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Revision as of 19:17, 18 September 2013 by 24.73.197.194 (talk) (Undid revision 573540305 by 24.73.197.194 (talk))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Season of television series| Saturday Night Live Season 39 | |
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| Season 39 | |
| No. of episodes | TBA |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 28, 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
| ← Previous 38 Next → 40 | |
| List of episodes | |
Saturday Night Live will air its thirty-ninth season during the 2013–2014 television season on NBC.
On May 12, 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, long-time veteran cast members Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis, and Fred Armisen left the show. First-year featured player Tim Robinson left the cast to focus on his new duties on the show's writing staff. In their places, Michaels upgraded writer Michael Patrick O'Brien to the cast as a featured player, and hired Upright Citizens Brigade, Los Angeles performers Beck Bennett, John Milhiser, Kyle Mooney, Noël Wells, and stand-up comedian Brooks Wheelan, who has also been hired as writer. O'Brien has been a writer since 2009, while Mooney and Bennett are members of the sketch group, Good Neighbor; Good Neighbor member Dave McCary has been hired as a 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's decline in quality.
Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, and Cecily Strong have been promoted to repertory status.
Starting with this season, Cecily Strong will co-anchor Weekend Update with Seth Meyers up until his departure.
Season 39 begins on September 28, 2013 with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire.
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)Due to Seth Meyers' departure, this season's head writers will be 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,
- Stand-up comic Brooks Wheelan,
- 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.
James Downey, former featured player and writer, who joined the show in 1977, left after an on-and-off 32-year run on the show.
Episodes
See also: List of Saturday Night Live episodes| No. | # | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original airdate | Ratings/share |
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| 746 | 1 | Tina Fey | Arcade Fire | September 28, 2013 | N/A |
| 747 | 2 | Miley Cyrus | Miley Cyrus | October 5, 2013 | N/A |
| 748 | 3 | Bruce Willis | Katy Perry | October 12, 2013 | N/A |
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.
- ^ "'SNL' Is Not In Trouble, So Stop Saying It Is". Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- Brownstein, Bill (16 July 2013). "Just for Laughs: SNL's Bobby Moynihan is living the dream". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Busis, Hillary (26 July 2013). "'SNL': Veteran Kenan Thompson on the show's big cast exodus -- and its future". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- "Chicago comic Claire Mulaney picked for 'Saturday Night Live'". July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- "Standup Brooks Wheelan Hired to Write for 'SNL'". Splitsider. 26 August 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.
- ^ "Saturday Night Live PREMIERES WITH HOST TINA FEY AND MUSICAL GUEST ARCADE FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 28". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 9 September 2013.