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Saturday Night Live aired its tenth season during the 1984-1985 television season on NBC. The season contained 17 episodes and was cut short due to a writer’s strike and budget constraints.During the previous season Eddie Murphy left the show mid season. Because of Murphy’s departure Joe Piscopo also left the show because he did not want to do it without Murphy. Dick Ebersol then fired Robin Duke Brad Hall and Tim Kazurinsky.