Murray's initial prominence recedes pretty quickly, especially once the new-guy nerves and pressure start to kick in (causing him to blow a number of jokes on-air, which did not endear him to some of the writers). The rest of this season was apparently a bit of a "trial by fire" for him, to the point that he winds up addressing the viewing audience, practically begging them to give him a chance. But he pulls out a late-inning win in the last episode of the season (the "shower mic" sketch), and from then on, he's a goddamned star.
Murray's initial prominence recedes pretty quickly, especially once the new-guy nerves and pressure start to kick in (causing him to blow a number of jokes on-air, which did not endear him to some of the writers). The rest of this season was apparently a bit of a "trial by fire" for him, to the point that he winds up addressing the viewing audience, practically begging them to give him a chance. But he pulls out a late-inning win in the last episode of the season (the "shower mic" sketch), and from then on, he's a goddamned star.