Season 40
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.
All Episodes
S40 E1: Chris Pratt with Ariana Grande
S40 E2: Sarah Silverman with Maroon 5
S40 E3: Bill Hader with Hozier
S40 E4: Jim Carrey with Iggy Azalea
S40 E5: Chris Rock with Prince
S40 E6: Woody Harrelson with Kendrick Lamar
S40 E7: Cameron Diaz with Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson
S40 E8: James Franco with Nicki Minaj
S40 E9: Martin Freeman with Charli XCX
S40 E10: Amy Adams with One Direction
S40 E11: Kevin Hart with Sia
S40 E12: Blake Shelton
S40 E13: J.K. Simmons with D'Angelo
S40 E14: Dakota Johnson with Alabama Shakes
S40 E15: Chris Hemsworth with Zac Brown Band
S40 E16: Dwayne Johnson with George Ezra
S40 E17: Michael Keaton with Carly Rae Jepsen
S40 E18: Taraji P. Henson with Mumford & Sons
S40 E19: Scarlett Johansson with Wiz Khalifa
S40 E20: Reese Witherspoon with Florence and the Machine
S40 E21: Louis C.K. with Rihanna