Saturday Night Live season 32
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| Saturday Night Live | |
|---|---|
| Season 32 | |
 | |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 30, 2006 – May 19, 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
The thirty-second season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 30, 2006, and May 19, 2007.
History
As in the previous season, The Lonely Island created another popular SNL Digital Short that aired around Christmas time; this time, it was the R&B video spoof "Dick in a Box" (featuring host Justin Timberlake). The short won a Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Music and Lyrics.[1][2]
Cast
Before the start of the season, the show suffered massive budget cuts. Finesse Mitchell, Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz were all fired from the show. This was the second time Parnell had been fired from the show due to budget cuts, the first being after the 2000–01 season ended. In addition, Rachel Dratch and Tina Fey left the show on their own terms to begin to work on 30 Rock.[3]
Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, and Kristen Wiig were all promoted to repertory status. Due to budget cuts, this was the first time since the 1997–98 season that the show did not have any featured players or hire any new cast members (budget cuts also explains why the previous season had only 19 episodes instead of the usual 20).[3] These changes also resulted in the smallest cast in recent memory, just 11 people.[4]
With Fey's departure, Seth Meyers became Amy Poehler's co-anchor on Weekend Update.[5] (Although Meyers was no longer appearing in many of the sketches, he remained as a member of the cast on the show.) Don Roy King was hired as director, replacing Beth McCarthy-Miller.[3]
A new logo was introduced this season. It is based on the logo seen during Dick Ebersol's tenure as showrunner between 1981 and 1985, but with a modern typeface. This logo would remain in use until the show's fortieth season.
Cast roster
Repertory players
- Fred Armisen
- Will Forte
- Bill Hader
- Darrell Hammond
- Seth Meyers
- Amy Poehler
- Maya Rudolph
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605 | 1 | Dane Cook | The Killers | September 30, 2006 |
| 606 | 2 | Jaime Pressly | Corinne Bailey Rae | October 7, 2006 |
| 607 | 3 | John C. Reilly | My Chemical Romance | October 21, 2006 |
| 608 | 4 | Hugh Laurie | Beck | October 28, 2006 |
| 609 | 5 | Alec Baldwin | Christina Aguilera | November 11, 2006 |
| 610 | 6 | Ludacris | Ludacris | November 18, 2006 |
| 611 | 7 | Matthew Fox | Tenacious D | December 2, 2006 |
| 612 | 8 | Annette Bening | Gwen Stefani Akon | December 9, 2006 |
| 613 | 9 | Justin Timberlake | Justin Timberlake | December 16, 2006 |
| 614 | 10 | Jake Gyllenhaal | The Shins | January 13, 2007 |
| 615 | 11 | Jeremy Piven | AFI | January 20, 2007 |
| 616 | 12 | Drew Barrymore | Lily Allen | February 3, 2007 |
| 617 | 13 | Forest Whitaker | Keith Urban | February 10, 2007 |
| 618 | 14 | Rainn Wilson | Arcade Fire | February 24, 2007 |
| 619 | 15 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Snow Patrol | March 17, 2007 |
| 620 | 16 | Peyton Manning | Carrie Underwood | March 24, 2007 |
| 621 | 17 | Shia LaBeouf | Avril Lavigne | April 14, 2007 |
| 622 | 18 | Scarlett Johansson | Björk | April 21, 2007 |
| 623 | 19 | Molly Shannon | Linkin Park | May 12, 2007 |
| 624 | 20 | Zach Braff | Maroon 5 | May 19, 2007 |
Specials
| Title | Original air date |
|---|---|
| "The Best of Darrell Hammond" | November 4, 2006 |
| "SNL in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation" | May 6, 2007 |
| "The Best of 2006-2007" | May 5, 2007 |
References
- ^ ""Dick in a Box" is an Emmy Award Winner!". Paper. September 11, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Faber, Judy (July 19, 2007). "Timberlake Emmy Nod For Raunchy TV Song". CBS News. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c Carter, Bill (September 21, 2006). "Bowing to Budget Cuts at NBC, 'Saturday Night Live' Pares Five Performers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ "'Saturday Night Live' Cuts Castmembers". Hollywood.com. September 20, 2006. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Levin, Gary (September 29, 2006). "'SNL' will update its Weekend Update". USA Today. Retrieved April 19, 2015.