Saturday Night Live aired its ninth season during the 1983–1984 television season on NBC. The ninth season started on October 8, 1983 and ended on May 12, 1984.

Before the start of the season the entire cast returned for another season. The only change was the hiring of Jim Belushi.

The notable moment of season was when Eddie Murphy left the show mid-season. After 48 Hours, Murphy's star began to eclipse that of Joe Piscopo's. From the start of season 7, Dick Ebersol made it clear that his strategy was to showcase Murphy and Piscopo as much as possible while all the other cast members would play mainly supporting roles and were treated with very little patience by the producers.

When Murphy's 48 Hours co-star Nick Nolte dropped out of hosting at the last minute, Ebersol offered Murphy the chance to host — a move that Piscopo would perceive as a major slight. Piscopo would later claim Ebersol used Murphy's success to divide the two erstwhile friends and play them against one another. Others countered that Piscopo was simply being a prima donna; said one writer, "Eddie Murphy's fame went to Joe Piscopo's head."
19 Episodes
  • Brandon Tartikoff/John Cougar
    Brandon Tartikoff/John CougarEpisode 1
  • Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman/Eddy Grant
    Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman/Eddy GrantEpisode 2
  • John Candy/Men at Work
    John Candy/Men at WorkEpisode 3
  • Betty Thomas/Stray Cats
    Betty Thomas/Stray CatsEpisode 4
  • Teri Garr/Mick Fleetwood's Zoo
    Teri Garr/Mick Fleetwood's ZooEpisode 5
  • Jerry Lewis/Loverboy
    Jerry Lewis/LoverboyEpisode 6
  • The Smothers Brothers/Big Country
    The Smothers Brothers/Big CountryEpisode 7
  • Flip Wilson/Stevie Nicks
    Flip Wilson/Stevie NicksEpisode 8
  • Father Guido Sarducci/Huey Lewis and the News
    Father Guido Sarducci/Huey Lewis and the NewsEpisode 9
  • Michael Palin, Mary Palin/The Motels
    Michael Palin, Mary Palin/The MotelsEpisode 10
  • Don Rickles/Billy Idol
    Don Rickles/Billy IdolEpisode 11
  • Robin Williams/Adam Ant
    Robin Williams/Adam AntEpisode 12
  • Jamie Lee Curtis/The Fixx
    Jamie Lee Curtis/The FixxEpisode 13
  • Edwin Newman/Kool & the Gang
    Edwin Newman/Kool & the GangEpisode 14
  • Billy Crystal/Al Jarreau
    Billy Crystal/Al JarreauEpisode 15
  • Michael Douglas/Deniece Williams
    Michael Douglas/Deniece WilliamsEpisode 16
  • George McGovern/Madness
    George McGovern/MadnessEpisode 17
  • Barry Bostwick/Spinal Tap
    Barry Bostwick/Spinal TapEpisode 18
  • Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Father Guido Sarducci, Betty Thomas/The Cars
    Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Father Guido Sarducci, Betty Thomas/The CarsEpisode 19
Cast of Season 9
  • Julia Louis-DreyfusSelf - Various Characters
  • Mary GrossSelf - Various Characters
  • Tim KazurinskySelf - Various Characters
  • Joe PiscopoSelf - Various Characters
  • Jim BelushiSelf - Various Characters
  • Brad HallSelf - Various Characters
  • Gary KroegerSelf - Various Characters
  • Eddie MurphySelf - Various Characters

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