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Saturday Night Live (season 40)
Season 40
The title card for Saturday Night Live – season 40, showing New York skyscrapers.
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2014 (2014-09-27) –
May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16)
Season chronology
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Season 41
List of episodes

Saturday Night Live premiered its fortieth season during the 2014–15 television season on NBC. The season premiered on September 27, 2014, with host Chris Pratt and musical guest Ariana Grande and came to a conclusion on May 16, 2015 with host Louis C.K. and musical guest Rihanna. Former cast member Darrell Hammond succeeded Don Pardo, who had died in August,[1] as the show's new announcer.[2] The premiere included an interstitial photograph of Pardo – SNL's announcer since it premiered in 1975 (with the exception of season 7 and episode 14 of season 21 – where Hammond took his place).[3]

Cast

As part of an ongoing rebuilding process, which producer Lorne Michaels indicated would result in cast changes for the 2014–15 season,[4] a number of changes were announced: Nasim Pedrad departed after five seasons to star on the Lorne Michaels-produced sitcom Mulaney,[5] while John Milhiser, Noël Wells, and Brooks Wheelan were let go after a single season.[6][7] Additionally, Mike O'Brien, a writer for the show for four seasons before joining the cast at the start of the previous season, returned to the writers' room.[8]

Two comedians joined the cast at the start of the season: stand-up comic Pete Davidson, the first SNL cast member to have been born in the 1990s,[9] and former SNL writer Michael Che as a Weekend Update co-anchor, replacing Cecily Strong, who remains in the cast.[10] Che left SNL at the end of the previous season to become a correspondent on The Daily Show.[11] After making appearances on Weekend Update and in several sketches, writer Leslie Jones was promoted to the cast on October 20, 2014 as a featured player.[12]

Writers

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § Season 40 (2014–15)

Prior to the start of the season, five new writers were hired:

This was the final season for Mike O'Brien, who joined the writing staff in 2009 and Claire Mulaney, who joined the staff in 2013, as well as the only season for writers Natasha Rothwell, Nick Rutherford, and Alison Rich.[16]

Episodes

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		HostMusical guest(s)Original air dateRatings/
Share
7671Chris PrattAriana GrandeSeptember 27, 2014 (2014-09-27)4.0/10[17]
7682Sarah SilvermanMaroon 5October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04)3.9/10[18]
7693Bill HaderHozierOctober 11, 2014 (2014-10-11)3.8/10[19]
7704Jim CarreyIggy AzaleaOctober 25, 2014 (2014-10-25)4.1/10[20]
7715Chris RockPrinceNovember 1, 2014 (2014-11-01)4.9/10[21]
7726Woody HarrelsonKendrick LamarNovember 15, 2014 (2014-11-15)4.1/10[22]
7737Cameron DiazMark Ronson and Bruno MarsNovember 22, 2014 (2014-11-22)4.1/10[23]
7748James FrancoNicki MinajDecember 6, 2014 (2014-12-06)4.4/10[24]
7759Martin FreemanCharli XCXDecember 13, 2014 (2014-12-13)3.9/10[25]
77610Amy AdamsOne DirectionDecember 20, 2014 (2014-12-20)4.0/10[26]
77711Kevin HartSiaJanuary 17, 2015 (2015-01-17)4.1/10[27]
77812Blake SheltonBlake SheltonJanuary 24, 2015 (2015-01-24)4.7/10[28]
77913J. K. SimmonsD'AngeloJanuary 31, 2015 (2015-01-31)4.3/10[29]
78014Dakota JohnsonAlabama ShakesFebruary 28, 2015 (2015-02-28)3.8/9[30]
78115Chris HemsworthZac Brown BandMarch 7, 2015 (2015-03-07)4.0/10[31]
78216Dwayne JohnsonGeorge EzraMarch 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)3.7/9[32]
78317Michael KeatonCarly Rae JepsenApril 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)3.7/9[33]
78418Taraji P. HensonMumford & SonsApril 11, 2015 (2015-04-11)3.8/10[34]
78519Scarlett JohanssonWiz KhalifaMay 2, 2015 (2015-05-02)3.4/9[35]
78620Reese WitherspoonFlorence + the MachineMay 9, 2015 (2015-05-09)3.7/10[36]
78721Louis C.K.RihannaMay 16, 2015 (2015-05-16)3.8/10[37]

Specials

TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
"SNL's NFL Saturday"January 31, 20153.80[38]
"An SNL Valentine"February 14, 2015N/A
"SNL 40th Red Carpet Live"February 15, 2015N/A
"Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"February 15, 201523.1 (Live+SD); 26.5 (Live+3)[1]; 5.1 million (repeat)[2])[39]

References

  1. ^ Genzlinger, Neil; Carter, Bill (August 19, 2014). "Don Pardo, the Voice of 'Saturday Night Live,' Dies at 96". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hammond was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Patches, Matt (August 21, 2014). "Darrell Hammond Remembers Don Pardo, the Voice of SNL". Grantland.
  4. ^ "Lorne Michaels: More 'SNL' cast changes coming". CNN. June 13, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014. Lorne Michaels says that Saturday Night Live can expect cast changes before its 40th season begins in September. In an interview with Deadline, the creator and longtime executive producer of NBC's late-night sketch show said, 'We're still in the middle of rebuilding. So there will be changes this year.'
  5. ^ "Nasim Pedrad implies that she's leaving 'Saturday Night Live'". Erin Strecker. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Noël Wells & John Milhiser Also Leaving 'SNL', Michael Patrick O'Brien Future Unclear". Nellie Andreeva. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "Brooks Wheelan states he was fired from Saturday Night Live". NY Daily News. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "Mike O'Brien will not return as an 'SNL' player this season". Esther Zuckerman. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  9. ^ "Pete Davidson Joins 'Saturday Night Live' As New Featured Player". Deadline. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference che was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "'The Daily Show' hires 'SNL' writer Michael Che as correspondent". EW.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 20, 2014). "Leslie Jones Named 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Member". Deadline. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  13. ^ "Alison Rich Hired as a Writer at 'SNL'". Splitsider. August 28, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  14. ^ McCarthy, Sean L. (September 9, 2014). "SNL hires Nick Rutherford to reunite, write with his Good Neighbor mates". The Comic's Comic.
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  21. ^ Bibel, Sara (November 2, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Chris Rock and Musical Guest Prince Hits Highest Adults 18-49 Rating Since February". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  22. ^ Bibel, Sara (November 16, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Woody Harrelson and Musical Guest Kendrick Lamar Matches Highest Adults 18-49 Rating This Season". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  23. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 23, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Cameron Diaz and Musical Guests Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Down From Last Week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  24. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 7, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host James Franco and Musical Guest Nicki Minaj Rises From Last Original". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
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  29. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 1, 2015). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host J.K. Simmons and Musical Guest D'Angelo Down From Last Week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  30. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 1, 2015). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Dakota Johnson and Musical Guest Alabama Shakes Down From Last Original". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
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  32. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 29, 2015). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Dwayne Johnson and Musical Guest George Ezra Down From Last Original". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  33. ^ Bibel, Sara (April 5, 2015). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Michael Keaton and Musical Guest Carly Rae Jepsen Up From Last Week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  34. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 12, 2015). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Taraji P Henson and Musical Guest Mumford and Sons Down From Last Week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  35. ^ Bibel, Sara (May 3, 2015). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Scarlett Johansson and Musical Wiz Khalifa Down From Prior Episode". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
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