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 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 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. Episodes Main article : List of Saturday Night Live episodes No. overall No. in season Host ( s ) Musical guest ( s ) Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 830 Ryan Gosling Jay - Z September 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 30 ) 7.02 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 had been held by 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 ) 6.80 Jason Aldean appears in the cold open to pay tribute to the 2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting victims as well as Tom Petty by singing `` I Wo n't Back Down ''. Sam Smith performs `` Too Good at Goodbyes '' and `` Pray ''. 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. 832 Kumail Nanjiani P ! nk October 14, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 14 ) TBD Confirmed on air. 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 ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( October 1, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Premiere : Ratings Off From 2016 With Host Ryan Gosling, 2nd Most Watched Opener in 7 Years ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( October 8, 2017 ). `` ' Saturday Night Live ' Ratings Hold Up Well In Week 2 With Host Gal Gadot ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 8, 2017. Saturday Night Live Seasons 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 ! The Chris Farley Show The Church Lady Coffee Talk The Coneheads The Continental Debbie Downer Ed Grimley Emily Litella Father Guido Sarducci The Folksmen Gerald `` T - Bones '' Tibbons Hanukkah Harry Hans and Franz Happy Fun Ball The Land of Gorch Land Shark Larry the Lobster The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise MacGruber Mango Mary Katherine Gallagher Matt Foley More Cowbell Mr. Bill The Nerds Olympia Café Pat David S. Pumpkins Roseanne Roseannadanna Samurai Futaba The Spartan Cheerleaders Sprockets Stefon Stuart Smalley Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber TV Funhouse The Ambiguously Gay Duo The X-Presidents Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Wayne 's World Weekend Update What Up with That Impersonations Bill Clinton Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Sarah Palin Digital Shorts Boombox Dick in a Box Hugs I Just Had Sex I 'm on a Boat Jizz in My Pants Lazy Sunday Like a Boss Jack Sparrow The Creep YOLO 3 - Way ( The Golden Rule ) Films based on sketches Mr. Mike 's Mondo Video ( 1979 ) The Blues Brothers ( 1980 ) Mr. Bill 's Real Life Adventures ( 1986 ) Bob Roberts ( 1992 ) Mr. Saturday Night ( 1992 ) Wayne 's World ( 1992 ) Wayne 's World 2 ( 1993 ) Coneheads ( 1993 ) It 's Pat ( 1994 ) Stuart Saves His Family ( 1995 ) A Night at the Roxbury ( 1998 ) Blues Brothers 2000 ( 1998 ) Superstar ( 1999 ) The Ladies Man ( 2000 ) A Mighty Wind ( 2003 ) Harold ( 2008 ) MacGruber ( 2010 ) Anniversary specials 15th ( 1989 ) 25th ( 1999 ) 40th ( 2015 ) Related topics Broadway Video `` Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead '' `` A Limo For A Lame - O '' `` Live from New York, it 's Saturday Night ! '' The Lonely Island discography Saturday Night Saturday Night Live Band Saturday Night Live in the 2000s Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Saturday Night Live Korea ( episodes ) SNL Milano SNL Québec SNL Studios Strategery Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saturday_Night_Live_(season_43)&oldid=804914046 '' Categories : Saturday Night Live seasons 2017 American television seasons Hidden categories : Infobox television season articles that use the season name parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 11 October 2017, at 22 : 01. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when does the saturday night live season start
Answer: September 30, 2017