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Saturday Night Live (season 35)
Season 35
The title card for the thirty-fifth season of Saturday Night Live.
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 26, 2009 (2009-09-26) –
May 15, 2010 (2010-05-15)
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Season 36
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The thirty-fifth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 26, 2009, and May 15, 2010.

A total of 22 episodes were broadcast during the show's eight-month-long season, which included a two-week break in February due to the 2010 Winter Olympics. The season was accompanied by three prime-time episodes of Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday and three prime-time SNL clip shows.

Prior to the start of the season, many cast changes occurred. Darrell Hammond, the last cast member from the 1990s, left the show after a record 14 seasons in the cast.[1] Featured players Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson were both let go from the show before the start of the season.[2] To fill their absence the show brought in two new featured players, Nasim Pedrad of The Groundlings and stand-up comic Jenny Slate.[3] Abby Elliott and Bobby Moynihan continued as featured players.

A notable moment of the season was when an internet campaign was created to get actress Betty White to host an episode of the show. The campaign was started in early 2010 on Facebook and the group was called "Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!" The campaign was successful, and White became the oldest person ever to host the show. For White's episode, Lorne Michaels brought back former cast members Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Molly Shannon. The episode garnered the show's highest ratings in over a year. with a rating of 5.8 in the 18–49 rating, demographic and with 12.1 million viewers overall.[4]

This season would also be the last for longtime cast member Will Forte, who had been with the show since 2002.[5] This would also be the only season for featured player Jenny Slate, who was let go after the season ended.[6]

Cast

  • bold denotes Weekend Update anchor only

Writers

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § Season 35

Second City theater performer Mike O'Brien joins the writing staff.[7] He would join the cast for the show's thirty-ninth season. Season 35 would prove to be the final season with Lonely Island member Jorma Taccone as a credited writer. He would make contributions to select Lonely Island sketches.

Episodes

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		HostMusical guestOriginal air dateRatings/
Share
6591Megan FoxU2September 26, 20094.6/11[8]
6602Ryan ReynoldsLady GagaOctober 3, 20094.7/12[9]
6613Drew BarrymoreRegina SpektorOctober 10, 20094.6/11[10]
6624Gerard ButlerShakiraOctober 17, 20094.8/11[11]
6635Taylor SwiftTaylor SwiftNovember 7, 20095.0/12[12]
6646January JonesThe Black Eyed PeasNovember 14, 20094.7/12[13]
6657Joseph Gordon-LevittDave Matthews BandNovember 21, 20094.3/11[14]
6668Blake LivelyRihannaDecember 5, 20094.4/12[15]
6679Taylor LautnerBon JoviDecember 12, 20095.1/12[16]
66810James FrancoMuseDecember 19, 20094.4/11[17]
66911Charles BarkleyAlicia KeysJanuary 9, 20104.4/19[18]
67012Sigourney WeaverThe Ting TingsJanuary 16, 20105.4/14[19]
67113Jon HammMichael BubléJanuary 30, 20105.0/12[20]
67214Ashton KutcherThem Crooked VulturesFebruary 6, 20105.3/13[21]
67315Jennifer LopezJennifer LopezFebruary 27, 20106.3/15[22]
67416Zach GalifianakisVampire WeekendMarch 6, 20105.0/12[23]
67517Jude LawPearl JamMarch 13, 20104.5/11[24]
67618Tina FeyJustin BieberApril 10, 20105.7/14[25]
67719Ryan PhillippeKe$haApril 17, 20105.2/13[26]
67820Gabourey SidibeMGMTApril 24, 20104.7/12[27]
67921Betty WhiteJay-ZMay 8, 20108.8/21[28]
68022Alec BaldwinTom Petty and the HeartbreakersMay 15, 20105.8/14[29]

Specials

TitleOriginal air date
"Saturday Night Live Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas"December 17, 2009
"Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars"January 31, 2010
"Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again"April 15, 2010

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

Main article: Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

The second season of Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday, a limited-run series based on Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" sketch, has aired in conjunction with this season. The show is hosted by Seth Meyers, Update's current host, and former Update co-host Amy Poehler. Like the sketch, the show is a parody of local news broadcasts and satirizes contemporary news stories and figures. As of June 2010, three episodes have aired. An additional three episodes were scheduled to air in spring 2010, but were scrapped.[30]

Episode number Original airdate Notes
Episode 1 September 17, 2009
Episode 2 September 24, 2009
Episode 3 October 1, 2009

MacGruber film

The first SNL film since 2000's The Ladies Man, MacGruber was released on May 21, 2010. The film, starring SNL cast members Will Forte and Kristen Wiig and former cast member Maya Rudolph, is based on the "MacGruber" sketches from the show. It received mixed reviews from critics and, in spite of a wide initial release, was a box office bomb. After a two-week opening commitment during which it was shown in 2,546 theaters, it was dropped from all but 177 theaters starting in its third week, a drop exceeded since 1982 only by Meet Dave and The Rocker.[31]

References

  1. ^ "Darrell Hammond Leaving "SNL" — Hammond Retires from "Saturday Night Live"". PopCrunch. October 8, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Leo, Alex (October 20, 2009). "Michaela Watkins & Casey Wilson FIRED From 'SNL'". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Leo, Alex (October 17, 2009). "Jenny Slate & Nasim Pedrad: SNL's New Hires". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Seidman, Robert (May 13, 2010). "Update: Betty White Hosting Turn on "Saturday Night Live" Averages 12.1 Million Viewers and a 4.6 Rating With Adults 18-49". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Barrett, Annie (August 26, 2010). "'Saturday Night Live': Will Forte reportedly leaving on amicable terms. 'Vagisil!'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (September 7, 2010). "'Saturday Night Live' Cast Adds Four and Loses One More". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  7. ^ Pang, Kevin (August 14, 2009). "Second City sends another one of its own to 'Saturday Night Live'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  8. ^ Gorman, Bill (September 28, 2009). "Saturday Night Live Premiere TV Ratings: Way Down vs. 2008 With No Sarah Palin/Tina Fey". TV By The Numbers.
  9. ^ Gorman, Bill (October 5, 2009). "Saturday Night Live Still Really Misses Sarah Palin / Tina Fey". TV By The Numbers.
  10. ^ Gorman, Bill (October 12, 2009). "Saturday Night Live Ratings Down A Fraction From Last Week". TV By The Numbers.
  11. ^ Gorman, Bill (October 19, 2009). "Saturday Night Live Hits Season Highs". TV By The Numbers.
  12. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 8, 2009). "Wanda Sykes Show premieres 100% better than Spike Feresten, but nowhere near SNL". TV By The Numbers. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  13. ^ Gorman, Bill (November 16, 2009). "Saturday Night Live w/ January Jones & Black Eyed Peas Scores 4.7 Household Rating". TV By The Numbers.
  14. ^ Gorman, Bill (November 23, 2009). "Saturday Night Live, w/ Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dave Matthews Band Scores A 4.3 Metered-Market Household Rating". TV By The Numbers.
  15. ^ Gorman, Bill (December 7, 2009). "Saturday Night Live With Blake Lively & Rihanna Scores A 4.4 Household Rating". TV By The Numbers.
  16. ^ Seidman, Robert (December 14, 2009). ""Saturday Night Live" Hits Season Highs With Taylor Lautner". TV By The Numbers.
  17. ^ Gorman, Bill (December 20, 2009). "Saturday Night Live With James Franco and Muse Scores 4.4 Household Rating". TV By The Numbers.
  18. ^ Seidman, Robert (January 14, 2010). "Charles Barkley Leads Saturday Night Live To 10.4 Million & Best Performance In 14 Months". TV By The Numbers.
  19. ^ Gorman, Bill (January 18, 2010). "Saturday Night Live With Sigourney Weaver & The Ting Tings Scores Among The Best Ratings This Season". TV By The Numbers.
  20. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 1, 2010). "Saturday Night Live With Jon Hamm Down A Bit". TV By The Numbers.
  21. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 8, 2010). "Saturday Night Live With Ashton Kutcher Up a Bit". TV By The Numbers.
  22. ^ Gorman, Bill (February 28, 2010). "Saturday Night Live With Jennifer Lopez Second Highest Rated Of Season, Behind Only Charles Barkley's". TV By The Numbers.
  23. ^ Seidman, Robert (March 8, 2010). "Saturday Night Live hosted by Zach Galifianakis scores a 5.0 Household Rating in Metered Markets". TV By The Numbers.
  24. ^ Seidman, Robert (March 15, 2010). "Saturday Night Live With Jude Law Ratings A Bit Below Average in Preliminaries". TV By The Numbers.
  25. ^ Seidman, Robert (April 11, 2010). "Corrected: Tina Fey Hosted "Saturday Night Live" Scores Best Ratings Since Jennifer Lopez". TV By The Numbers.
  26. ^ Gorman, Bill (April 19, 2010). "Saturday Night Live With Ryan Phillippe & Ke$ha Ratings". TV By The Numbers.
  27. ^ Seidman, Robert (April 26, 2010). ""Saturday Night Live" With Gabourey Sidibe and MGMT Ratings". TV By The Numbers.
  28. ^ Gorman, Bill (May 9, 2010). "Betty White Scores! Saturday Night Live Sees Best Overnight Ratings In 18 Months". TV By The Numbers.
  29. ^ Seidman, Robert (May 16, 2010). ""Saturday Night Live" Hosted by Alec Baldwin Delivers Best Season Finale Ratings in Five Years". TV By The Numbers.
  30. ^ Carter, Bill (May 4, 2009). "Return of 'Weekend Update Thursday". The New York Times.
  31. ^ "Biggest Theater Drops". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
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