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Season of television series| Saturday Night Live Season 39 | |
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| Season 39 | |
.jpg) The Saturday Night Live title card as seen in the opening credits of the 39th season. | |
| No. of episodes | TBD |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 28, 2013 – present |
| Season chronology | |
| ← Previous 38 Next → 40 | |
| List of episodes | |
Saturday Night Live premiered its thirty-ninth season on NBC on September 28, 2013.
On May 13, 2013, NBC announced that Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers will be the new host of Late Night in 2014 succeeding Jimmy Fallon as Fallon will take over as the new host of The Tonight Show. Sources say that Meyers will stay on as a cast member for the first half of season 39, then leave in 2014 to prepare for becoming the new host of Late Night, Meyers has stated that he will remain Weekend Update anchor up until his departure, although Lorne Michaels has stated his desire for Meyers to remain Weekend Update anchor until the end of the season.
Prior to the start of the season, a large number of cast changes occurred. Long-time veteran cast members Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis all left the show. In addition, first-year featured player Tim Robinson left the cast to focus on his new duties on the show's writing staff, becoming the first performer to join the writing staff after being a cast member without initially being hired as a writer.
In their places were six new featured players. SNL writer Mike O'Brien was upgraded into the cast, with new hires Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney of the sketch comedy group "Good Neighbor", John Milhiser of the sketch group "Serious Lunch", comedienne Noël Wells (known for her viral videos and impressions featured on sites such as Cracked.com), and stand-up comic Brooks Wheelan. O'Brien has been a writer since 2009 and is the first writer to be promoted to cast member status since Jason Sudeikis in 2005. Mooney and Bennett's fellow Good Neighbor troupe member Dave McCary was also hired as a new digital short director. This season marks the largest hiring of cast members since 1995, when the show hired eight cast members as a result of the massive cast overhaul following season 20.
Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong were all upgraded to repertory status. Also starting with this season, Strong will co-anchor Weekend Update with Seth Meyers up until his departure.
This is the first season since the departures of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, respectively, that Weekend Update will have a female anchor.
Cast
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Repertory players |
Featured players
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bold denotes Weekend Update anchor(s)
Writers
Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § Season 39 (2013–14)This season's head writers will be Seth Meyers, Colin Jost and Rob Klein.
Prior to the start of the season, three new writers were hired:
- Claire Mulaney, younger sister of former writer John Mulaney,
- Mikey Day, a member of The Groundlings and cast member on MTV's Wild 'N Out.
Michael Che, a standup comic who had guest written for five episodes in season 38, was hired as a full-time writer. Additionally, featured player Tim Robinson was moved to the writing staff after one year on the show.
This will be Seth Meyers' final season as writer.
Episodes
See also: List of Saturday Night Live episodes| No. | # | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original airdate | Ratings/share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746 | 1 | Tina Fey | Arcade Fire | September 28, 2013 | 4.7/12 |
| 747 | 2 | Miley Cyrus | Miley Cyrus | October 5, 2013 | 4.5/13 |
| 748 | 3 | Bruce Willis | Katy Perry | October 12, 2013 | 4.3/11 |
| 749 | 4 | Edward Norton | Janelle Monáe | October 26, 2013 | 3.9/10 |
| 750 | 5 | Kerry Washington | Eminem | November 2, 2013 | N/A |
| 751 | 6 | Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga | November 16, 2013 | N/A |
| 752 | 7 | Josh Hutcherson | HAIM | November 23, 2013 | N/A |
Specials
| # | Special | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Saturday Night Live Halloween" | October 31, 2013 |
| 2 | "Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving" | November 27, 2013 |
| 3 | "Saturday Night Live Christmas" | December 4, 2013 |
References
- "Seth Meyers Named Host Of NBC's 'Late Night', Lorne Michaels To Executive Produce". usatoday.com. May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- Busis, Hillary (May 16, 2013). "Seth Meyers will return to 'SNL' this fall, leave for 'Late Night' in 2014". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ Carter, Bill (September 15, 2013). "New Course for 'Update,' and All of 'SNL'". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- "Chicago comic Claire Mulaney picked for 'Saturday Night Live'". July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- "'Wild N Out's Mikey Day Hired to Write for 'SNL'". Splitsider. 23 August 2013.
- Evans, Bradford (2013-09-03). "Michael Che Is Writing for 'SNL' Full-Time This Season". Splitsider.
- Kondolojy, Amanda (September 29, 2013). "'Saturday Night Live' Premiere With Tina Fey & Musical Guest Arcade Fire Equals Finale Rating". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- Bibel, Sara (October 6, 2013). "'Saturday Night Live' With Miley Cyrus Matches Its Highest Local People Meter Result Since April 27". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- Kondolojy, Amanda (October 13, 2013). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Bruce Willis and Musical Guest Katy Perry Falls From Last Week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- Bibel, Sara (October 28, 2013). "'Saturday Night Live' With Host Edward Norton and Musical Guest Janelle Monae Delivers Average Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 28, 2013.