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Saturday Night Live aired its eighth season during the 1982–1983 season on NBC. The 8th season started on September 25 1982 and ended on May 14 1983. This was the third season to air since Lorne Michaels had left his first tenure as executive producer. Many changes happened before the start of the season. Brian Doyle-Murray Christine Ebersole and Tony Rosato were dropped from the show to make room for new cast members.