Synopsis
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.
Season 40 aired between 27 Sep 2014 and 16 May 2015, 21 episodes.
Episodes
E01
Chris Pratt/Ariana Grande
27 Sep 2014
E02
Sarah Silverman/Maroon 5
04 Oct 2014
E03
Bill Hader/Hozier
11 Oct 2014
E04
Jim Carrey/Iggy Azalea
25 Oct 2014
E05
Chris Rock/Prince
01 Nov 2014
E06
Woody Harrelson/Kendrick Lamar
15 Nov 2014
E07
Cameron Diaz/Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
22 Nov 2014
E08
James Franco/Nicki Minaj
06 Dec 2014
E09
Martin Freeman/Charli XCX
13 Dec 2014
E10
Amy Adams/One Direction
20 Dec 2014
E11
Kevin Hart/Sia
17 Jan 2015
E12
Blake Shelton
24 Jan 2015
E13
J.K. Simmons/D'Angelo
31 Jan 2015
E14
Dakota Johnson/Alabama Shakes
28 Feb 2015
E15
Chris Hemsworth/Zac Brown Band
07 Mar 2015
E16
Dwayne Johnson/George Ezra
28 Mar 2015
E17
Michael Keaton/Carly Rae Jepsen
04 Apr 2015
E18
Taraji P. Henson/Mumford & Sons
11 Apr 2015
E19
Scarlett Johansson/Wiz Khalifa
02 May 2015
E20
Reese Witherspoon/Florence and the Machine
09 May 2015
E21
Louis C.K./Rihanna
16 May 2015