Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Episode of the 40th season of Saturday Night Live / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" (also billed as "SNL40") is a three-and-a-half-hour prime-time special that aired on February 15, 2015, on NBC, celebrating Saturday Night Live's 40th year on the air, having premiered on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night.[1][2] It is produced by Broadway Video. This special generated 23.1 million viewers, becoming NBC's most-watched prime-time, non-sports, entertainment telecast (excluding Super Bowl lead-outs) since the Friends series finale in 2004.[3][4][5][6] It is the third such anniversary special to be broadcast, with celebratory episodes also held during the 15th and 25th seasons.
"Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" | |
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Saturday Night Live episode | |
Episode no. | Season 40 |
Directed by | Don Roy King |
Narrated by | Darrell Hammond |
Produced by | Lorne Michaels |
Original air date | February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15) |
Running time | 211 minutes (with commercials) |
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The special was preceded on NBC by an hour-long SNL 40th Red Carpet Live, hosted by Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Carson Daly and Al Roker, who interviewed past hosts, current and previous cast members, and musical legends who had previously performed on the show.[7]