011
5.6/13

695
15
Russell Brand
Chris Brown
February 12, 2011
5.0/12

696
16
Miley Cyrus
The Strokes
March 5, 2011
5.4/13

697
17
Zach Galifianakis
Jessie J
March 12, 2011
4.8/12

698
18
Elton John
Elton John
April 2, 2011
5.0/12

699
19
Helen Mirren
Foo Fighters
April 9, 2011
4.7/12

700
20
Tina Fey
Ellie Goulding
May 7, 2011
5.3/15

701
21
Ed Helms
Paul Simon
May 14, 2011
4.9/12

702
22
Justin Timberlake
Lady Gaga
May 21, 2011
7.0/17

text: Season 37 (2011–12)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host
Musical guest(s)
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

703
1
Alec Baldwin
Radiohead
September 24, 2011
5.0/13

704
2
Melissa McCarthy
Lady Antebellum
October 1, 2011
5.2/13

705
3
Ben Stiller
Foster the People
October 8, 2011
4.8/12

706
4
Anna Faris
Drake
October 15, 2011
4.8/12

707
5
Charlie Day
Maroon 5
November 5, 2011
4.9/11

708
6
Emma Stone
Coldplay
November 12, 2011
4.5/11

709
7
Jason Segel
Florence + The Machine
November 19, 2011
4.6/11

710
8
Steve Buscemi
The Black Keys
December 3, 2011
4.8/11

711
9
Katy Perry
Robyn
December 10, 2011
4.8/11

712
10
Jimmy Fallon
Michael Bublé
December 17, 2011
5.3/13

713
11
Charles Barkley
Kelly Clarkson
January 7, 2012
7.4/18

714
12
Daniel Radcliffe
Lana Del Rey
January 14, 2012
5.2/12

715
13
Channing Tatum
Bon Iver
February 4, 2012
4.7/11

716
14
Zooey Deschanel
Karmin
February 11, 2012
5.0/12

717
15
Maya Rudolph
Sleigh Bells
February 18, 2012
4.9/12

718
16
Lindsay Lohan
Jack White
March 3, 2012
5.5/14

719
17
Jonah Hill
The Shins
March 10, 2012
4.3/11

720
18
Sofía Vergara
One Direction
April 7, 2012
5.0/16[30]

721
19
Josh Brolin
Gotye
April 14, 2012
4.6/11[31]

722
20
Eli Manning
Rihanna
May 5, 2012
5.2/13[32]

723
21
Will Ferrell
Usher
May 12, 2012
5.1/13

724
22
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
(with Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, Jeff Beck)
May 19, 2012
5.2/13

text: Season 38 (2012–13)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host
Musical guest(s)
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

725
1
Seth MacFarlane
Frank Ocean
September 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)
4.8/12[33]

726
2
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Mumford & Sons
September 22, 2012 (2012-09-22)
5.0/12[34]

727
3
Daniel Craig
Muse
October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06)
4.5/11[35]

728
4
Christina Applegate
Passion Pit
October 13, 2012 (2012-10-13)
4.6/11[36]

729
5
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars
October 20, 2012 (2012-10-20)
5.4/14[37]

730
6
Louis C.K.
fun.
November 3, 2012 (2012-11-03)
5.0/12[38]

731
7
Anne Hathaway
Rihanna
November 10, 2012 (2012-11-10)
5.0/12[39]

732
8
Jeremy Renner
Maroon 5
November 17, 2012 (2012-11-17)
5.1/12[40]

733
9
Jamie Foxx
Ne-Yo
December 8, 2012 (2012-12-08)
4.6/11[41]

734
10
Martin Short
Paul McCartney
December 15, 2012 (2012-12-15)
5.1/12[42]

735
11
Jennifer Lawrence
The Lumineers
January 19, 2013 (2013-01-19)
4.9/12[43]

736
12
Adam Levine
Kendrick Lamar
January 26, 2013 (2013-01-26)
5.0/12[44]

737
13
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
February 9, 2013 (2013-02-09)
4.9/12[45]

738
14
Christoph Waltz
Alabama Shakes
February 16, 2013 (2013-02-16)
4.6/12[46]

739
15
Kevin Hart
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)
4.8/12[47]

740
16
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
March 9, 2013 (2013-03-09)
5.9/15[48]

741
17
Melissa McCarthy
Phoenix
April 6, 2013 (2013-04-06)
4.8/12[49]

742
18
Vince Vaughn
Miguel
April 13, 2013 (2013-04-13)
4.6/12[50]

743
19
Zach Galifianakis
Of Monsters and Men
May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04)
4.4/11[51]

744
20
Kristen Wiig
Vampire Weekend
May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)
4.6/12[52]

745
21
Ben Affleck
Kanye West
May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)
4.7/12[53]

text: Season 39 (2013–14)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host
Musical guest
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

746
1
Tina Fey
Arcade Fire
September 28, 2013 (September 28, 2013)
4.7/12[54]

747
2
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
October 5, 2013 (2013-10-05)
4.5/13[55]

748
3
Bruce Willis
Katy Perry
October 12, 2013 (2013-10-12)
4.3/11[56]

749
4
Edward Norton
Janelle Monáe
October 26, 2013 (2013-10-26)
3.9/10[57]

750
5
Kerry Washington
Eminem
November 2, 2013 (2013-11-02)
4.9/12[58]

751
6
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
November 16, 2013 (2013-11-16)
4.9/12[59]

752
7
Josh Hutcherson
HAIM
November 23, 2013 (2013-11-23)
4.1/10[60]

753
8
Paul Rudd
One Direction
December 7, 2013 (2013-12-07)
4.9/12[61]

754
9
John Goodman
Kings of Leon
December 14, 2013 (2013-12-14)
4.5/11[62]

755
10
Jimmy Fallon
Justin Timberlake
December 21, 2013 (2013-12-21)
6.3/16[63]

756
11
Drake
Drake
January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18)
4.7/12[64]

757
12
Jonah Hill
Bastille
January 25, 2014 (2014-01-25)
4.8/12[65]

758
13
Melissa McCarthy
Imagine Dragons
February 1, 2014 (2014-02-01)
5.4/13[66]

759
14
Jim Parsons
Beck
March 1, 2014 (2014-03-01)
4.6/12[67]

760
15
Lena Dunham
The National
March 8, 2014 (2014-03-08)
4.1/11[68]

761
16
Louis C.K.
Sam Smith
March 29, 2014 (2014-03-29)
4.0/10[69]

762
17
Anna Kendrick
Pharrell Williams
April 5, 2014 (2014-04-05)
4.0/10[70]

763
18
Seth Rogen
Ed Sheeran
April 12, 2014 (2014-04-12)
3.9/10[71]

764
19
Andrew Garfield
Coldplay
May 3, 2014 (2014-05-03)
3.9/10[72]

765
20
Charlize Theron
The Black Keys
May 10, 2014 (2014-05-10)
3.8/10[73]

766
21
Andy Samberg
St. Vincent
May 17, 2014 (2014-05-17)
4.0/10[74]

text: Season 40 (2014–15)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host
Musical guest(s)
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

767
1
Chris Pratt
Ariana Grande
September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27)
4.0/10[75]

768
2
Sarah Silverman
Maroon 5
October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04)
3.9/10[76]

769
3
Bill Hader
Hozier
October 11, 2014 (2014-10-11)
3.8/10[77]

770
4
Jim Carrey
Iggy Azalea
October 25, 2014 (2014-10-25)
4.1/10[78]

771
5
Chris Rock
Prince
November 1, 2014 (2014-11-01)
4.9/10[79]

772
6
Woody Harrelson
Kendrick Lamar
November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15)
4.1/10[80]

773
7
Cameron Diaz
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
November 22, 2014 (2014-11-22)
4.1/10[81]

774
8
James Franco
Nicki Minaj
December 6, 2014 (2014-12-06)
4.4/10[82]

775
9
Martin Freeman
Charli XCX
December 13, 2014 (2014-12-13)
3.9/10[83]

776
10
Amy Adams
One Direction
December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20)
4.0/10[84]

777
11
Kevin Hart
Sia
January 17, 2015 (2015-01-17)
4.1/10[85]

778
12
Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
January 24, 2015 (2015-01-24)
4.7/10[86]

779
13
J. K. Simmons
D'Angelo
January 31, 2015 (2015-01-31)
4.3/10[87]

780
14
Dakota Johnson
Alabama Shakes
February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28)
3.8/9[88]

781
15
Chris Hemsworth
Zac Brown Band
March 7, 2015 (2015-03-07)
4.0/10[89]

782
16
Dwayne Johnson
George Ezra
March 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)
3.7/9[90]

783
17
Michael Keaton
Carly Rae Jepsen
April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)
3.7/9[91]

784
18
Taraji P. Henson
Mumford & Sons
April 11, 2015 (2015-04-11)
3.8/10[92]

785
19
Scarlett Johansson
Wiz Khalifa
May 2, 2015 (2015-05-02)
3.4/9[93]

786
20
Reese Witherspoon
Florence + the Machine
May 9, 2015 (2015-05-09)
3.7/10[94]

787
21
Louis C.K.
Rihanna
May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16)
3.8/10[95]

text: Season 41 (2015–16)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host(s)
Musical guest(s)
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

788
1
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03)
4.5/11[96]

789
2
Amy Schumer
The Weeknd
October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10)
3.9/10[97]

790
3
Tracy Morgan
Demi Lovato
October 17, 2015 (2015-10-17)
4.2/11[98]

791
4
Donald Trump
Sia
November 7, 2015 (2015-11-07)
6.6/16[99]

792
5
Elizabeth Banks
Disclosure
November 14, 2015 (2015-11-14)
4.0/10[100]

793
6
Matthew McConaughey
Adele
November 21, 2015 (2015-11-21)
4.6/12[101]

794
7
Ryan Gosling
Leon Bridges
December 5, 2015 (2015-12-05)
4.1/10[102]

795
8
Chris Hemsworth
Chance the Rapper
December 12, 2015 (2015-12-12)
3.8/10[103]

796
9
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
December 19, 2015 (2015-12-19)
5.1/13[104]

797
10
Adam Driver
Chris Stapleton
January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16)
3.0/15 in 18-49 (approximately 5.7 overall)[105][106]

798
11
Ronda Rousey
Selena Gomez
January 23, 2016 (2016-01-23)
5.0/12[107]

799
12
Larry David
The 1975
February 6, 2016 (2016-02-06)
5.1/12[108]

800
13
Melissa McCarthy
Kanye West
February 13, 2016 (2016-02-13)
4.4/11[109]

801
14
Jonah Hill
Future
March 5, 2016 (2016-03-05)
4.0/10[110]

802
15
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande
March 12, 2016 (2016-03-12)
4.0/10[111]

803
16
Peter Dinklage
Gwen Stefani
April 2, 2016 (2016-04-02)
4.0/10[112]

804
17
Russell Crowe
Margo Price
April 9, 2016 (2016-04-09)
4.0/10[113]

805
18
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Nick Jonas
April 16, 2016 (2016-04-16)
3.9/10[114]

806
19
Brie Larson
Alicia Keys
May 7, 2016 (2016-05-07)
4.1/10[115]

807
20
Drake
Drake
May 14, 2016 (2016-05-14)
3.9/10[116]

808
21
Fred Armisen
Courtney Barnett
May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)
3.7/10[117]

text: Season 42 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host(s)
Musical guest(s)
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

809
1
Margot Robbie
The Weeknd
October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)
5.8/15[118]

810
2
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Twenty One Pilots
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)
5.2/13[119]

811
3
Emily Blunt
Bruno Mars
October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)
5.0/12[120]

812
4
Tom Hanks
Lady Gaga
October 22, 2016 (2016-10-22)
6.1/15[121]

813
5
Benedict Cumberbatch
Solange
November 5, 2016 (2016-11-05)
5.8/14[122]

814
6
Dave Chappelle
A Tribe Called Quest
November 12, 2016 (2016-11-12)
6.2/16[123]

815
7
Kristen Wiig
The xx
November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19)
4.7/12[124]

816
8
Emma Stone
Shawn Mendes
December 3, 2016 (2016-12-03)
4.4/11[125]

817
9
John Cena
Maren Morris
December 10, 2016 (2016-12-10)
4.8/12[126]

818
10
Casey Affleck
Chance the Rapper
December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17)
4.9/12[127]

819
11
Felicity Jones
Sturgill Simpson
January 14, 2017 (2017-01-14)
4.3/11[128]

820
12
Aziz Ansari
Big Sean
January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21)
5.1/13[129]

821
13
Kristen Stewart
Alessia Cara
February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04)
5.0/13[130]

822
14
Alec Baldwin
Ed Sheeran
February 11, 2017 (2017-02-11)
7.2/18[131]

823
15
Octavia Spencer
Father John Misty
March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)
5.2/14[132]

824
16
Scarlett Johansson
Lorde
March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)
4.8/13[133]

825
17
Louis C.K.
The Chainsmokers
April 8, 2017 (2017-04-08)
4.5/12[134]

826
18
Jimmy Fallon
Harry Styles
April 15, 2017 (2017-04-15)
7.88 M avg. US viewers[135]

827
19
Chris Pine
LCD Soundsystem
May 6, 2017 (2017-05-06)
6.919 M avg. US viewers[136]

828
20
Melissa McCarthy
HAIM
May 13, 2017 (2017-05-13)
10.337 M avg. US viewers[137]

829
21
Dwayne Johnson
Katy Perry
May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)
8.272 M avg. US viewers[138]

text: Season 43 (2017–18)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Host(s)
Musical guest(s)
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

830
1
Ryan Gosling
Jay-Z
September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)
4.5[139]

831
2
Gal Gadot
Sam Smith
October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07)
4.4[139]

832
3
Kumail Nanjiani
P!nk
October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14)
4.6/11[140]

833
4
Larry David
Miley Cyrus
November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04)
4.7/11[141]

834
5
Tiffany Haddish
Taylor Swift
November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11)
4.3/10[142]

835
6
Chance the Rapper
Eminem
November 18, 2017 (2017-11-18)
4.3/10[143]

836
7
Saoirse Ronan
U2
December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02)
4.3/10[144]

837
8
James Franco
SZA
December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09)
4.5/10[145]

838
9
Kevin Hart
Foo Fighters
December 16, 2017 (2017-12-16)
4.6/11[146]

839
10
Sam Rockwell
Halsey
January 13, 2018 (2018-01-13)
4.6/10[147]

840
11
Jessica Chastain
Troye Sivan
January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20)
4.3/10[148]

841
12
Will Ferrell
Chris Stapleton
January 27, 2018 (2018-01-27)
4.9/11[149]

842
13
Natalie Portman
Dua Lipa
February 3, 2018 (2018-02-03)
4.6/12[150]

843
14
Charles Barkley
Migos
March 3, 2018 (2018-03-03)
TBD

844
15
Sterling K. Brown
James Bay
March 10, 2018 (2018-03-10)
TBD

845
16
Bill Hader
Arcade Fire
March 17, 2018 (2018-03-17)
TBD

text: Specials[edit]

text:
Title
Original air date
Ratings/
Share

"Mardi Gras Special"
February 20, 1977 (1977-02-20)
N/A

One of the few episodes to air from a location outside of NBC's studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, the Mardi Gras Special was broadcast live from New Orleans on Mardi Gras 1977. It was hosted by Randy Newman, who also performed songs, and featured a number of special guests, including Buck Henry, Eric Idle, Cindy Williams, and Henry Winkler.[151]

"SNL Film Festival"
March 2, 1985 (1985-03-02)
N/A

A clip show hosted by Billy Crystal which featured SNL's best pretaped sketches and short films from 1981 to 1985, including short films by Albert Brooks, Gary Weis, Tom Schiller, and Christopher Guest.[152]

"Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary Special"
September 24, 1989 (1989-09-24)
N/A

An anniversary show celebrating SNL's 15th season. Chevy Chase returned to reprise his "opening fall" bit in the cold open and Tom Hanks performed the opening monologue. Prince and Paul Simon performed. The show featured a number of special guests, including SNL stars Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman, Dan Aykroyd, Jon Lovitz, Jane Curtin, Christopher Guest, Martin Short, and Buck Henry, as well as others including Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Mary Tyler Moore, O.J. Simpson, and Bruce Willis.[153]

"2nd Annual Saturday Night Live Mother's Day Special"
May, 1993 (May, 1993)
TBD

A Mother's Day special featuring the SNL ensemble with their real-life mothers as well as a compilation of sketches from the 1992-93 season.[154]

"Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special"
September 26, 1999 (1999-09-26)
N/A

A look back at the first 25 years.

"Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live"
February 20, 2005 (2005-02-20)
N/A

A documentary that takes a look back at SNL's rise to popularity from 1975 to 1979

"SNL Goes Commercial"
November 5, 2005 (2005-11-05)
N/A

A look back at the funniest and most memorable commercial parodies from the past years of SNL. Originally broadcast in the early 90s, hosted by Kevin Nealon and Victoria Jackson; later revisited in 2005, hosted by Will Ferrell, featuring a wrap-around of Ferrell heading to a commercial audition; re-edited and shown with newer commercial parodies on March 8, 2009, under the title SNL: Just Commercials.

"Lost & Found: SNL in the '80s"
November 20, 2005 (2005-11-20)
N/A

A look back at SNL's rocky history in the 1980s: Jean Doumanian's notorious tenure as producer for the 1980-1981 season, the temporary cancelling, retooling, and reviving of SNL with the help of Dick Ebersol, Eddie Murphy, and Joe Piscopo, the return of Lorne Michaels in 1985 (and the second time that NBC would threaten the show with cancellation), and the second golden age of SNL with the hiring of Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Kevin Nealon, Victoria Jackson, and (later) Mike Myers.

"Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse"
April 29, 2006 (2006-04-29)
N/A

The Ambiguously Gay Duo host a retrospective of Rob Smigel's most memorable animated segments known as "TV Funhouse" while going behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live and tricking Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis into riding in the duo's penis-shaped car. Special appearance by former castmember Jimmy Fallon.

"Saturday Night Live: Best of 06-07"
May 5, 2007 (2007-05-05)
N/A

Retrospective of the 32nd season's most memorable sketches, Digital Shorts, and Weekend Update jokes from episodes hosted by Alec Baldwin, Rainn Wilson, Peyton Manning, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Dane Cook, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Laurie, Jaime Pressly, Matthew Fox, and Justin Timberlake.

"Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation[155]"
May 6, 2007 (2007-05-06)
N/A

A look at SNL's rise, fall, and rebirth in the 1990s, featuring the hiring of Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, and David Spade as castmembers (and critics attacking the show for resorting to lowbrow humor as a result of hiring Sandler, Farley, and Spade), Sinéad O'Connor's infamous performance in the 1992 episode hosted by Tim Robbins, season 20 as yet another critical and ratings low point for the show, and the third golden age of SNL with the hiring of Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Ana Gasteyer, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon, Jimmy Fallon, and Horatio Sanz.

"Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2008"
November 3, 2008 (2008-11-03)
N/A

A look at SNL's past and present political sketches. Special guests included John McCain and Sarah Palin.

"Saturday Night Live Sports Extra 2009"
January 4, 2009 (2009-01-04)
N/A

A clip show episode highlighting SNL's many sports-themed sketches and the many sports stars who have appeared on the show, such as Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, Michael Phelps, Nancy Kerrigan, Walter Payton, Joe Montana, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley.

"Saturday Night Live Just Game Show Parodies"
March 8, 2009 (2009-03-08)
N/A

A look at SNL's past and present game show parodies.

"Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts[156]"
May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)
N/A

A compilation of SNL's Digital Shorts and various pre-taped segments and short films over the years, hosted by Andy Samberg.

"Saturday Night Live Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas"
December 17, 2009 (2009-12-17)
N/A

A compilation of SNL's December holiday-themed sketches, with some new sketches, hosted by Kristen Wiig as her character Gilly. The latest incarnation of SNL Christmas specials, dating back to the early 90s under the title Saturday Night Live Christmas Past.

"Saturday Night Live Sports All-Stars"
January 31, 2010 (2010-01-31)
N/A

A compilation of SNL sport-themed sketches. Several similar specials, under the name Saturday Night Live Sports Extra, aired sporadically from the early 90s to 2009, traditionally around the time of that year's Super Bowl.

"Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again"
April 15, 2010 (2010-04-15)
N/A

Documentary looking back on Saturday Night Live's transformation and memorable moments from 2000 to 2009.

"The Women of Saturday Night Live"
November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)
2.0/5

Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kristen Wiig, Nora Dunn, Laraine Newman, Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer, and Cheri Oteri come together to present new material and relive the best moments of SNL featuring the female cast members.

"Saturday Night Live Backstage"
February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)
3.8/6

Originally a special celebrating the 35th anniversary of the show was planned but was scrapped and replaced with this special instead, showing viewers how an SNL episode is created within the span of a week.

"Saturday Night Live Christmas"
November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)
7.36[157]

A collection of memorable holiday-themed sketches from past and present eras.

"Saturday Night Live Halloween"
October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)
5.32[158]

A collection of Halloween-based sketches and scary movie parodies.

"Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving"
November 27, 2013 (2013-11-27)
4.87[159]

A compilation of SNL Thanksgiving-themed sketches.

"Saturday Night Live Christmas"
December 4, 2013 (2013-12-04)
7.42[160]

A collection of Christmas and December holiday-based sketches.

"Saturday Night Live: The Best of This Season"
January 4, 2014 (2014-01-04)
5.6/14[161]

A compilation of the best sketches of the 39th season and 38th season.

"Saturday Night Live Presents: A SNL Sports Spectacular"
January 30, 2014 (2014-01-30)
4.79[162]

A collection of sketches from episodes hosted by professional athletes and other sports stars, hosted by Seth Meyers.

"SNL Shorts"
April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24)
N/A

A compilation of SNL Digital Shorts.

"SNL's NFL Saturday"
January 31, 2015 (2015-01-31)
3.80[163]

Past sketches involving the NFL are shown.

"An SNL Valentine"
February 14, 2015 (2015-02-14)
N/A

A special dedicated to Valentine's Day.

"SNL 40th Red Carpet Live"
February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)
N/A

A special hosted by Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Carson Daly and Al Roker. They will interview past hosts, current and previous cast members, and musical legends that previously performed on the show.

"Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"
February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)
23.1[166]

A three and a half hour prime-time special celebrating SNL's fortieth year on the air.[164][165]

"SNL Goodnight Sweet Prince"
April 23, 2016 (2016-04-23)
4.5/11[167]

Jimmy Fallon hosts this special retrospective of Prince's rare, but memorable performances on the show, including his first performance on the infamous season six episode hosted by Charlene Tilton (the one in which Charles Rocket's accidental utterance of the word "fuck" called for NBC to fire then-showrunner Jean Doumanian and most of her cast), his performance on the SNL 15th anniversary special, his first performance after 21 years in 2006 on the season 31 episode hosted by Steve Martin, his final performance on the season 40 episode hosted by Chris Rock, a never-before-seen clip of his performance at the cast party following the SNL 40th anniversary special, and clips of the short-lived recurring sketch The Prince Show with Fred Armisen as Prince and Maya Rudolph as Beyonce.

"Weekend Update at the RNC[168]"
July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20)
N/A

Colin Jost and Michael Che host a special edition of Weekend Update from the 2016 Republican National Convention live on MSNBC. Kate McKinnon appears as Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

"Weekend Update at the DNC[169]"
July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)
N/A

Colin Jost and Michael Che host a special edition of Weekend Update from the 2016 Democratic National Convention live on MSNBC.

"The 2016 SNL Election Special[170]"
November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)
2.1/7[171]

Recent political sketches involving the 2016 US presidential election, hosted by Tom Brokaw.

"SNL Thanksgiving Special[172]"
November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)
1.6/5[173]

Thanksgiving-themed comedy from the Saturday Night Live crew is presented.

"SNL Christmas[174]"
December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
1.6/5[175]

Holiday-themed comedy from Saturday Night Live is presented.

"The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special"
October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28)
3.4/8[176]

21-minute animated special where David S. Pumpkins teaches a pair of siblings the true meaning of Halloween. Starring Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins, Mikey Day, Bobby Moynihan, and Streeter Seidell. Narrated by Peter Dinklage.

"SNL Presents: Halloween[177]"
October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28)
3.1/9[176]

A collection of Halloween- and horror-themed sketches.

text: Notes[edit]


document_title: List of Oakland Athletics owners and executives

question_text: whos the gm of the oakland a's

question_tokens: whos the gm of the oakland a 's

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text: This is a list of team owners and executives of the Oakland Athletics.

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text: Team owners[edit]

text:
Name

Years

Benjamin Shibe
1901–1921

Connie Mack
1901–1954

Earle Mack & Roy Mack
1950–1954

Arnold Johnson
1954–1960

Charles O. Finley
1960–1980

Walter A. Haas, Jr.
1980–1995

Stephen Schott & Ken Hofmann
1995–2005

John J. Fisher
2005–present

tag: table

text: (List does not include various owners of minority interests during the years.)

text: Team executives[edit]

text:
Dave Kaval, President 2016-present
Billy Beane, General Manager 1998–2015; VP Baseball Operations 2015–present
David Forst, General Manager 2015–present
Michael Crowley, President 1998–2016
Sandy Alderson, President 1993–1995, 1997–1998; General Manager 1983–1998
Walter J. Haas, President 1990–1992
Roy Eisenhardt, President 1981–1986
Billy Martin, General Manager 1981–1982
Charles O. Finley, General Manager 1961–1980
Frank Lane, General Manager 1960–1961
Parke Carroll, General Manager 1959–1960
Mickey Cochrane, General Manager 1950
Arthur Ehlers, General Manager 1951-53
Connie Mack General Manager 1901–1950

tag: ul

text: (Incomplete list.)


document_title: Little League World Series

question_text: who won the most little league world series

text: Little League World Series

text: Qualifying tournaments[edit]

text: In the summer months leading up to the Little League World Series, held each year in August, Little Leagues around the world select an All-Star team made up of players from its league. It is these All-Star teams that compete in district,[3] sectional and/or divisional, and regional tournaments,[citation needed] hoping to advance to Williamsport for the Little League World Series. How many games a team has to play varies from region to region. In the United States, the tournaments at the lowest (district) level lack nationwide standardization. Some use pool play or double elimination, while others use single elimination.

text: In the United States, the fate of district winners varies widely from state to state. In some larger states such as Pennsylvania, New York, and California, the district winners advance to one of many sectional tournaments.[3] The winners of each sectional tournament then advance to a state or divisional tournament, the latter only being held in Texas and California and are similar to the state tournaments held in less densely populated states.[3] Most smaller states lack competition at the sectional level and go straight from district to state tournaments. A handful of states are composed of only one district, and the district champion is the automatic state champion.[3]

text: With 4 exceptions, every state as well as the District of Columbia crowns a state champion,[4] and sends that team to represent it to one of eight regional tournaments. The exceptions involve California, Texas, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Because of their large geographic and population sizes, California and Texas send two representatives to their regional tournament; Northern California and Southern California in the West region tournament and Texas East and Texas West (whose areas encompass more than the geographical areas of East Texas and West Texas, splitting roughly along the I-35/I-37 corridor) compete in the Southwest region tournament.[3] Conversely, North Dakota has only one city (Fargo) that operates Little League–sponsored competitions; the Dakotas have one district spanning the two states, and its winner becomes the joint champion and advances to the Midwest region tournament.[3]

text: The state champions (as well as the Northern California, Southern California, Texas East, Texas West, and Dakotas champions) compete in one of eight different regional tournaments. Each regional tournament winner then advances to the Little League World Series. See [4] for a comprehensive breakdown of current and historical US regional tournament locations, participants and results.

text: Other countries and regions pick their own way of crowning a champion.[3] Little League Canada holds tournaments at the provincial and divisional level to field six champions (five provincial and one divisional) at the national tournament: Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the Atlantic Provinces.[5] The host site of the national tournament varies from year to year, and the host team gets an automatic berth as the seventh team. The tournament is played as a round robin and uses the page playoff format. The winner of the national tournament earns the right to represent Canada at the Little League World Series.

text: The Little League World Series consists of 16 teams–8 from the United States, and 8 from other countries. Prior to 2001 there were eight teams in the LLWS: four U.S. teams (Central, South, East, and West) and four international (Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the Far East). It should be noted that in 1975 there were only four teams in the LLWS, all from the United States.[6] The international teams returned in 1976.[6] Starting in 1976, two brackets were established, with the four U.S. regions competing in the U.S. bracket and the four non-U.S. regions competing in the International bracket. The U.S. national champion and the International champion then compete for the World Series title.[6]

text: In 2001, the number of regions was doubled to 16, from which the 16 regional champions continued to be divided into the two brackets: 8 in the United States Bracket and 8 in the International Bracket. From 2001 to 2009, however, each team was then randomly assigned to one of two "pools" in their respective bracket. In the opening days of the tournament, the teams competed round-robin within their own pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the semifinal of their bracket, where the first place team from one pool competed against the second place team from the other. The respective winners advanced to play in either the United States or International Final. The U.S. champion and the International champion advanced to compete in the Little League World Series Championship Game.

text: On April 14, 2010, Little League announced that starting in 2010, round robin play would be replaced by a double-elimination bracket in each pool. The winners of each pool would advance to single elimination US and International Championship games, and the winners of those games would advance to the World Championship game. Every team would play a minimum of three games: the four teams that lost their first two games would cross over and play U.S. vs. International games.[7]

text: On June 16, 2011, it was announced that the double-elimination format had been modified. The pools were eliminated, with the eight U.S. teams continuing to compete in one bracket and the eight International teams in another bracket. The tournament remains double-elimination until the U.S. and International Championship games, where it becomes single-elimination. (That is, if the team that advances through the winner's bracket loses the championship game they are eliminated and the teams do not play a rubber game.) Each team still plays a minimum of three games, playing a "crossover" (U.S. vs. International) consolation game if eliminated after their second game.[8][9]

text: Regions[edit]

text: The eight regional tournament winners which compete in the United States Bracket of the Little League World Series, as well as the states those regional champions could possibly hail from are as follows:

text:
New England (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT)
Mid-Atlantic (PA, NY, NJ, MD, DC, DE)
Midwest (ND/SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO)
Great Lakes (MI, WI, OH, IN, IL, KY)
Southeast (VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN)
Southwest (MS, LA, AR, TX East, TX West, OK, CO, NM) *Known as Gulf States during 2001 LLWS
Northwest (AK, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY)
West (AZ, NV, UT, Northern CA, Southern CA, HI)

text: The eight divisions which compete in the International Bracket are as follows:

text:
Asia-Pacific and Middle East
Australia
Canada
Caribbean
Europe and Africa
Japan
Latin America
Mexico

text: The eight divisions which compete in the United States bracket represent 96% of the players in Little League with over 2.2 million players while the eight divisions in the International bracket represent 4% of the Little League or less than 130 thousand players.

text: Prior to 2008, instead of two separate geographic regions, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa held two coterminous regions:[10]

text:
Europe–Middle East–Africa (EMEA)
Transatlantic

text: The Transatlantic and EMEA regions were geographically identical. Leagues from the Transatlantic region generally consisted of children and other dependents of American expatriates, typically Armed Forces personnel, international organization members, and oil company workers (such as the team representing the Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran, which advanced to the World Series 19 times through 2007, including all the tournaments from 2001 through 2007). The leagues within the "EMEA" region consisted of players native to the league's own country. Representative teams for the Trans-Atlantic region had to have at least 51% nationals of Canada, the U.S. or Japan, while teams for the EMEA region could have no more than three players from those three countries.

text: Teams in the reorganized Europe and MEA regions did not have nationality restrictions, as evidenced by the 2009 series. In that year, both regions were won by teams made up primarily of children of American expatriates. Europe was represented by a team from Ramstein Air Base, a United States Air Force base in Germany, while MEA was represented for the second time in its two-year existence by the team from the Saudi Aramco camp.

text: On August 29, 2012, Little League announced a significant realignment of the international regions, which took effect in 2013:[11]

text:
Australia left the former Asia-Pacific Region and received an automatic berth in the LLWS. Australia has now become the fourth-largest country, and the largest outside North America, in Little League participation.
The former MEA (Middle East–Africa) Region was disbanded.
Middle Eastern countries, except for Israel and Turkey (see below), were placed in the former Asia-Pacific Region, which was renamed the Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region.
African countries were placed in the former Europe Region, which was renamed the Europe and Africa Region. Israel and Turkey remained in the renamed Europe and Africa region; they had been in the former Europe Region as members of the European zone of the International Baseball Federation.

text: Venues[edit]

text: Two venues host World Series games: Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium. Lamade Stadium has hosted games since 1959, and added lights in 1992.[12] Volunteer Stadium opened in 2001 when the field expanded to 16 teams. Prior to 1959, the Little League World Series was held at Original Little League on West Fourth Street in Williamsport.[13]

text: Both fields have symmetrical fences, with a distance of 68.6 m (225 feet) from home plate to each of the outfield positions. That distance had been 62.5 m (205 feet) before 2006.

text: Admission to all LLWS games is free for all spectators. However, stadium seats for the championship game are distributed in a random drawing of all interested parties due to high demand. Some early round games, mostly games with Pennsylvania teams, will use first-come, first-served admission if a big crowd is to be expected.[14] Lamade Stadium has a berm beyond the fences that has allowed the facility to hold up to 45,000 spectators.

text: Notable events[edit]

text:
1951 – A team from Montreal, Canada became the first team outside of the United States to play in the tournament.
1955 – The first walk-off home run in the championship game was hit by Rich Cominski, from Morrisville, Pennsylvania, in the 7th inning.
1957 – Monterrey, Mexico became the first team outside of the United States to win the tournament. Pitcher Miguel Ángel Macias threw a perfect game, which has not occurred in a championship game since, as of 2017.
1971 – Lloyd McClendon, from Gary, Indiana, hit five home runs in five official at bats over the span of three games. He was intentionally walked in his other five plate appearances.
1982 – Kirkland, Washington won the championship over Chiayi County, Taiwan. This snapped a streak of 31 consecutive wins by Taiwanese teams at the LLWS, and is considered one of the biggest upsets in the history of Little League.[15]
1993 – Long Beach, California became the first team from the United States to win consecutive championships.
2005 – Michael Memea, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, won the championship with a walk-off home run in the 7th inning.
2007 – Dalton Carriker, from Warner Robins, Georgia, hit a walk off home run in the 8th inning in the championship game.
2012 – A team from Lugazi, Uganda made it to the LLWS, becoming the first team from Africa to reach the LLWS.

text: Little League World Series champions[edit]

text:
Year
Winner
Score
Runner-Up

1947

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
16–7

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

1948

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
6–5

St. Petersburg, Florida

1949

Hammonton, New Jersey
5–0

Pensacola, Florida

1950

Houston, Texas
2–1

Bridgeport, Connecticut

1951

Stamford, Connecticut
3–0

Austin, Texas

1952

Norwalk, Connecticut
4–3

Monongahela, Pennsylvania

1953

Birmingham, Alabama
1–0

Schenectady, New York

1954

Schenectady, New York
7–5

Colton, California

1955

Morrisville, Pennsylvania
4–3

Merchantville, New Jersey

1956

Roswell, New Mexico
3–1

Merchantville, New Jersey

1957

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
4–0

La Mesa, California

1958

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
10–1

Kankakee, Illinois

1959

Hamtramck, Michigan
12–0

Auburn, California

1960

Levittown, Pennsylvania
5–0

Ft. Worth, Texas

1961

El Cajon, California
4–2

El Campo, Texas

1962

San Jose, California
3–0

Kankakee, Illinois

1963

Granada Hills, California
2–1

Stratford, Connecticut

1964

Staten Island, New York
4–0

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

1965

Windsor Locks, Connecticut
3–1

Stoney Creek, Ontario

1966

Houston, Texas
8–2

West New York, New Jersey

1967

West Tokyo, Japan
4–1

Chicago

1968

Wakayama, Osaka, Japan
1–0

Richmond, Virginia

1969

Taichung, Taiwan
5–0

Santa Clara, California

1970

Wayne, New Jersey
2–0

Campbell, California

1971

Tainan, Taiwan
12–3 (F/9)

Gary, Indiana

1972

Taipei, Taiwan
6–0

Hammond, Indiana

1973

Tainan, Taiwan
12–0

Tucson, Arizona

1974

Kaohsiung, Taiwan
12–1

Red Bluff, California

1975*

Lakewood, New Jersey
4–3

Tampa, Florida

1976

Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
10–3

Campbell, California

1977

Kaohsiung, Taiwan
7–2

El Cajon, California

1978

Pingtung, Taiwan
11–1

Danville, California

1979

Chiayi County, Taiwan
2–1
(F/8)

Campbell, California

1980

Hua-Lien, Taiwan
4–3

Tampa, Florida

1981

Taichung, Taiwan
4–2

Tampa, Florida

1982

Kirkland, Washington
6–0

Chiayi, Taiwan

1983

Marietta, Georgia
3–1

Barahona, Dominican Republic

1984

Seoul, South Korea
6–2

Altamonte Springs, Florida

1985

Seoul, South Korea
7–1
/
Mexicali, BC/Calexico, CA

1986

Tainan, Taiwan
12–0

Tucson, Arizona

1987

Hua-Lien, Taiwan
21–1

Irvine, California

1988

Taichung, Taiwan
10–0

Pearl City, Hawaii

1989

Trumbull, Connecticut
5–2

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

1990

Tainan County, Taiwan
9–0

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

1991

Taichung, Taiwan
11–0

San Ramon Valley, California

1992

Long Beach, California
6–0‡

‡Zamboanga City, Philippines

1993

Long Beach, California
3–2

David, Chiriquí, Panama

1994

Maracaibo, Venezuela
4–3

Northridge, California

1995

Tainan, Taiwan
17–3 (F/5)

Spring, Texas

1996

Kaohsiung, Taiwan
13–3 (F/5)

Cranston, Rhode Island

1997

Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico
5–4

South Mission Viejo, California

1998

Toms River, New Jersey
12–9

Kashima, Japan

1999

Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
5–0

Phenix City, Alabama

2000

Maracaibo, Venezuela
3–2

Bellaire, Texas

2001

Tokyo Kitasuna, Tokyo, Japan
2–1

Apopka, Florida

2002

Pleasure Ridge Park, Kentucky
1–0

Sendai, Japan

2003

Musashi-Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
10–1

East Boynton Beach, Florida

2004

Willemstad, Curaçao
5–2

Thousand Oaks, California

2005

Ewa Beach, Hawaii
7–6 (F/7)

Willemstad, Curaçao

2006

Columbus, Georgia
2–1

Kawaguchi City, Japan

2007

Warner Robins, Georgia
3–2 (F/8)

Tokyo, Japan

2008

Waipahu, Hawaii
12–3

Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico

2009

Chula Vista, California
6–3

Taoyuan County, Taiwan

2010

Edogawa Minami, Tokyo, Japan
4–1

Waipahu, Hawaii

2011

Huntington Beach, California
2–1

Hamamatsu City, Japan

2012

Tokyo-Kitasuna, Tokyo, Japan
12–2 (F/5)

Goodlettsville, Tennessee

2013

Musashi-Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
6–4

Chula Vista, California

2014

Seoul, South Korea
8–4‡

‡Chicago, Illinois

2015

Tokyo-Kitasuna, Tokyo, Japan
18–11

Lewisberry, Pennsylvania

2016

Maine-Endwell, New York
2–1

Seoul, South Korea

2017

Tokyo-Kitasuna, Tokyo, Japan
12–2 (F/5)

Lufkin, Texas

text: ‡Forfeits due to ineligible players. Zamboanga City, Philippines was disqualified and stripped of its 1992 championship. Chicago, Illinois was stripped of its 2014 U.S. championship title, which was given to runner-up Las Vegas, Nevada.

text: Championship tally[edit]

text: Championships won by country/state[edit]

text:
Rank
Team
Championships
Years

1
 Taiwan
17
1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996

2
 Japan
11
1967, 1968, 1976, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017

3
 California
7
1961, 1962, 1963, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2011

4
 Pennsylvania
4
1947, 1948, 1955, 1960

 Connecticut
1951, 1952, 1965, 1989

 New Jersey
1949, 1970, 1975, 1998

7
 Mexico
3
1957, 1958, 1997

 Georgia
1983, 2006, 2007

 South Korea
1984, 1985, 2014

 New York
1954, 1964, 2016

10
 Texas
2
1950, 1966

 Venezuela
1994, 2000

 Hawaii
2005, 2008

13
 Alabama
1
1953

 New Mexico
1956

 Michigan
1959

 Washington
1982

 Kentucky
2002

 Curaçao
2004

text: In 1976, the tournament was split into two brackets: one for International teams, and one for teams from the United States.

text: Championship notes[edit]

text:
In November 1974, Little League Baseball banned all non-U.S. teams from the World Series for 1975.[16] After considerable criticism, the ban was rescinded prior to 1976.[17]
In 1985, Mexicali, Mexico, represented the West Region of the United States in the Little League World Series. Because of its proximity to the El Centro/Calexico area in Southern California, Mexicali competed in and represented California's District 22 in the Southern California division from 1957–1985, representing the bordering city of Calexico, California.[18] David Cardenas Cortes ( LLWS 1985 US champions ) Played in MLB for Cleveland, Colorado and Atlanta.
In 1992, Long Beach was declared a 6–0 winner after the international tournament committee determined that Zamboanga City had used ineligible players that were either not from within its city limits, over age, or both. The championship game was originally won by Zamboanga City 15-4.
From 1997 to 2002, no teams from Taiwan participated in the tournament. In 1997, the Taiwan Baseball Association decided its leagues would no longer charter with Little League, claiming inability to comply with rules enacted in 1992 regarding the maximum size of player pools and number of participating teams in leagues based at schools, and residency requirements, which Little League Baseball had stated it would enforce more strictly, especially after the 1992 incident. From the introduction of Far East teams in 1967 until after 1996, Taiwan had won 17 of a possible 30 championships and had been runner-up twice.[19]
In 2014, Chicago defeated Las Vegas for the U.S. championship before losing to Seoul, South Korea in the LLWS championship. On February 11, 2015, Chicago was stripped of its U.S. title for fielding ineligible players; it was retroactively awarded to Las Vegas.

text: Famous participants in the Little League World Series[edit]

text:
Danny Almonte – The center of significant controversy following the 2001 series due to age falsification / (2001 World Series) Bronx, New York.
Wilson Álvarez – Former MLB player / (1982 World Series) Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Jim Barbieri – Former MLB player / First player to play in a World Series, and a Little League World Series / 1966 MLB World Series / (1954 World Series champion) Schenectady, New York 1953 LLWS World Series runner-up / Played in back to back LLWS World Series.
Jason Bay – Former MLB player / 2004 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year / (1990 World Series) Trail, British Columbia.
Derek Bell – Former MLB player / 1992 MLB World Series champion / (1980 runner-up & 1981 World Series runner-up) Tampa, Florida.
Cody Bellinger – MLB player for the Los Angeles Dodgers / 2007 World Series / Chandler, Arizona North Little League
Christian Bethancourt – MLB player for the San Diego Padres / (2004 World Series) Panama City, Panama.
Larvell Blanks – Former MLB player / (1962 World Series) Del Rio, Texas.
Jim Brower – Former MLB pitcher / (1985 World Series) East Tonka, Minnesota.
Sean Burroughs – Former MLB player / (1992 & 1993 World Series champions) Long Beach, California.
Kevin Cash – Former MLB player / Current manager for the Tampa Bay Rays, 2007 MLB World Series champion with the Boston Red Sox / (1989 World Series) Tampa, Florida.
Matt Cassel – NFL quarterback for the Tennessee Titans / (1994 World Series runner-up) Northridge, California.
Gavin Cecchini – MLB Player for the New York Mets / (2006 World Series) Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Chin-Feng Chen – Former MLB player / First Taiwanese-born player in MLB history / (1990 World Series champion) Tainan County, Taiwan.
Jeff Clement – Former MLB player / (1996 World Series) Marshalltown, Iowa.
Michael Conforto – MLB player for the New York Mets / (2004 World Series) Redmond North, Washington.[20]
Billy Connors – Former MLB player / (1954 World Series), Schenectady, New York 1953 LLWS runner-up Schenectady, New York. / Played in back to back LLWS.
David Cortés – Former MLB player / 1985 World Series (1985 US champions) Mexicali, Mexico.
Mo'ne Davis – First girl to record a win as a pitcher and to pitch a shutout / First little league player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated at the time of tournament play / 2014 AP Female Athlete of the Year (2014 World Series) Philadelphia.
Austin Dillon – 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion / 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion / (2002 World Series) Forsyth County, North Carolina.
Chris Drury – Former NHL player / 2001 Stanley Cup champion / 1998 Hobey Baker Award winner / 1999 Calder Memorial Trophy winner / (1989 World Series champion) Trumbull, Connecticut.
Ray Ferraro – Former NHL player / (1976 World Series) Trail, British Columbia.
Stephen Fife – MLB player for the Chicago Cubs / (1999 World Series) Boise, Idaho.
Jeff Frazier – Former MLB player / (1995 & 1996 World Series) Toms River, New Jersey.
Todd Frazier – MLB player for the New York Yankees / 2015 MLB Home Run Derby champion / (1998 World Series champion) Toms River, New Jersey.
Jace Fry - MLB player for the Chicago White Sox / 2006 Little League World Series / 2006 World Series - Beaverton, Oregon
Gale Gilbert – Former NFL quarterback / (1974 World Series runner-up) Red Bluff, California.
Randal Grichuk – MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals / (2003 & 2004 World Series) Richmond, Texas.
Charlie Hayes – Former MLB player / 1996 MLB World Series champion / (1977 World Series) Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Ken Hubbs – Former MLB player / 1962 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year & Gold Glove Winner / (1954 World Series) Colton, California.
Billy Hunter – Former NFL player / U.S. Prosecutor for Northern District of California / Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association / (1955 World Series runner-up) Delaware Township, New Jersey.
Erik Johnson – Former MLB player / (1978 World Series US champion, WS runner-up) San Ramon, California.
Keith Lampard – Former MLB player / (1958 World Series) Portland, Oregon.
Carney Lansford – Former MLB player, 1988 & 1990 MLB World Series runner-up / 1989 MLB World Series champion / 1981 MLB Batting champ / 1988 American League (AL) All Star / 1992 Hutch Award Winner / (1969 World Series) Santa Clara, California.
Adam Loewen – MLB player for the Arizona Diamondbacks / (1996 World Series) Surrey, British Columbia.
Jack Losch – Former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers / (1947 World Series) Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Vance Lovelace – Former MLB player / (1975 World Series) Tampa, Florida.
Lance Lynn – MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals / (1999 World Series) Brownsburg, Indiana.
Jason Marquis – MLB player that is a free agent / 2005 NL Silver Slugger Award / 2006 MLB World Series champion / 2009 National League (NL) All Star / (1991 World Series) Staten Island, New York.
Stephane Matteau – Former NHL player / 1994 Stanley Cup champion / (1982 World Series) Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.
Lloyd McClendon – Former MLB player / Current manager for the Seattle Mariners / (1971 World Series runner-up) Gary, Indiana.
Lastings Milledge – Former MLB player / (1997 World Series) Bradenton, Florida.
Bobby Mitchell – Former MLB player / (1967 World Series) Northridge, California.
Max Moroff – MLB Player for the Pittsburgh Pirates / (2005 World Series) Maitland, Florida.
Jim Pankovits – Former MLB player / (1968 World Series Runner-up) Richmond, Virginia.
Francisco Peña – MLB player for the Kansas City Royals / (2001 World Series) Bronx, New York.
Chad Pennington – Former NFL quarterback / (1991 World Series) Hamilton, Ohio.
Yusmeiro Petit – MLB player for the Washington Nationals / 2014 World Series champion with the San Francisco Giants / (1994 World Series champion) Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Marc Pisciotta – Former MLB player / (1983 World Series) Marietta, Georgia.
Boog Powell – Former MLB player / 1969 & 1971 MLB World Series runner-up / 1966 & 1970 MLB World Series champion / (1954 World Series) Lakeland, Florida.
Jurickson Profar – MLB player for the Texas Rangers / (2004 World Series champion / 2005 World Series runner-up) Willemstad, Curaçao.
Guillermo Quiróz – MLB player for the Cleveland Indians / (1994 World Series champion) Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Colby Rasmus – MLB player for the Houston Astros / (1999 World Series runner-up) Phenix City, Alabama.
Cory Rasmus – MLB player for the Los Angeles Angels / (1999 World Series runner-up) Phenix City, Alabama.
Brady Rodgers – MLB player for the Houston Astros / (2003 World Series) Richmond, Texas.
Michael Saunders – MLB player for the Toronto Blue Jays / (1999 World Series) Victoria, British Columbia.
Turk Schonert – Former NFL player / Former Offensive Coordinator for the Buffalo Bills / (1968 World Series) Garden Grove, California.
Jonathan Schoop – MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles / (2003 World Series & 2004 World Series champion) Willemstad, Curaçao.
Gary Sheffield – Former MLB player / 1997 MLB World Series champion / 1992 MLB Batting Champ / 7-Time National League (NL) All-Star / 2-Time American League (AL) All-Star / 5-Time Silver Slugger Award / (1980 World Series runner-up) Tampa, Florida.
Brian Sipe – Former NFL quarterback & 1980 NFL MVP / (1961 World Series) El Cajon, California.
Andrew Stevenson - MLB player Washington National - 2005 Little League World Series / 2005 World Series - Lafayette, Louisiana
Carl Taylor – Former MLB player / (1954 World Series) Lakeland, Florida.
Rubén Tejada – MLB player for the New York Mets / (2001 World Series) Santiago de Veraguas, Panama.
Clete Thomas – MLB player that is a free agent / (1996 World Series) Panama City, Florida.
Héctor Torres – Former MLB player / (1958 World Series Champions) Monterrey, Mexico.
Devon Travis – MLB Player for the Toronto Blue Jays / (2003 World Series Runner-up) Boynton Beach, Florida.
Carlos "Bobby" Treviño – Former MLB player / (1958 World Series champions) Monterrey, Mexico.
George Tsamis – Former MLB player / (1979 World Series Runner- up ) Campbell, California.
Pierre Turgeon – Former NHL player / 4-time NHL All-Star / (1982 World Series) Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.
Julian Vandervelde – NFL player for the Philadelphia Eagles / (2000 World Series) Davenport, Iowa.
Dave Veres – Former MLB player / (1978 World Series) Torrejón AFB, Spain.
Ed Vosberg – Former MLB player / 1997 MLB World Series champion / (1973 World Series runner-up) Tucson, Arizona.
Krissy Wendell – U.S. women's national hockey team / (1994 World Series) Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
Dan Wilson – Former MLB player / 1996 American League (AL) All-Star / (1981 World Series) Barrington, Illinois.
Rick Wise – Former MLB player / (1958 World Series) Portland, Oregon.

text: Media coverage[edit]

text: The first broadcast of the Little League World Series on television was on ABC Sports (now ESPN on ABC) in 1963. For years, only the championship game was televised. Since the late 1980s, when the tournament was reorganized, both the U.S. and international championships, the "semifinals", have been shown. As the years passed, more telecasts were added on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2. In 2006, 28 of the 36 games were televised on the three networks.

text: The 2006 world championship game was to be the last telecast on ABC Sports before ESPN's complete takeover of the sports division and name change. However, the final was postponed one day because of rain and was shown by ESPN2.

text: In January 2007, it was announced that ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC had extended their contract with the Little League organization through 2014.[21] That year, every game of the LLWS was scheduled to be televised for the first time, with all but one game live on ESPN, ESPN2, or ABC. (The other game was to be available online at ESPN360, then shown on ESPN2 the next day.)[22] In addition, a number of games were to be shown in high-definition on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC. The championship games in all other divisions, as well as the semifinals and finals of the Little League Softball World Series, was scheduled for either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.

text: In June 2011, it was announced that ESPN would add 17 games to its schedule on ESPN 3D.[23]

text: Coverage of the qualifying games has increased in the US recently: as of 2014, all regional group games (with the exception of the Southwest and New England regions) are streamed online via the ESPN3 platform, with the semifinals joining the finals on an ESPN network. The aforementioned Southwest and New England regional games are aired in full on the Longhorn Network (itself owned by ESPN) and NESN, respectively. The increased level of participation, competition, and publicity of the Little League World Series in recent years has established a trend in the opposite direction of most other preteen sports.

text: Most LLWS games are broadcast live on local radio station WRAK 1400AM, which is owned by Clear Channel. The radio broadcasts are also streamed online at the LLWS page at littleleague.org.

text: Other divisions in Little League Baseball[edit]

text: Each of the other eleven divisions of Little League Baseball has its own World Series format (including three in boys' softball).

text:
Division
Location
First Held
Age of players
Series

Little League Baseball
South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1947
11–12 years old
Little League World Series

Little League Intermediate Division
Livermore, California
2013
11–13 years old
Intermediate Little League World Series

Junior League Baseball
Taylor, Michigan
1981
13–14 years old
Junior League World Series

Senior League Baseball
Easley, South Carolina
1961
14–16 years old
Senior League World Series

Big League Baseball
Easley, South Carolina
1968
16–18 years old
Big League World Series
(discontinued in 2016)

Little League Softball
Portland, Oregon
1974
11–12 years old[24]
Little League World Series (softball)

Junior League Softball
Kirkland, Washington
1999
12–14 years old[24]
Junior League World Series (softball)

Senior League Softball
Sussex County, Delaware
1976
13–16 years old[24]
Senior League World Series (softball)

Big League Softball
Sussex County, Delaware
1982
14–18 years old[24]
Big League World Series (softball)
(discontinued in 2016)


document_title: Once Upon a Time (season 7)

question_text: when does emma swan appear in season 7

question_tokens: when does emma swan appear in season 7

text: Once Upon a Time (season 7)

text: Premise[edit]

text: Years after the Final Battle was won, Henry decides to leave Storybrooke to other realms in search of his own story. After years of realm travelling, he ends up in the New Enchanted Forest[10], where he gets tangled into a conflict between Cinderella, Lady Tremaine, Drizella, Mother Gothel, and a resistance lead by Princess Tiana that eventually leads to the casting of another curse that takes the inhabitants to a newly created neighbourhood called Hyperion Heights in Seattle. Lucy, Henry’s daughter, tries to get Henry believe again to break the curse as Drizella tries to prevent it while Lady Tremaine tries to awaken her comatose daughter Anastasia with the help of an imprisoned Mother Gothel.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Regular[edit]

text:
Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen / Regina Mills / Roni[3]
Colin O'Donoghue as Captain Hook / Killian Jones / Rogers[3]
Andrew J. West as Henry Mills[3]
Dania Ramirez as Cinderella / Jacinda[11][12]
Gabrielle Anwar as Rapunzel / Lady Tremaine / Victoria Belfrey[4][12][13]
Alison Fernandez as Lucy[3]
Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold / Weaver[3]
Mekia Cox as Tiana / Sabine[4][5]

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Adelaide Kane as Drizella / Ivy Belfrey[4][14]
Rose Reynolds as Alice / Tilly[4][15]
Emma Booth as Mother Gothel / Eloise Gardener[16][17]
Rebecca Mader as Wicked Witch of the West / Zelena / Kelly[18][19]
Meegan Warner as young Rapunzel[20]
Tiera Skovbye as Robin[21]
Nathan Parsons as Jack / Nick Branson[22][23]
Yael Yurman as Anastasia[24]

text: Guest[edit]

text:
Jared S. Gilmore as young Henry Mills[25]
Jillian Fargey as the Fairy Godmother[26]
Liam Hall as the Prince[26]
Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan[27]
Emilie de Ravin as Belle[28]
Giles Matthey as Gideon[29]
Robin Givens as Eudora[30]
Kevin Ryan as Robert[31]
Daniel Francis as Dr. Facilier[31]
Chris Gauthier as William Smee[23]
Matty Finochio as Marcus Tremaine[24]
Cindy Luna as Cecilia[32]
Anna Cathcart as tween Drizella[24]
Alejandra Perez as young Ella[32]
Sophia Reid-Gantzert as young Anastasia[24]
Lula Mae Melench as young Drizella[24]
Sara Tomko as Tiger Lily[19]

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

134
1
"Hyperion Heights"
Ralph Hemecker
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
3.26[33]

In a flashback, an 18-year-old Henry says goodbye to Regina as he departs Storybrooke on a trip to new realms, in hopes of finding his own story. Many years later, Henry runs into Cinderella's carriage in the New Enchanted Forest and after a string of events that almost get them captured at a ball, he offers her the chance at a new start back in Storybrooke, as he is due to return through a portal that evening. When Henry finds a glass slipper left for him at their meeting spot, he decides to stay behind. In present-day Seattle, an older Henry is reunited with his daughter Lucy, whom he does not remember because of a curse. In hopes of breaking it, Lucy leads him to her neighborhood of Hyperion Heights, home to many other cursed fairytale characters including Jacinda, Lucy's down-on-her-luck single mother who is in a contentious relationship with her powerful stepmother Victoria. Others include Roni, a bar owner who is struggling with having to sell her establishment to Victoria, and Rogers, a cop who gets promoted to a detective and is introduced to his new partner, Weaver.

135
2
"A Pirate's Life"
Tara Nicole Weyr
Jane Espenson & Jerome Schwartz
October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
2.74[34]

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In a flashback, Emma expresses her worries about Henry leaving home and Hook presents her with a "message in a bottle" that Henry can use to keep in contact. Many years later, as Henry is about to be captured by Lady Tremaine, he uses the bottle to call on Emma, Hook, and Regina for help. Hook and Regina arrive and rescue him though, unbeknownst to them, the bottle also summoned the Hook from the Wish Realm, who later appears and knocks the original Hook out to assume his place. When Emma arrives and reveals to Henry that she is pregnant, the other Hook feels guilty and decides to switch back, though the real Hook ends up stabbing him in a fight. The other Hook then reveals that he had a daughter who got trapped in a tower by a witch. After hearing this, Hook gets Emma to heal his counterpart. Afterwards, Henry does not feel like it is time to go back home yet and gets Emma's blessing to continue his journey. Henry, Regina, and the other Hook decide to travel together, while Emma and Hook return to Storybrooke. In the present, Victoria hires Rogers and Weaver to drive Henry out of the neighborhood. Rogers does not agree with Weaver's methods and helps Henry instead. Rogers, Henry, and Roni end up forming an alliance against Victoria. Meanwhile, Jacinda has to find another way to be at Lucy's ballet recital after Victoria makes things difficult for her.

136
3
"The Garden of Forking Paths"
Ron Underwood
David H. Goodman & Brigitte Hales
October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
2.49[35]

In a flashback, Cinderella arrives at the spot in the forest where she is supposed to meet Henry, but does not find him there. She then meets Princess Tiana, who recruits her to be part of the resistance against Lady Tremaine. She leaves one of her glass slippers behind for Henry to find. A short while later, Henry, Regina, and Hook arrive at their campsite and join the efforts. Later, Cinderella sneaks into Tremaine's castle alone, where Tremaine reveals that she has kept her almost-deceased daughter Anastasia preserved since her "death" at age 14 and needs a pure heart to revive her. She tasks Cinderella with stealing Henry's, since he has the heart of the truest believer. In the present day, Jacinda tries to save Lucy's beloved community garden from Victoria, while Lucy takes a skeptical Henry on a trip under the garden lot in hopes of finding proof of everyone's fairytale pasts. Meanwhile, Henry, Roni, and Rogers find their first lead against Victoria. Rogers captures the man working with her, but is irritated to find Weaver setting the man free to use him as a future connection. Also, it is revealed that Victoria is not cursed and has been keeping a witch as her prisoner at the top of Belfrey Towers.

137
4
"Beauty"
Mick Garris
Dana Horgan & Leah Fong
October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
2.44[36]

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In a flashback to Gideon's first birthday, Rumple and Belle decide to leave Storybrooke to travel the world. Years later, Rumple tells Belle that he wants to stop being the Dark One so he can be mortal again and live out one single life with her. Over the years, they search for ways to get rid of his darkness. When Gideon is 18, Belle comes across a prophecy that leads them to the Edge of Realms, where they must wait for the sun's brightest set before they can be guided to the path Rumple must take to get rid of the Darkness. They build a home there as they wait for the event to occur. However, an aging Belle eventually admits that the "sun" of which the prophecy spoke was actually herself and that her death will mark the start of his journey. When Belle dies, Rumple sets off to search for a Guardian who will be able to take the Darkness from him so that he can ultimately be reunited with Belle. In the present day, Tilly, who is actually Alice, begins to wake up from the curse after she stops taking pills given to her by Victoria. In her new state of clarity, she tries to get Weaver to remember his true identity. Meanwhile, Ivy is tasked with taking Lucy trick-or-treating and loses her in the streets. She ends up bonding with Henry and defies her mother to give Jacinda and Lucy time together.

138
5
"Greenbacks"
Geofrey Hildrew
Christopher Hollier & Adam Karp
November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)
2.29[37]

In the flashbacks, Tiana seeks a prince to help save her kingdom and is guided by Dr. Facilier to a man named Robert. She soon realizes that Facilier had enlisted Robert to steal a magical ruby from her in exchange for reuniting him with his lover who had been turned into a frog. In the present day, Tiana decides to run a pop-up beignet shop out of Mr. Cluck's with Jacinda's help. Victoria sends someone to burn the place down, which then causes friction between the two roommates. Rogers comes across a detainee at the police station who he thinks is connected to Eloise Gardener, the missing girl he's trying to find. Meanwhile, Roni decides to investigate Ivy's interest in helping Henry. Ivy takes her to the top of the towers and Roni finds a photo of herself and a young Henry taken in Storybrooke. However, it is later revealed that Ivy hasn't been cursed either and has her own dealings with the witch of which her mother is unaware.

139
6
"Wake Up Call"
Sharat Raju
Jerome Schwartz & Jane Espenson
November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
2.37[38]

In a flashback, Regina comes across Drizella, who is looking for magic to escape from her mother. When she reveals that she was actually born with magic, Regina begins to train her. However after Regina runs into Rumple, who tells her that Lady Tremaine must have been aware of the magic lessons, the two women realize that Lady Tremaine was counting on using Drizella's heart to revive Anastasia. Drizella ends up blackening her own heart by killing the prince, making it unusable for revival, and vows to cast a Curse like Regina's to make her mother suffer. In the present day, Roni struggles with what to believe about the mysterious photo, which is complicated by newly discovered information about "Regina Mills" into which Lucy encouraged her to look. Drizella gathers the ingredients for a plant that the witch then cultivates and, when she serves its essence to Roni, she wakes up and remembers her life as Regina. Drizella then reveals that she cast the curse and blackmails Regina into keeping Henry and Jacinda apart, reminding her of a special contingency that was put into the Curse that would force her to comply.

140
7
"Eloise Gardener"
Alex Kalymnios
David H. Goodman & Brigitte Hales
November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17)
2.28[39]

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In a flashback to the Wish Realm shortly after the Charmings stopped Regina from casting her curse, Hook agrees to grant her passage on the Jolly Roger in exchange for leading him to powerful magic guarded by a witch. When he arrives at the witch's tower, he finds Rapunzel instead. She instructs him to retrieve a golden flower from the witch's garden. When he returns with it to help her, they spend the night together. The next morning, it is revealed that Rapunzel is actually Gothel and their night together produced a baby, whom Gothel leaves behind so she can escape the tower. Hook gives the Jolly Roger to Smee and decides to stay with his daughter, who is unable to leave due to the tower's spell. He names her Alice after his own mother. In the present day, Rogers is on a mad hunt for Eloise with help from Henry and Tilly. Tilly later informs him that Eloise has died, but it turns out that the news was planted by Weaver to throw him off the case. Weaver warns Rogers that Eloise isn't the person he thinks she is. When Rogers finds Gothel, he believes that she is Eloise and frees her from Victoria, who gets locked up for kidnapping. Meanwhile, Tremaine has discovered that Drizella is awake and Regina tries to put some distance between Henry and Jacinda.

141
8
"Pretty in Blue"
Ralph Hemecker
Dana Horgan & Leah Fong
November 17, 2017 (2017-11-17)
2.28[39]

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In the flashbacks, Hook is reunited with Alice, who claims that they have been cured of their curse. However, when they try to embrace, Hook gets hurt and Alice runs away in fear. Henry and Ella chase her back to New Wonderland, a place where Ella reveals that her mother Cecilia had ran to after abandoning her and her stepfather. She takes a shrinking potion and leaves Henry to head into the Infinite Maze alone to find answers. She finds Alice, who tells her that she had met Cecilia before and that the woman had also been afflicted with the same Curse of the Poisoned Heart. Drizella is also in New Wonderland with a plan to curse Henry but Alice and Ella are able to save him. Henry and Ella then share their first kiss. In the present day, Jacinda contacts Nick (a cursed friend of Henry's from Fairy Tale Land), a lawyer whom she has been cursed to believe is Lucy's father. He agrees to help her regain custody of Lucy, to Henry's disdain, and Lucy encourages Henry to fight for Jacinda. Meanwhile, Drizella and Gothel plan to revive Anastasia but when they open her coffin, her body is missing. After Regina confronts Rumple, who refuses to confirm that he has woken up from the curse, she announces to Henry that she's heading to San Francisco to meet with someone who had been pushed out of town by Victoria. He agrees to join her on the trip.

142
9
"One Little Tear"
Steve Pearlman
Christopher Hollier & Adam Karp
December 8, 2017 (2017-12-08)
2.45[40]

Victoria strikes a deal with Weaver in an attempt to free herself from jail and wake Anastasia. In flashbacks, Rapunzel takes from Mother Gothel's garden to save her family and is trapped in a tower in exchange. After 6 years of captivity, Rapunzel escapes using her hair but finds her husband Marcus has remarried to Cecilia, gaining a stepdaughter, Ella. Gothel tempts Rapunzel with a New Wonderland mushroom, which she uses to poison Cecilia's heart. One day, Anastasia and Ella falls through thin ice, but to Rapunzel's disbelief, their father only manages to save Ella. Rapunzel seeks Gothel's help, who magically seals Anastasia's last breath with the price of keeping Anastasia in the tower. However, Rapunzel tricks Gothel who becomes trapped in her own tower until someone in her bloodline takes her place. In the present day, Victoria strangely gives full custody of Lucy to Jacinda, claiming to be a changed person. Victoria retrieves the Once Upon a Time book and shows Lucy her unfortunate life story as Rapunzel and convinces Lucy to give up her belief in happy endings. As Lucy sheds a tear, Victoria uses it to awaken Anastasia, while Lucy collapses into unconsciousness.

143
10
"The Eighth Witch"
Ralph Hemecker
Jane Espenson & Jerome Schwartz
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
2.29[41]

In a flashback, baby Lucy is born to Henry and Ella, just as Drizella appears to deliver a prophecy about a curse. The heroes are able to turn Drizella to stone. Eight years later, everyone is celebrating Lucy's birthday when Gothel appears with her coven of witches, recruiting Drizella to join them as she's finally freed. With the curse looming, Regina heads off to get help from Zelena, who is now living on a farm in the New Enchanted Forest with a 25-year-old Robin. The flashforward scenes from the season 6 finale are revealed to be Henry being chased by the coven. When the heroes confront the witches, Gothel reveals that they've poisoned Henry and Regina is blackmailed into casting Drizella's curse to save his life. In the present day, Regina has located a cursed Zelena in San Francisco, who is now known as Kelly. Regina is able to give Zelena her memories back and the two head back to Seattle, knowing that breaking the curse to help Lucy would only hurt Henry instead. Rumple tests Anastasia to see if she is the Guardian. However, Gothel also wants Anastasia and severs her alliance with Drizella after the girl is brought to her, deeming Anastasia to be more useful in her coven. Gothel tells her that they need to find their fellow witches, who have all been living in Hyperion Heights.

144
11
"Secret Garden"[42]
TBA
Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)[43]
TBD

145
12
"A Taste of the Heights"[44]
TBA
David H. Goodman & Brigitte Hales
TBA
TBD

146
13
"Knightfall"[45]
TBA
Jerome Schwartz & Miguel Ian Raya
TBA
TBD

147
14
"The Girl in the Tower"[46]
TBA
Dana Horgan & Leah Fong
TBA
TBD

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: In January 2017, while season 6 was still in production, ABC president Channing Dungey spoke of a possible "reset" of the show's narrative in the event that the show received a season 7 order.[9] After much speculation, executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis later confirmed that certain characters would have their storylines wrapped up and that the back-end of the sixth season had been written with the season 7 narrative change in mind.[47] Despite the major changes from seasons past, the showrunners have said that they do not view season 7 as a complete reboot of the show. Horowitz said: "I hesitate to use the word "reboot." We're more thinking about it as a hybrid of a lot of things. We're paying homage to the original premise, but there are certain characters who are returning and some who are not. It's a combination of a lot of things, but what we're trying to do is go in a new direction but stay true to the spirit of what the show has always been."[48]

text: In July 2017, the creators announced that the series now take place in the Seattle neighborhood of Hyperion Heights, which was created under a new and darker curse. Residents of this neighborhood include displaced characters from the original and new versions of the Enchanted Forest, as well as regular people from the Land Without Magic. This differs from Storybrooke in season 1, which was an isolated town that was blocked off from real-world Maine. The initial villain is Lady Tremaine, who assumes the role of an urban developer who seeks to "gentrify the neighborhood" and push out and separate fairy tale residents. Meanwhile, Storybrooke and various Fairy Tale Land locations still appear in the flashbacks of the season as the story bounces back and forth between the characters' lives before and during the latest curse.[49]

text: Casting[edit]

text: In May 2017, it was announced that Lana Parrilla, Colin O'Donoghue, and Robert Carlyle would be the only series regulars from season 6 to continue onto season 7.[3] It was teased that the three would be portraying their original characters but with cursed identities, similar to the circumstances in season 1. In July, the first promo of the season revealed that Killian is now a Seattle police officer with the last name Rogers, who is living with an unexplained sense of loss.[50] In August, it was revealed that Regina is now a bar owner named Roni, who is more dressed down and is "no longer in charge."[51]

text: Former main cast member Jennifer Morrison has confirmed that she has agreed to return for one episode, later revealed to be the second episode of the season.[52][53] Morrison announced her last filming day on July 19, 2017.[54] On July 22, it was confirmed that Emilie de Ravin would return for the fourth episode in the seventh season.[28]

text: In March 2017, Andrew J. West and Alison Fernandez were cast for unknown guest roles in the season six finale. During the episode, it was revealed that West was portraying an adult Henry Mills, while Fernandez portrayed his daughter, Lucy. After that episode's airing, they were confirmed as series regulars for season 7.[3] West will be taking over the role from Jared S. Gilmore, who has been confirmed to appear in at least the first two episodes of the season.[25][55]

text: On July 6, 2017, it was announced that Dania Ramirez and Gabrielle Anwar would be two additional series regulars for season 7.[3] Additionally, Adelaide Kane, Mekia Cox, and Rose Reynolds were cast in recurring roles for the upcoming season.[3] On July 15, it was announced that Ramirez would be portraying Cinderella, albeit a different version from the one previously played by Jessy Schram for the first six seasons.[11] On July 22 at San Diego Comic-Con, it was revealed that Anwar and Kane will be portraying Lady Tremaine and Drizella, respectively. Cox would be portraying Tiana from The Princess and the Frog, while Reynolds would be playing an alternate version of Alice, a character previously heavily featured in the spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.[50] In August 2017, Cox was promoted to series regular.[5]

text: On August 1, it was announced that Giles Matthey would return as an adult Gideon for the season's fourth episode. The episode, also featuring Emilie de Ravin, would be centered around Rumple.[29] On that same day, it was also announced that Emma Booth was cast in a major recurring role as the Witch,[16] whose more specific identity would be revealed later on during the season.[56] On August 25, Kevin Ryan announced that he would be making an appearance as a new prince in the upcoming season.[57] On August 30, it was announced that Robin Givens had been cast as Tiana's mother, Eudora.[30]

text: On September 8, it was announced that Meegan Warner would be guest starring as an alternate version of Rapunzel, a character previously featured in one episode of season 3.[20] It was later revealed that the character would appear in a multi-episode arc.[58] On September 20, it was announced that former main Rebecca Mader would return for multiple episodes in the seventh season as Zelena, who will also have a cursed identity.[18][59]

text: On October 2, it was announced that Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog would make an appearance during the season,[60] later revealed to be portrayed by Daniel Francis in the season's fifth episode.[31] On October 3, it was announced that flashbacks of the ninth episode would feature a "tweenage" Anastasia, Lady Tremaine's other biological daughter.[61]

text: On November 1, it was announced that Tiera Skovbye would be recurring as an older version of Robin, the daughter of Zelena and Robin Hood.[21] On November 2, it was announced that Nathan Parsons had been cast in a recurring role as Nick, a lawyer and potential love interest for another character.[22] On November 3, it was announced that the show was casting for the role of Naveen from The Princess and the Frog, who will be appearing in the second half of the season.[62] On November 16, actor Chad Rook announced that he had been cast in an unknown role.[63]

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)

1
"Hyperion Heights"
October 6, 2017
0.7/3
3.26[33]
0.7
1.72
1.4
4.98[64]

2
"A Pirate's Life"
October 13, 2017
0.7/3
2.74[34]
0.6
N/A
1.3[65]
N/A

3
"The Garden of Forking Paths"
October 20, 2017
0.5/3
2.49[35]
0.6
N/A
1.1[66]
N/A

4
"Beauty"
October 27, 2017
0.5/2
2.44[36]
0.5
N/A
1.0[67]
N/A

5
"Greenbacks"
November 3, 2017
0.5/2
2.29[37]
0.5
1.27
1.0
3.56[68]

6
"Wake Up Call"
November 10, 2017
0.5/2
2.37[38]
0.5
1.32
1.0
3.69[69]

7
"Eloise Gardener"
November 17, 2017
0.5/2
2.28[39]
0.5
1.30
1.0
3.58[70]

8
"Pretty in Blue"
November 17, 2017
0.5/2
2.28[39]
0.5
1.30
1.0
3.58[70]

9
"One Little Tear"
December 8, 2017
0.5/2
2.45[40]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

10
"The Eighth Witch"
December 15, 2017
0.5/2
2.29[41]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD


document_title: Rocky IV (soundtrack)

question_text: what is the song in rocky 4 training montage

text: Rocky IV (soundtrack)

text: Track listing[edit]

text:
"Burning Heart" - Survivor
"Heart's on Fire" - John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
"Double or Nothing" - Kenny Loggins & Gladys Knight
"Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor
"War" - Vince DiCola
"Living in America" - James Brown
"No Easy Way Out" - Robert Tepper
"One Way Street" - Go West
"The Sweetest Victory" - Touch
"Training Montage" - Vince DiCola

tag: ol

text: Re-releases and covers[edit]

text: The 2006 reissue, remastered by BMG, featured the bonus track "Man Against the World" by Survivor, a song written for but cut from the movie.[5] This release also used a different mix of the song "The Sweetest Victory".

text: In 2010 Intrada released the previously unavailable Vince DiCola tracks.

text: The Vince DiCola instrumental "Farewell" was the B-Side of the A-Side single of "Living in America" in the US and UK and is featured on some foreign pressings of the soundtrack.

text: The Finnish symphonic metal band Northern Kings covered "Training Montage" on their 2008 album Rethroned.

text: The Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine covered "No Easy Way Out" as a bonus track on their 2008 second studio album Scream Aim Fire.

text: The Vince DiCola track "War" would gain frequent use during National Football League telecasts during the 1980s and early 1990s. CBS Sports would often use the track in segments of their introductions discussing the San Francisco 49ers, while NBC would often feature the track in a similar manner for the play-by-play man to set up the action. The track is also used in the last sequence of video game Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. It is famously used by the NBA's San Antonio Spurs late in close home games at the AT&T Center

text: Chart positions[edit]

text:
Chart (1985-1986)
Peak
position

Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]
2

Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7]
1

German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]
2

Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9]
13

Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]
5

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]
1

US Billboard 200[12]
10