SaturdayNightLivehaditsthirtiethseasononthe2004-2005televisionseasononNBC.ThethirtiethseasonbeganonOctober2,2004andendedonMay21,2005with20episodesinall. Beforethestartofthisseason,JimmyFallonlefttheshow.Inthewakeofhisdeparture,FredArmisenwaspromotedtorepertorystatus,whileFinesseMitchellandKenanThompsonremainedfeatur..bbb