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Season 40 (21 Episodes)

2014 TV-14 1h 30m 8

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,...

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Season 40 Episodes:

Episode 3 Bill Hader/Hozier

3. Bill Hader/Hozier

Aired: Oct 11, 2014

Bill Hader makes his hosting debut alongside musical guest Hozier. Sketches i...

Episode 5 Chris Rock/Prince

5. Chris Rock/Prince

Aired: Nov 1, 2014

Former cast member Chris Rock hosts for the second time while Prince performs...

Episode 11 Kevin Hart/Sia

11. Kevin Hart/Sia

Aired: Jan 17, 2015

Kevin Hart hosts Saturday Night Live for the second time while Sia makes her ...

Episode 12 Blake Shelton

12. Blake Shelton

Aired: Jan 24, 2015

Blake Shelton pulls double duty as host and musical guest on Saturday Night L...

Episode 21 Louis C.K./Rihanna

21. Louis C.K./Rihanna

Aired: May 16, 2015

Louis C.K. returns as host for the third time while Rihanna makes her fifth a...

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