VH1

NBC has been surprisingly quiet about ‘SNL’'s impending 40th anniversary special, but VH1 has upped the nostalgia ante in a major way. VH1 Classic will begin a 19-day marathon of ‘SNL’'s 40 years on January 28, working backwards through 433 episodes and staging themed mini-marathons along the way.

Remember when MTV was Music Television? And VH1 stood for Video Hits 1? The videos that were shown could make or break a song for a band. Because of this the bands and their record labels set out to make memorable videos to go with the songs...