“ SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night ” will be available for Peacock users as long as they have a subscription to the service. Without a subscription, there is currently no other way to watch the event. At this time, “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” is only available on Peacock.

Peacock’s new docuseries has the massive task of defining a show that has defined culture for decades, as it peers into cast auditions, the writers room, the iconic cowbell sketch and the 1985-1986 season that almost canceled the show.