"SNL 40" redirects here. For the show's 40th Anniversary Special, see Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special.
Season of television series
Saturday Night Live
Season 40
No. of episodes
21
Release
Original network
NBC
Original release
September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27) – May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16)
Season chronology
← Previous season 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 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]
This season was alternatively known as Saturday Night Live 40 and SNL40.
^Genzlinger, Neil; Carter, Bill (August 19, 2014). "Don Pardo, the Voice of 'Saturday Night Live,' Dies at 96". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
^Carter, Bill (September 18, 2014). "Darrell Hammond to Replace Don Pardo as the Announcer for 'Saturday Night Live'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^Patches, Matt (August 21, 2014). "Darrell Hammond Remembers Don Pardo, the Voice of SNL". Grantland.
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