Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-third season, during the 2007–2008 television season on NBC.
Because of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, there were only 12 episodes produced in this season instead of the usual 20, making this the shortest season in the series run and beating out both the sixth season and the thirteenth season, which had thirteen episodes. This is also the only season in SNL history not to have a new Christmas episode, since the WGA strike spanned from November 2007 to February 2008.
No changes to the cast happened over the summer and everyone from last season returned. During the strike, long-time castmember Maya Rudolph left the show, as she had no contract with SNL that year. Casey Wilson, an actress and writer who frequently performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, was hired in January 2008 to fill the void, but due to the strike, did not appear on the show until they returned on February 23, 2008.
On November 5, 2007, after the episode hosted by Brian Williams, the Writers Guild of America went on strike. It was announced that SNL would air its next episode on November 10, 2007, live on air, with a future episode to follow, featuring Jonah Hill and musical guest Kid Rock. However, on November 7, 2007, SNL's official website confirmed that those episodes were canceled and reruns would be seen beginning November 10, and would continue during the duration of the strike. The Rock/Winehouse show was canceled, along with the Jonah Hill/Kid Rock episode.
Release Date
Sep 29, 2007
Episodes
12 episodes
CAST
Kenan Thompson
Self - Various Characters
Kristen Wiig
Self - Various Characters
Amy Poehler
Self - Various Characters
Seth Meyers
Self - Various Characters
EPISODES
1
LeBron James/Kanye West
Sep 29, 2007
2
Seth Rogen/Spoon
Oct 6, 2007
3
Jon Bon Jovi/Foo Fighters
Oct 13, 2007
4
Brian Williams/Feist
Nov 3, 2007
5
Tina Fey/Carrie Underwood
Feb 23, 2008
6
Ellen Page/Wilco
Mar 1, 2008
7
Amy Adams/Vampire Weekend
Mar 8, 2008
8
Jonah Hill/Mariah Carey
Mar 15, 2008
9
Christopher Walken/Panic at the Disco
Apr 5, 2008
10
Ashton Kutcher/Gnarls Barkley
Apr 12, 2008
11
Shia LaBeouf/My Morning Jacket
May 17, 2008
12
Steve Carell/Usher
May 17, 2008
Details
Language
English
Country
Production
Network
Metadata
TMDB ID
59620