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	== Listings ==
	*'''September 27, 2014 '']/]'' (40.1, live)'''
	*'''October 4, 2014 '']/]'' (40.2, live)'''
	*'''October 11, 2014 '']/]'' (40.3, live)
	*'''October 18, 2014''' Chris Pratt/Ariana Grande (40.1, repeat)
	*'''October 25, 2014 '']/]'' (40.4, live)'''
	*'''November 1, 2014 '']/]'' (40.5, live)'''
	*'''November 8, 2014''' Bill Hader/Hozier (40.3, repeat)
	*'''November 15, 2014 '']/]'' (40.6, live)'''
	*'''November 22, 2014 '']/] and ]'' (40.7, live)'''

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
	{{See also\|List of Saturday Night Live episodes}}		{{See also\|List of Saturday Night Live episodes}}
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	*A new logo, opening sequence, and revamped opening theme are introduced.
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	769 (40.3)
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	*Writer ] appears during the "39 Cents" commercial.
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	\|October 25, 2014
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			\|Viewers= 3.8/10<ref name="EP3Ratings">{{cite web\|last=Kondolojy\|first=Amanda\|title='Saturday Night Live' With Host Bill Hader and Musical Guest Hozier Down From Last Week\|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/12/saturday-night-live-with-host-bill-hader-and-musical-guest-hozier-down-from-last-week/313302/\|publisher=TV by the Numbers\|date=October 12, 2014\|accessdate=October 12, 2014}}</ref>
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	*] appears in the "Carrey Family Reunion" sketch.
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	771 (40.5)
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	*Prince and ] perform a medley including the songs "Clouds" (with ]), "Plectrumelectrum", "Marz" and "Anotherlove".
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	\|November 22, 2014
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	== Specials ==		== Specials ==

Revision as of 17:57, 8 November 2014

Season of television series

Saturday Night Live Season 40
Season 40

Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 27, 2014 – Spring 2015
Season chronology
← Previous 39 Next → 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 former cast member Darrell Hammond as the show's new announcer, replacing Don Pardo, who had died in August. The premiere included an interstitial photograph of Pardo. Pardo had been the announcer for SNL since it premiered in 1975, with the exception of season seven and season 21, episode 14, where Hammond took his place. This season also saw the death of former cast member Jan Hooks, who died from cancer two weeks into the season.

Cast

As part of an on-going rebuilding process, which Lorne Michaels indicated would result in cast changes for the 2014–15 season, a number of changes were announced: Nasim Pedrad departed after five seasons to star on the Lorne Michaels-produced show Mulaney, while John Milhiser, Noël Wells, and Brooks Wheelan were let go after a single season. 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.

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, and former SNL writer Michael Che as a Weekend Update co-anchor, replacing Cecily Strong, who remains in the cast. Che left SNL at the end of the previous season to become a correspondent on The Daily Show. 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.

Repertory players

bold denotes Weekend Update anchors

Featured players

Beck Bennett
Michael Che
Pete Davidson
Leslie Jones (first episode: October 25, 2014)
Colin Jost
Kyle Mooney
Sasheer Zamata

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:

Alison Rich, a performer with the Upright Citizen's Brigade in New York
Nick Rutherford, a member of Los Angeles-based comedy group Good Neighbor.
Natasha Rothwell, a performer with the Upright Citizen's Brigade in New York.
Streeter Seidell, CollegeHumor front page editor.
Jeremy Beiler, writer on Inside Amy Schumer.

Episodes

*Saturday Night Live* season 40 episodes
No.	#	Host(s)	Musical guest(s)	Original airdate	Ratings/share
767	1	Chris Pratt	Ariana Grande	September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27)	4.0/10
768	2	Sarah Silverman	Maroon 5	October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04)	3.9/10
769	3	Bill Hader	Hozier	October 11, 2014 (2014-10-11)	3.8/10
770	4	Jim Carrey	Iggy Azalea	October 25, 2014 (2014-10-25)	4.1/10
771	5	Chris Rock	Prince	November 1, 2014 (2014-11-01)	4.9/10
772	6	Woody Harrelson	Kendrick Lamar	November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15)	TBA
773	7	Cameron Diaz	Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars	November 22, 2014 (2014-11-22)	TBA

Specials

#	Special	Original air-date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"40th Anniversary Special"	February 15, 2015	N/A

References

Erbland, Kate (July 15, 2014). "The First Casualty of The Fortieth Season of 'Saturday Night Live'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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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.
Patches, Matt (August 21, 2014). "Darrell Hammond Remembers Don Pardo, the Voice of SNL". Grantland.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2788682/snl-star-jan-hooks-battling-cancer-death-aged-57-devastated-friends-reveal.html
"Lorne Michaels: More 'SNL' cast changes coming". CNN. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 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.'
"Nasim Pedrad implies that she's leaving 'Saturday Night Live'". Erin Strecker. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
"Noël Wells & John Milhiser Also Leaving 'SNL', Michael Patrick O'Brien Future Unclear". Nellie Andreeva. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
"Brooks Wheelan states he was fired from Saturday Night Live". NY Daily News. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
"Mike O'Brien will not return as an 'SNL' player this season". Esther Zuckerman. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
"Pete Davidson Joins 'Saturday Night Live' As New Featured Player". Deadline. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
Cite error: The named reference che was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
"'The Daily Show' hires 'SNL' writer Michael Che as correspondent". EW.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
Andreeva, Nellie (October 20, 2014). "Leslie Jones Named 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Member". Deadline. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
"Alison Rich Hired as a Writer at 'SNL'". Splitsider. August 28, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
McCarthy, Sean L. (September 9, 2014). "SNL hires Nick Rutherford to reunite, write with his Good Neighbor mates". The Comic's Comic.
^ Wright, Megh (September 9, 2014). "Natasha Rothwell, Streeter Seidell, and Jeremy Beiler Join 'SNL's Writing Staff". Splitsider. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
Kondolojy, Amanda (September 28, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' Season Premiere With Host Chris Pratt and Musical Guest Ariana Grande Even With Last Season's Finale". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
Bibel, Sara (October 5, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Sarah Silverman and Musical Guest Maroon 5 Down From Last Week's Premiere". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
Kondolojy, Amanda (October 12, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Bill Hader and Musical Guest Hozier Down From Last Week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
Kondolojy, Amanda (October 26, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Jim Carrey and Musical Guest Iggy Azalea Hits Highest Adults 18-49 Rating Since April". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
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.
^ Gajewski, ryan (November 1, 2014). "'Saturday Night Live' Sets Woody Harrelson to Host". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
^ ""SNL" Heats Up November with Two More Shows". The Futon Critic. 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

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"A Limo for a Lame-O"
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Please Don't Destroy
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Impersonations	Joe Biden George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton Sarah Palin Donald Trump

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The Blues Brothers (1980)
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (1986)
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Wayne's World (1992)
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Coneheads (1993)
It's Pat (1994)
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
The Waterboy (1998)
Superstar (1999)
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