Saturday Night Live season 40

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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 one 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 remained 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]

Coinciding with the show's fortieth anniversary, SNL introduced a new logo created by design firm Pentagram.[13]

Cast roster

Writers

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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.[17]

Episodes

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Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Host Musical guest(s) Original air date Ratings/
Share
767 1 Chris Pratt Ariana Grande September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27) 4.0/10[18]
768 2 Sarah Silverman Maroon 5 October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04) 3.9/10[19]
  • Maroon 5 performs "Animals" and "Maps".
  • Adam Levine appears as Freddie Mercury in the "Joan Rivers" sketch and as himself in the "Car Ride" sketch.
  • An image of Joan Rivers, who died a month earlier, is shown in silence following the "Joan Rivers" sketch.
  • Former cast member and current writer Mike O'Brien makes an appearance in the "Whites" commercial.
769 3 Bill Hader Hozier October 11, 2014 (2014-10-11) 3.8/10[20]
  • Hozier performs "Take Me to Church" and "Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene".
  • Writer and future cast member Mikey Day appears in the cold open.
  • Hader's Skeleton Twins co-star Kristen Wiig (SNL alumni) appears during the opening monologue, in the Hollywood Game Night sketch, introduces the tribute to Jan Hooks (alongside Hader), and introduces Hozier's second performance.
  • Harvey Fierstein appears during the opening monologue.
  • A tribute to Jan Hooks, who died two days earlier, is shown by re-airing "Love is a Dream", a sketch from 1988 with Phil Hartman.
  • SNL writer Leslie Jones appears during the "39 Cents" commercial.
  • Long time production designer Akira Yoshimura appears during the pre-recorded "Group Hopper" trailer.
770 4 Jim Carrey Iggy Azalea October 25, 2014 (2014-10-25) 4.1/10[21]
771 5 Chris Rock Prince November 1, 2014 (2014-11-01) 4.9/10[22]
  • Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL perform a medley including the songs "Clouds" (with Lianne La Havas), "Plectrumelectrum", "Marz" and "Anotherlove".
  • This episode marks Prince's final television performance before his death in 2016.
772 6 Woody Harrelson Kendrick Lamar November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15) 4.1/10[24]
773 7 Cameron Diaz Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars November 22, 2014 (2014-11-22) 4.1/10[25]
  • Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars perform "Uptown Funk" and "Feel Right" with Mystikal.
  • A memorial picture of Mike Nichols, who had died of a heart attack three days before, was shown after a "High School Theater Show" sketch.
774 8 James Franco Nicki Minaj December 6, 2014 (2014-12-06) 4.4/10[26]
  • Nicki Minaj performs "Bed of Lies" with Skylar Grey and a medley of "Only" and "All Things Go" and appears as Beyoncé in the "Jingle Ballerz Special" sketch, as Kim Kardashian on Weekend Update, and as herself in the "Brain Space" sketch.
  • Seth Rogen appears in the opening monologue and in the "Porn Stars With James Franco and Seth Rogen" sketch.
  • Mike O'Brien appears in the pre-recorded "Grow a Guy" short film.
775 9 Martin Freeman Charli XCX December 13, 2014 (2014-12-13) 3.9/10[27]
776 10 Amy Adams One Direction December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20) 4.0/10[28]
777 11 Kevin Hart Sia January 17, 2015 (2015-01-17) 4.1/10[29]
778 12 Blake Shelton Blake Shelton January 24, 2015 (2015-01-24) 4.7/10[30]
779 13 J. K. Simmons D'Angelo January 31, 2015 (2015-01-31) 4.3/10[31]
780 14 Dakota Johnson Alabama Shakes February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28) 3.8/9[32]
781 15 Chris Hemsworth Zac Brown Band March 7, 2015 (2015-03-07) 4.0/10[33]
782 16 Dwayne Johnson George Ezra March 28, 2015 (2015-03-28) 3.7/9[34]
783 17 Michael Keaton Carly Rae Jepsen April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04) 3.7/9[35]
784 18 Taraji P. Henson Mumford & Sons April 11, 2015 (2015-04-11) 3.8/10[36]
785 19 Scarlett Johansson Wiz Khalifa May 2, 2015 (2015-05-02) 3.4/9[37]
786 20 Reese Witherspoon Florence + the Machine May 9, 2015 (2015-05-09) 3.7/10[38]
787 21 Louis C.K. Rihanna May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16) 3.8/10[39]

Specials

Title Original air date US viewers
(millions)
"SNL's NFL Saturday" January 31, 2015 (2015-01-31) 3.80[41]

A selection of past sketches related to the NFL were shown.[40] Aired sketches included:

  • "Bob Swerski's Quiz Masters", from the season 17 episode hosted by Chevy Chase
  • "Schmitt's Gay", featuring Chris Farley and Adam Sandler, from the season 17 episode hosted by Steve Martin
  • "Sexual Harassment and You", a TV Funhouse short by Robert Smigel, from the season 30 episode hosted by Tom Brady
  • "NFL on CBS", from the season 32 episode hosted by Jeremy Piven
  • "Text Message Evidence", from the season 37 episode hosted by Eli Manning
  • "United Way" and "Locker Room Motivation", from the season 32 episode hosted by Peyton Manning
  • "Tebow", from the season 37 episode hosted by Jimmy Fallon
  • "NBC Football Promo", from the season 37 episode hosted by Channing Tatum
  • "Super Champions", from the season 39 episode hosted by Melissa McCarthy
  • "ESPN Bowl Madness", from the season 37 episode hosted by Charles Barkley
"An SNL Valentine" February 14, 2015 (2015-02-14) N/A

Previous skits with a Valentine's Day theme are presented.[42] Aired sketches included:

  • "Dancing in the Dark" from the season 3 episode hosted by Steve Martin
  • "Some Dumb Little Thing from CVS" from the season 39 episode hosted by Melissa McCarthy
  • "The Best of T.T. & Mario" from the season 30 episode hosted by Jason Bateman
  • "The Love Toilet" from the season 17 episode hosted by Macaulay Culkin
  • Weekend Update: Daisy Rose discusses romantic comedy-themed sitcoms from the season 40 episode hosted by Jim Carrey
  • "A Sexy Valentine's Day Message" from the season 38 episode hosted by Justin Bieber
  • Weekend Update: Adam Sandler sings "Red-Hooded Sweatshirt" from the season 18 episode hosted by Alec Baldwin
  • "Nerds Prom Night" from the season 3 episode hosted by Buck Henry
  • "The Date" from the season 35 episode hosted by Megan Fox
  • Weekend Update: Jimmy Fallon on Valentine's Day from the season 24 episode hosted by Brendan Fraser
  • "The Continental" from the season 15 episode hosted by Christopher Walken
  • "Romantic Speech" from the season 39 episode hosted by Louis C.K.
  • "Gatorade Love Bucket" from the season 25 episode hosted by Mena Suvari
  • "Love-Ahs" from the season 27 episode hosted by Drew Barrymore
  • "I Just Had Sex" from the season 36 episode hosted by Jeff Bridges
  • "Les Jeunes de Paris" from the season 36 episode hosted by Emma Stone
"SNL 40th Red Carpet Live" February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15) N/A
A special hosted by Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Carson Daly and Al Roker. They interviewed past hosts, current and previous cast members, and musical legends who had previously performed on the show.[43]
"Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15) 23.1 (Live+SD); 26.5 (Live+3)[1]; 5.1 million (repeat)[2])[46]
A three and a half hour prime-time special celebrating SNL's 40th year on the air.[44][45] This special assembled together a large list of current and former cast members, hosts, and musical acts from throughout the show's forty seasons.[44][45] This special became NBC's most-watched prime-time, non-sports, entertainment telecast since the ER season finale in 2009.[46]

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