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.
Episodes
1 Chris Pratt with Ariana Grande Sep 27, 2014 
2 Sarah Silverman with Maroon 5 Oct 4, 2014 
3 Bill Hader with Hozier Oct 11, 2014 
4 Jim Carrey with Iggy Azalea Oct 25, 2014 
5 Chris Rock with Prince Nov 1, 2014 
6 Woody Harrelson with Kendrick Lamar Nov 15, 2014 
7 Cameron Diaz with Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson Nov 22, 2014 
8 James Franco with Nicki Minaj Dec 6, 2014 
9 Martin Freeman with Charli XCX Dec 13, 2014 
10 Amy Adams with One Direction Dec 20, 2014 
11 Kevin Hart with Sia Jan 17, 2015 
12 Blake Shelton Jan 24, 2015 
13 J.K. Simmons with D'Angelo Jan 31, 2015 
14 Dakota Johnson with Alabama Shakes Feb 28, 2015 
15 Chris Hemsworth with Zac Brown Band Mar 7, 2015 
16 Dwayne Johnson with George Ezra Mar 28, 2015 
17 Michael Keaton with Carly Rae Jepsen Apr 4, 2015 
18 Taraji P. Henson with Mumford & Sons Apr 11, 2015 
19 Scarlett Johansson with Wiz Khalifa May 2, 2015 
20 Reese Witherspoon with Florence and the Machine May 9, 2015 
21 Louis C.K. with Rihanna May 16, 2015