Kerry Washington Will Be The 9th Black Woman To Host "SNL." Ever.

    Gladiatooooooors! Mount up!

    Great news, Gladiators! Kerry Washington is slated to host Saturday Night Live on Nov. 2!

    And it's well deserved. Kerry's been kicking butt, and this season of Scandal debuted with its biggest audience yet.

    Kerry will be ninth black woman to host SNL out of its 39 seasons. That's 751 shows, total.

    Curious as to who the others were? Here they go!

    1. Cicely Tyson, 1979

    2. Oprah Winfrey, 1986

    3. Halle Berry, 2003

    4. Queen Latifah, 2003

    5. Janet Jackson, 2004

    Queen Latifah again, 2004

    6. Rosario Dawson, 2009

    7. Gabourey Sidibe, 2010

    8. Maya Rudolph, 2012