Best SNL Cast Member of All Time - Second Round

Round One is complete and was, honestly, pretty uneventful.  There were no major upsets and not many close results.  There were only three matchups decided by less than 8 votes.  So it seems like the first round had some pretty obvious choices for voters.  But I have a feeling the second round is when things are going to get a little more difficult.  Just looking at the matchups it feels unfair to have to make some of these choices so early in the tournament.  But this is the embarrassment of comedy riches that is 50 years of Saturday Night Live.  I could go on forever talking about the talent in this bracket, but you didn't come here to hear me wax poetic.  You came here to vote, so here you go!

 

 

Best SNL Character of All Time - First Round

 

It is time once again for my my annual March Madness bracket.  And this year, in honor of Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary, we are looking at the greatest SNL cast members of all time.  There have been 167 cast members in the history of SNL.  I have narrowed it down to a top 64 to duke it out bracket-style.  It was not easy to narrow down the field, and seed it appropriately.  I looked at data points just related to their time on the show.  So if someone has had a successful film or TV career after being on SNL, that didn't factor into the data for this bracket.  It's also important to remember that over the course of 50 years there has been a lot of funny people on the show.  And they can't all be 1 and 2 seeds, which is why you see people like Chris Rock and Adam Sandler as 6 seeds.  What that also means is that there will be tough matchups throughout this bracket, starting in the first round.  But the great thing about these brackets every year is that you all get to vote for your favorites and let your voice be heard.  So with that said, let's get to the voting for the first round!

Best TV Couple of All Time - Champion

 

In the closest championship of any year of my brackets, David and Patrick of Schitt's Creek are declared the winner by one vote!  For a tournament that was devoid of any real drama for the first four rounds, the Final Four did not disappoint.  It's clear that the four entries in the Final Four were the favorites and they battled it out closely.  And while Leslie and Ben were my pick from the beginning because my wife and I are very much the epitome of Leslie and Ben, David and Patrick are a deserving couple from a hilarious show.

For those that like weird but true facts, each of the last four years of the tournament set a record for closest championship vote.  This year was decided by one vote, last year by two, two years by three, and three years ago by four.  We'll have to wait a year to see if next year ends in a tie, but we can already get excited for the theme voted by you, Movie Villains!

Best TV Couple of All Time - Championship

 

This is it, the moment we've all been waiting for, the championship match.  The semifinal matches didn't disappoint with two closely contested matchups.  And I expect the championship to be no different as Leslie and Ben and David and Patrick are two great couples.  Either one will make a deserving winner.  So let's not wax poetic on this match and get right to the vote.  Also, don't forget that you can vote for next year's theme as well.

Best TV Couple of All Time - Final Four

 

And then there were four.  And these four have mostly dominated on their way to the Final Four.  So now we are left with a couple heavyweight matchups to determine who will battle for the championship.  I don't think any of the remaining four are much of a surprise either.  And since it appears that many of you voting have been rooting for these four along the way, it will be interesting to see who ends up on top.  So with that, let's vote.

Best TV Couple Bracket - Elite Eight

 

And now we are down to eight and it is becoming clear who the favorites are.  The last round had no really competitive matchups, so this round so should either be really close or further show which couples are dominating.  There also weren't any real upsets in the last round, but we did lose both Friends couples, which I guess is a surprise.  And now we vote to determine the Final Four.

Best TV Couple of All Time - Sweet Sixteen

 

Just like that, we are down to the Sweet Sixteen. The second round saw mostly higher seeds win their matchups, but there were a few upsets, including our first 1-seed to go down.  Coach and Tami are a great couple, but apparently they were no match for Uncle Jesse and Aunt Becky.  New Girl lost one of its pairs, but Schmidt and Cece are still going strong.  And Friends still has two couples in the running, with some difficult matchups coming up.  And, sadly, Zack and Kelly couldn't beat their fellow 90s teen couple Corey and Topanga.  But only one bracket has the top four seeds remaining, which means more chaos could be on the way.  So let's get to the vote and see what happens.