Saturday Night Live season 37

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Saturday Night Live (season 37)
Season 37
The title card for the thirty-seventh season of Saturday Night Live.
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 24, 2011 (2011-09-24) –
May 19, 2012 (2012-05-19)
Season chronology
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Season 36
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Season 38
List of episodes

The thirty-seventh season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 24, 2011, and May 19, 2012.

Cast

The season began with minimal changes to the cast, as everyone from the prior year returned. The only major change that occurred was Nasim Pedrad being upgraded from being a featured player to repertory status.[1]

Kate McKinnon (previously a cast member on The Big Gay Sketch Show) joined the cast mid-season, as a featured player for the last five episodes of the season, making her debut on April 7, 2012. McKinnon's addition was announced March 28, 2012.[2] McKinnon is SNL's first openly-gay cast member hired since Terry Sweeney in 1985,[3] and the show's first openly gay female cast member (Danitra Vance from the 1985–86 season was SNL's first lesbian cast member but Vance's sexuality was not public knowledge until her death in 1994).[4]

This would be the final season for Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg, both cast members since 2005.[5][6] As well, Abby Elliott, who had been a cast member since 2008, would be let go from the show after four seasons.[7] Second year featured player Paul Brittain also exited abruptly halfway through the season, making his final appearance on January 14, 2012.[8]

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § Season 37

This season saw several new writers. CollegeHumor writer Sarah Schneider was added to the writing staff, after serving as a guest writer for the last five episodes of season 36.[10] Also added were Chris Kelly, who previously wrote for Funny or Die and The Onion News Network; Zach Kanin, who worked on the Harvard Lampoon; and Peter Schultz, a performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.[11][12]

The season saw the deaths of three former SNL writers. Nelson Lyon died at the age of 73 due to liver cancer; Lyon wrote for the show during its seventh season.[13] Mark O'Donnell, who also wrote during the show's seventh season, died of a heart attack at the age of 58 outside his apartment in New York.[14] Most notably, Tom Davis died after a three-year battle with throat and neck cancer; Davis was one of the original SNL writers and appeared in multiple sketches over the years.

Episodes

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		HostMusical guest(s)Original air dateRatings/
Share
7031Alec BaldwinRadioheadSeptember 24, 20115.0/13
7042Melissa McCarthyLady AntebellumOctober 1, 20115.2/13
7053Ben StillerFoster the PeopleOctober 8, 20114.8/12
7064Anna FarisDrakeOctober 15, 20114.8/12
7075Charlie DayMaroon 5November 5, 20114.9/11
7086Emma StoneColdplayNovember 12, 20114.5/11
7097Jason SegelFlorence + The MachineNovember 19, 20114.6/11
7108Steve BuscemiThe Black KeysDecember 3, 20114.8/11
7119Katy PerryRobynDecember 10, 20114.8/11
71210Jimmy FallonMichael BubléDecember 17, 20115.3/13
71311Charles BarkleyKelly ClarksonJanuary 7, 20127.4/18
71412Daniel RadcliffeLana Del ReyJanuary 14, 20125.2/12
71513Channing TatumBon IverFebruary 4, 20124.7/11
71614Zooey DeschanelKarminFebruary 11, 20125.0/12
71715Maya RudolphSleigh BellsFebruary 18, 20124.9/12
71816Lindsay LohanJack WhiteMarch 3, 20125.5/14
71917Jonah HillThe ShinsMarch 10, 20124.3/11
72018Sofía VergaraOne DirectionApril 7, 20125.0/16[15]
72119Josh BrolinGotyeApril 14, 20124.6/11[16]
72220Eli ManningRihannaMay 5, 20125.2/13[17]
72321Will FerrellUsherMay 12, 20125.1/13
72422Mick JaggerMick Jagger
(with Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, Jeff Beck)		May 19, 20125.2/13

References

  1. ^ "Lorne Michaels: All 'SNL' Cast Members Will Return This Season". Huffington Post. August 2, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 28, 2012). "'Saturday Night Live' To Add Female Player". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  3. ^ Gay, Verne (March 29, 2012). "Kate McKinnon joining 'SNL' cast". Newsday. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Woodtke, Jordyn (March 30, 2012). "'SNL' Casts First Openly Gay Female". Hollywood Life. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  5. ^ Buchanan, Kyle (June 1, 2012). "Andy Samberg Is Now Officially Leaving Saturday Night Live". Vulture. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Moore, Frazier (May 20, 2012). "Kristen Wiig Last 'SNL' Episode Ends With Emotional Sendoff". Huffington Post. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. ^ Byrne, Fiona (October 12, 2012). "Exclusive: Abby Elliott on Her New Movie, a Role on 'How I Met Your Mother,' and Leaving 'SNL'". Elle. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Stack, Tim (January 31, 2012). "'Saturday Night Live' scoop: Cast member Paul Brittain to leave immediately". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 28, 2012). "'Saturday Night Live' To Add Female Player". Deadline. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  10. ^ Frucci, Adam (August 10, 2011). "CollegeHumor's Sarah Schneider Hired as a Writer at SNL". Splitsider. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  11. ^ Frucci, Adam (September 20, 2011). "SNL Rounds Out Its New Season Hires with Writers Zach Kanin and Peter Schultz". Splitsider. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  12. ^ Frucci, Adam (September 15, 2011). "Funny or Die/Onion News Network's Chris Kelly Hired as a Writer at SNL". Splitsider. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  13. ^ Nelson, Valerie (July 20, 2012). "Nelson Lyon dies at 73; director of sex comedy 'The Telephone Book'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  14. ^ Rao, Mallika (August 6, 2012). "Mark O'Donnell Dead: Tony Winning 'Hairspray' Writer, 58, Found Outside Apartment". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 8, 2012). "'SNL' Ratings Up In Return From Hiatus". Deadline.com. PMC. Retrieved April 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 15, 2012). "'SNL' Ratings Down WIth Host Josh Brolin". Deadline.com. PMC. Retrieved April 15, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 6, 2012). "Eli Manning's 'Saturday Night Live' Ratings Strong But No Match For Lindsay Lohan's". Deadline.com. PMC. Retrieved May 6, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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