Bill Hader was in the audience for this show as he had had his first meeting with Lorne Michaels earlier in the week about joining the cast. He can be seen behind Jason Sudeikis during the monologue while Topher Grace is taking questions from the audience.
Jennifer Garner was scheduled to host on 15 January 2005 but she had to cancel due to suffering from nerve damage from an injury she sustained while filming Alias (2001). She was replaced by Topher Grace.