<P> bold denotes Weekend Update anchor </P> <P> Seth Meyers and Colin Jost are the season's co-head writers . This was also the last season for writer John Mulaney who had been there since 2008 . Prior to the start of the season, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater performers Josh Patten and Neil Casey joined the writing staff . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Host </Th> <Th> Musical guest (s) </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Ratings / Share </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 725 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Seth MacFarlane </Td> <Td> Frank Ocean </Td> <Td> September 15, 2012 (2012 - 09 - 15) </Td> <Td> 4.8 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Frank Ocean performs "Thinkin Bout You" and the second half / single version of "Pyramids". John Mayer plays guitar on both songs . </Li> <Li> In the opening monologue, MacFarlane utilizes his character voices of Peter, Stewie, and Brian Griffin, and Glenn Quagmire from Family Guy, and Roger Smith from American Dad! . He also did the voices of George Takei, Droopy the Dog, Marty McFly, and Kermit the Frog . </Li> <Li> Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson, and Cecily Strong's first episode as cast members . </Li> <Li> Starting with this episode, Jay Pharoah takes over impersonating President Barack Obama from Fred Armisen . </Li> <Li> Psy appears in the "Gangnam Style" sketch alongside Bobby Moynihan's impersonation . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 726 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joseph Gordon - Levitt </Td> <Td> Mumford & Sons </Td> <Td> September 22, 2012 (2012 - 09 - 22) </Td> <Td> 5.0 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Mumford & Sons performs "I Will Wait" and "Below My Feet" and appears in the Song Memories sketch in which the band performs "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" as a Beatles tribute band . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 727 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Daniel Craig </Td> <Td> Muse </Td> <Td> October 6, 2012 (2012 - 10 - 06) </Td> <Td> 4.5 / 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Muse performs "Madness" and "Panic Station". </Li> <Li> Chris Parnell reprises his Jim Lehrer impression in the cold open . </Li> <Li> Caroll Spinney appears as Big Bird on Weekend Update . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 728 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Christina Applegate </Td> <Td> Passion Pit </Td> <Td> October 13, 2012 (2012 - 10 - 13) </Td> <Td> 4.6 / 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Passion Pit performs "Take a Walk" and "Carried Away". </Li> <Li> Usain Bolt appears in the cold open and "The Californians" sketch . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 729 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Bruno Mars </Td> <Td> Bruno Mars </Td> <Td> October 20, 2012 (2012 - 10 - 20) </Td> <Td> 5.4 / 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Bruno Mars performs "Locked Out of Heaven" and "Young Girls". </Li> <Li> Tom Hanks appears in the cold open, introduces Mars' first number and appears in the "Merryville Brothers" sketch . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 730 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Louis C.K. </Td> <Td> fun . </Td> <Td> November 3, 2012 (2012 - 11 - 03) </Td> <Td> 5.0 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> fun . performs "Some Nights" and "Carry On". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 731 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Anne Hathaway </Td> <Td> Rihanna </Td> <Td> November 10, 2012 (2012 - 11 - 10) </Td> <Td> 5.0 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Rihanna performs "Diamonds" and "Stay". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 732 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Jeremy Renner </Td> <Td> Maroon 5 </Td> <Td> November 17, 2012 (2012 - 11 - 17) </Td> <Td> 5.1 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Maroon 5 performs "One More Night" and "Daylight". Additionally, Adam Levine appears in "The Stand - Off" sketch, which was pre-recorded . </Li> <Li> New Jersey Governor Chris Christie appears on Weekend Update . </Li> <Li> This episode contains a cartoon, entitled "Cool Drones", animated by Augenblick Studios . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 733 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Jamie Foxx </Td> <Td> Ne - Yo </Td> <Td> December 8, 2012 (2012 - 12 - 08) </Td> <Td> 4.6 / 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Ne - Yo performs "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" and "She Is". </Li> <Li> 2 Chainz appears during Foxx's monologue . </Li> <Li> Dermot Mulroney appears in the "Dylan McDermott or Dermot Mulroney" sketch . </Li> <Li> Charlie Day appears in the "Maine Justice" sketch . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 734 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Martin Short </Td> <Td> Paul McCartney </Td> <Td> December 15, 2012 (2012 - 12 - 15) </Td> <Td> 5.1 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Paul McCartney performs "My Valentine" with Joe Walsh on guitar, "Cut Me Some Slack" with the surviving members of Nirvana (Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear), and "Wonderful Christmastime". McCartney also appears in the "Pageant Auditions" sketch . </Li> <Li> Short brings back his characters Jackie Rogers Jr. and Ed Grimely (which he performs in a part of his monologue). </Li> <Li> Paul Shaffer, Kristen Wiig, Jimmy Fallon, Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tina Fey appear in the opening monologue . </Li> <Li> Alec Baldwin appears as Tony Bennett in the "Tony Bennett Show" sketch . </Li> <Li> Jackson and Carrie Brownstein appear in "What Up with That?", in which Martin Short reprises his Jackie Rogers, Jr. character . </Li> <Li> At the beginning of the show, in lieu of the traditional opening skit, the New York City Children's Chorus performs a rendition of "Silent Night" in remembrance of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that occurred a day earlier . The choir also joins McCartney on "Wonderful Christmastime". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 735 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Jennifer Lawrence </Td> <Td> The Lumineers </Td> <Td> January 19, 2013 (2013 - 01 - 19) </Td> <Td> 4.9 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> The Lumineers performs "Ho Hey" and "Stubborn Love". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 736 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Adam Levine </Td> <Td> Kendrick Lamar </Td> <Td> January 26, 2013 (2013 - 01 - 26) </Td> <Td> 5.0 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Kendrick Lamar performs "Swimming Pools (Drank)" and "Poetic Justice" and appears in the SNL Digital Short . </Li> <Li> Andy Samberg, Cameron Diaz, and Jerry Seinfeld appear in the opening monologue . Samberg also appears in the SNL Digital Short . </Li> <Li> Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Danny McBride appear in the SNL Digital Short . </Li> <Li> Levine's Maroon 5 bandmate Mickey Madden appears in the "Band Face - Off" sketch . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 737 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Justin Bieber </Td> <Td> Justin Bieber </Td> <Td> February 9, 2013 (2013 - 02 - 09) </Td> <Td> 4.9 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Justin Bieber performs the acoustic version of "As Long as You Love Me" and "Nothing Like Us". </Li> <Li> Whoopi Goldberg appears in the opening monologue and introduces Bieber's first performance . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 738 </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Christoph Waltz </Td> <Td> Alabama Shakes </Td> <Td> February 16, 2013 (2013 - 02 - 16) </Td> <Td> 4.6 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Alabama Shakes performs "Hold On" and "Always Alright". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 739 </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Kevin Hart </Td> <Td> Macklemore and Ryan Lewis </Td> <Td> March 2, 2013 (2013 - 03 - 02) </Td> <Td> 4.8 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Macklemore and Ryan Lewis perform "Thrift Shop" with Wanz and "Can't Hold Us" with Ray Dalton . </Li> <Li> Longtime announcer Don Pardo was unavailable due to a broken hip . Instead, he is impersonated by former cast member Darrell Hammond . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 740 </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Justin Timberlake </Td> <Td> Justin Timberlake </Td> <Td> March 9, 2013 (2013 - 03 - 09) </Td> <Td> 5.9 / 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Justin Timberlake performs "Suit & Tie" with Jay - Z and "Mirrors". </Li> <Li> Paul Simon, Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, Candice Bergen, and future cast member Mike O'Brien appear in the "Five - Timers Club" opening monologue . Aykroyd and Martin reprise the characters "The Festrunk Brothers" in the "It's a Date" sketch . Short, Martin, and Chase also introduce Timberlake's second number as the Three Amigos . </Li> <Li> Andy Samberg appears in "It's a Date" and "Maine Justice". "It's a Date" was written by Samberg along with former SNL writers Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone of The Lonely Island . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 741 </Th> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Melissa McCarthy </Td> <Td> Phoenix </Td> <Td> April 6, 2013 (2013 - 04 - 06) </Td> <Td> 4.8 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Phoenix performs "Entertainment" and a medley of "Trying to Be Cool" and "Drakkar Noir". </Li> <Li> Dennis Rodman appears in the cold opening . </Li> <Li> Peter Dinklage appears on Weekend Update . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 742 </Th> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Vince Vaughn </Td> <Td> Miguel </Td> <Td> April 13, 2013 (2013 - 04 - 13) </Td> <Td> 4.6 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Miguel performs "Adorn" and "How Many Drinks?". </Li> <Li> Steve Jones appears in the pre-recorded "History of Punk" sketch . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 743 </Th> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Zach Galifianakis </Td> <Td> Of Monsters and Men </Td> <Td> May 4, 2013 (2013 - 05 - 04) </Td> <Td> 4.4 / 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Of Monsters and Men performs "Little Talks" and "Mountain Sound". </Li> <Li> Nikolaj Coster - Waldau cameos in the "Game of Game of Thrones" sketch . </Li> <Li> Galifianakis's co-stars from The Hangover series, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms, appear in the Jennifer Aniston lookalike sketch . </Li> <Li> Jon Hamm appears in the pre-recorded edited version of the Darrell's House sketch . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 744 </Th> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Kristen Wiig </Td> <Td> Vampire Weekend </Td> <Td> May 11, 2013 (2013 - 05 - 11) </Td> <Td> 4.6 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Vampire Weekend performs "Diane Young" and "Unbelievers". </Li> <Li> Jonah Hill and Maya Rudolph appeared in the opening monologue . Maya Rudolph appeared in "The Californians". </Li> <Li> Kristen Wiig reprised her roles as Gilly in a pretaped portion of the monologue, Kareena (of The Californians), Kat (of Garth and Kat) on Weekend Update, the Target Lady, and Dooneese, one of the Finger Lakes singers . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 745 </Th> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Ben Affleck </Td> <Td> Kanye West </Td> <Td> May 18, 2013 (2013 - 05 - 18) </Td> <Td> 4.7 / 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Kanye West performs "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves". </Li> <Li> Affleck's then wife, Jennifer Garner, appears in the opening monologue . </Li> <Li> Amy Poehler returns to Weekend Update for a segment of "Really?!? with Seth & Amy" and resumes her co-anchor duties . </Li> <Li> Anderson Cooper appears on Weekend Update for a pre-taped sketch involving recurring character Stefon . </Li> <Li> Aimee Mann, J. Mascis, Kim Gordon, Steve Jones, Michael Penn, and Fred Armisen's Portlandia co-star Carrie Brownstein appear in his goodbye, "It's a Lovely Day", sketch . </Li> <Li> Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Tim Robinson, and Jason Sudeikis' final episode as cast members . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Host </Th> <Th> Musical guest (s) </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Ratings / Share </Th> </Tr>

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