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 ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 42 The forty - third season of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live will premiere on September 30, 2017 with host Ryan Gosling and musical guest Jay - Z, during the 2017 -- 2018 television season. 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. Alec Baldwin announced during an interview with CNN that he will return as Donald Trump. On July 31, it was confirmed that Colin Jost and Michael Che would be returning to the Weekend Update desk. During an interview with CBS News, Kenan Thompson also confirmed that he will return for his fifteenth season, making him the longest - tenured cast member in the show 's history, beating Darrell Hammond 's previous record of fourteen seasons. 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 ) TBD Alec Baldwin will appear as Donald Trump. References ^ Jump up to : `` Saturday Night Live ''. Twitter. Retrieved August 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Saturday Night Live - NBC.com ''. NBC Universal. Retrieved August 23, 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 ^ Melas, Chloe ( June 26, 2017 ). `` Alec Baldwin will return to ' SNL ' as Donald Trump ''. CNN. Retrieved June 26, 2017. Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWZeNXGwKDA 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 ^ Bradley, Bill ( September 13, 2017 ). `` Alec Baldwin Is Bringing Back His Trump Impression For The ' SNL ' Premiere ''. Huffington Post. Retrieved September 13, 2017. 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Question: when does the new season of snl start
Answer: September 30, 2017