Saturday Night Live ( season 43 ) - wikipedia Saturday Night Live ( season 43 ) Saturday Night Live ( season 43 ) Country of origin United States Release Original network NBC Original release September 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 30 ) -- present Season chronology ← Previous Season 42 List of Saturday Night Live episodes The forty - third season of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live premiered on September 30, 2017 with host Ryan Gosling and musical guest Jay - Z during the 2017 -- 2018 television season. Like the final four episodes of season 42, season 43 is being broadcast live in all four time zones within the contiguous United States. Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Cast roster 2 Crew 2.1 Writers 3 Episodes 4 Specials 5 Notes 6 References Cast Prior to the start of the season, Bobby Moynihan ( a cast member since 2008 ), Vanessa Bayer ( a cast member since 2010 ), and Sasheer Zamata ( a cast member since 2014 ) left the cast. To fill out the cast, the show hired three new cast members, who became featured players : Heidi Gardner of The Groundlings, iO Chicago alum Luke Null, and stand - up comedian Chris Redd. Redd had been incorrectly reported as joining the cast during the previous season. With this announcement came the confirmation that the rest of the cast from the previous season would return, including guest star Alec Baldwin in his role as President Donald Trump. With his return, Kenan Thompson surpasses Darrell Hammond 's record as the longest - tenured cast member in the show 's history, with fifteen seasons compared to Hammond 's fourteen. Cast roster Repertory players Beck Bennett Aidy Bryant Michael Che Pete Davidson Leslie Jones Colin Jost Kate McKinnon Kyle Mooney Cecily Strong Kenan Thompson Featured players Mikey Day Heidi Gardner Alex Moffat Luke Null Chris Redd Melissa Villaseñor bold denotes `` Weekend Update '' anchor Crew Writers Prior to the start of the season, the show added Steven Castillo, Andrew Dismukes, Claire Friedman, Sam Jay, Erik Marino, Nimesh Patel, and Gary Richardson to the writing staff. Also prior to the season, head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider departed the show. On December 12, 2017, Jost and Che were named co-head writers for Weekend Update, making Che the first African American head writer for Update. Episodes Main article : List of Saturday Night Live episodes No. overall No. in season Host ( s ) Musical guest ( s ) Original air date Ratings / Share 830 Ryan Gosling Jay - Z September 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 30 ) 4.5 Jay - Z performs `` Bam '' with Damian Marley and `` 4 : 44. '' Alec Baldwin appears as Donald Trump in the cold open. Emma Stone appears in the opening monologue. Heidi Gardner, Luke Null and Chris Redd 's first episode as cast members. Kenan Thompson 's return for his fifteenth season on the show makes him the longest tenured cast member in the show 's history, surpassing the previous record of fourteen seasons, which he had held jointly with Darrell Hammond. A photograph of Hugh Hefner, who had died the previous week, is shown in silence before the goodnights. 831 Gal Gadot Sam Smith October 7, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 07 ) 4.4 Sam Smith performs `` Too Good at Goodbyes '' and `` Pray ''. Jason Aldean performs `` I Wo n't Back Down '' in the cold open, as a tribute to both the victims of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting and to Tom Petty, who died earlier in the week. This was the first episode broadcast live in Israel ; until this night, it took a week for episodes aired in the US to appear on Israeli TV. During the monologue, Gadot speaks a few sentences in Hebrew for the Israeli audience. The sentences are subtitled to English. The `` Safelite AutoGlass '' sketch was subsequently pulled from rebroadcasts and the Internet. The sketch depicts a Safelite windshield repairman purposely breaking the windshield of a customer in order to hit on the customer 's teen daughter. Rebroadcasts of the show replaced the segment with a previously unaired, but released to the internet, sketch called `` The Last Fry ''. 832 Kumail Nanjiani P ! nk October 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 14 ) 4.6 / 11 P ! nk performs `` What About Us '' and `` Beautiful Trauma ''. Alec Baldwin appears as Donald Trump in the cold open. 833 Larry David Miley Cyrus November 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 04 ) 4.7 / 11 Miley Cyrus performs `` Bad Mood '' and `` I Would Die for You '', appears as a contestant in The Price Is Right sketch, Baby Snatch in the `` Baby Steps '' sketch, and as a member of the drama club in the Fresh Takes sketch. Alec Baldwin appears as Donald Trump in the cold open, and as Tony Bennett in The Price is Right sketch. Liam Hemsworth makes a cameo appearance in The Price is Right sketch. Houston Astros baseball players and World Series champions José Altuve, Alex Bregman and George Springer appear on Weekend Update. Larry David 's monologue generated controversy because he joked about dating in a Nazi concentration camp. 834 5 Tiffany Haddish Taylor Swift November 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 11 ) 4.3 / 10 Taylor Swift performs ``... Ready for It ? '' and an acoustic version of `` Call It What You Want ''. Larry David and Jason Sudeikis appear as Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, respectively, in the `` DNC Commercial '' sketch. David, while in character, references the controversy that his monologue from the previous week generated, saying that the guy who makes jokes about concentration camps ( himself ) `` should rot in hell. '' A photo of SNL sound man George Corrado is shown in silence before the goodnights. 835 6 Chance the Rapper Eminem November 18, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 18 ) 4.3 / 10 Contrary to the usual format in which musical guests perform two songs at two different segments, Eminem performs a single medley of `` Walk on Water '', `` Stan '', and `` Love the Way You Lie ''. Skylar Grey performs the entire medley with Eminem, but is not credited as a musical guest. Questlove and Common appear in a pre-recorded `` Rap History '' sketch. 836 7 Saoirse Ronan U2 December 2, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 02 ) 4.3 / 10 U2 performs `` American Soul '' and `` Get Out of Your Own Way ''. Alec Baldwin appears as Donald Trump in the cold open. Greta Gerwig appears in the pre-recorded `` Office Race '' sketch. John McEnroe makes a cameo appearance in the `` Bachelor Auction '' sketch. The `` Aer Lingus '' sketch generated controversy for portraying Irish people in a stereotypical manner. Ronan defended the sketch saying that it was written with her input. 837 8 James Franco SZA December 9, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 09 ) 4.5 / 10 SZA performs `` The Weekend '' and `` Love Galore ''. Jonah Hill, Steve Martin, and Seth Rogen appear in the opening monologue. Dave Franco makes a cameo appearance in the `` Reunion '' sketch. 838 9 Kevin Hart Foo Fighters December 16, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 16 ) 4.6 / 11 Foo Fighters perform `` The Sky is a Neighborhood '' and a medley of `` Everlong '', `` Christmas ( Baby Please Come Home ) '' and `` Linus and Lucy ''. Alec Baldwin and Scarlett Johansson appear as Donald and Ivanka Trump, respectively, in the cold open. Baldwin also introduces Foo Fighters ' second musical performance. The credits ended with the cast ice skating on the skating rink near the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree while Alec Baldwin and the Foo Fighters stayed in the studio. 839 10 Sam Rockwell Halsey January 13, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 13 ) TBD Confirmed on air. Specials Title Original air date Ratings / Share `` The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special '' October 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 28 ) 3.4 / 8 21 - minute animated special where David S. Pumpkins teaches a pair of siblings the true meaning of Halloween. Starring Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins, Mikey Day, Bobby Moynihan, and Streeter Seidell. Narrated by Peter Dinklage. `` SNL Presents : Halloween '' October 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 28 ) 3.1 / 9 A collection of Halloween - and horror - themed sketches, including : `` Hillary Clinton 's Halloween Party '' from the season 33 episode hosted by Brian Williams. `` Vincent Price 's Halloween Special 1959 '' from the season 34 episode hosted by Jon Hamm. `` Dave Chappelle 's The Walking Dead '' from the season 42 episode hosted by Dave Chappelle. `` Most Haunted '' from the season 32 episode hosted by Hugh Laurie. `` Kellywise the Clown '' from the season 43 episode hosted by Kumail Nanjiani. `` Merryville Haunted Castle '' from the season 38 episode hosted by Bruno Mars. `` Firelight '' from the season 35 episode hosted by Taylor Swift. `` Stefon 's Halloween Tourist Tips '' from the season 38 episode hosted by Bruno Mars. `` Haunted Elevator '' from the season 42 episode hosted by Tom Hanks. `` Wes Anderson 's The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders '' from the season 39 episode hosted by Edward Norton. `` Jeff Montgomery '' from the season 34 episode hosted by Jon Hamm. Notes Jump up ^ Eminem has previously performed Stan with Dido on October 7, 2000, the season premiere of the show 's 26th season. References Jump up ^ `` Saturday Night Live - NBC.com ''. NBC Universal. Retrieved August 23, 2017. Jump up ^ Keveney, Bill ( September 19, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' will stay live in all time zones in Season 43 ''. USA Today. Retrieved September 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Abramson, Alana ( May 21, 2017 ). `` SNL Bids Farewell to These Two Cast Members in Season Finale ''. Time Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2017. Jump up ^ Shanley, Desantis ( May 21, 2017 ). `` Sasheer Zamata will not return to ' Saturday Night Live ' following season finale ''. NY Daily News. Retrieved May 21, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Andreeva, Nellie ( September 26, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Taps Heidi Gardner, Luke Null & Chris Redd As New Cast Members, Adds 7 Writers For Season 43 ''. Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2017. Jump up ^ O'Keefe, Meghan ( September 9, 2016 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Reportedly Adds 2 New Castmembers : Chris Redd & Mikey Day ''. Decider. Retrieved September 9, 2016. Jump up ^ Keveney, Bill ; Ryan, Patrick ( September 26, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' adds three to cast for Season 43 ''. USA Today. Retrieved September 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Melas, Chloe ( June 26, 2017 ). `` Alec Baldwin will return to ' SNL ' as Donald Trump ''. CNN. Retrieved June 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Park, Andrea ( August 25, 2017 ). `` Kenan Thompson on `` SNL '' record and new kids ' sketch comedy project ``. CBS News. Retrieved August 28, 2017. Jump up ^ http://ew.com/tv/2017/10/02/snl-head-writers-chris-kelly-sarah-schneider-exit/ Jump up ^ Otterson, Joe ( December 12, 2017 ). `` ' SNL ' Names Michael Che, Colin Jost Co-Head Writers ''. Variety. Retrieved December 16, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Andreeva, Nellie ( October 15, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Ratings Rise To Season Highs With Host Kumail Nanjiani, Donald Trump & Harvey Weinstein Skits ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` SNL Pulls Creepy Safelite AutoGlass Sketch From Reruns and YouTube ''. Vulture. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Hughes, William ( October 10, 2017 ). `` Gal Gadot steals `` The Last Fry '' in an unaired SNL rap parody ``. Jump up ^ `` '' Saturday Night Live '' Generates Season Highs & the Show 's 2nd Strongest Week 3 Metered - Market Rating in 6 Years ``. The Futon Critic. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Reed, Anika ( November 5, 2017 ). `` Larry David gets slammed for concentration camp joke about picking up women on ' SNL ' ''. USA Today. Jump up ^ Littleton, Cynthia ( November 5, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Hits Season High in Overnight Ratings ''. Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Saturday 's Broadcast Ratings : ABC Pulls Back in Front with College Football ''. The Futon Critic. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 19, 2017 ). `` TV Ratings Saturday : ' Saturday Night Live ' rises, ABC leads primetime ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Rosenberg, Adam ( December 9, 2017 ). `` Saoirse Ronan is n't having the backlash around that Aer Lingus sketch on ' SNL ' ''. Mashable. Jump up ^ `` Saturday 's Broadcast Ratings : College Football Pushes FOX to Top Spot ''. The Futon Critic. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Saturday 's Broadcast Ratings : CBS Edges Competition with Holiday Mix ''. The Futon Critic. December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Saturday 's Broadcast Ratings : FOX, NBC Top Demos ; CBS Leads Viewers ''. The Futon Critic. December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` '' David S. Pumpkins '' Is the # 1 Non-World Series Broadcast of the Night in the Metered Markets ``. The Futon Critic. October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017. Saturday Night Live Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 History 1975 -- 80 1980 -- 85 1985 -- 90 1990 -- 95 1995 -- 2000 2000 -- 05 2005 -- 10 2010 -- 15 2015 -- present Related lists Commercials Cast members Writers Guests A -- D E -- H I -- L M -- P Q -- T U -- Z Awards DVD releases Incidents Recurring characters and sketches Chronological Alphabetical By cast member Musical sketches TV show sketches Weekend Update characters TV Funhouse segments Characters and sketches The Barry Gibb Talk Show Bill Brasky Bill Swerski 's Superfans Blizzard Man The Blues Brothers The Boston Teens Canteen Boy Celebrity Jeopardy ! 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Question: when does the 2017 season of snl start
Answer: September 30, 2017