Home > Saturday Night Live > Season 43 « TV Series Page Saturday Night Live: Season 43 (2017 - 2018) SEASON: Season 43 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 Season 18 Season 19 Season 20 Season 21 Season 22 Season 23 Season 24 Season 25 Season 26 Season 27 Season 28 Season 29 Season 30 Season 31 Season 32 Season 33 Season 34 Season 35 Season 36 Season 37 Season 38 Season 39 Season 40 Season 41 Season 42 Season 43 Season 44 + WANT TO SEE Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 9% Average Rating: 5.52/10 Season Reviews: 11 Fresh: 1 Rotten: 10 Critics Consensus: Saturday Night Live goes full-bore into the current political moment throughout this stilted season, showing an eagerness to engage with the national mood but never matching the series' past insight or laughs. 12% Average Rating: 5.53/10 Season Reviews: 8 Fresh: 1 Rotten: 7 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Saturday Night Live goes full-bore into the current political moment throughout this stilted season, showing an eagerness to engage with the national mood but never matching the series' past insight or laughs. AUDIENCE SCORE 41% Average Rating: 2.5/5 User Ratings: 222 Share on Facebook Submit Want to See Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Submit Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Ryan Gosling; Jay-Z Air date: Sep 30, 2017 Ryan Gosling hosts the Season 43 premiere. Jay-Z performs. More 2 Gal Gadot; Sam Smith Air date: Oct 7, 2017 Gal Gadot hosts; and Sam Smith performs. More 3 Kumail Nanjiani; P!nk Air date: Oct 14, 2017 Kumail Nanjiani hosts; P!nk performs. More 4 The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special Air date: Oct 28, 2017 David Pumpkins and his skeleton sidekicks show a young boy and his sister the true meaning of Halloween. More 5 SNL Presents: Halloween Air date: Oct 28, 2017 Halloween and horror-related sketches. More 6 Larry David; Miley Cyrus Air date: Nov 4, 2017 Larry David hosts; and Miley Cyrus performs. More 7 Tiffany Haddish;Taylor Swift Air date: Nov 11, 2017 Tiffany Haddish hosts; and Taylor Swift performs. More 8 Chance the Rapper; Eminem Air date: Nov 18, 2017 Chance the Rapper hosts; and Eminem performs. More 9 Saoirse Ronan; U2 Air date: Dec 2, 2017 Saoirse Ronan hosts; and U2 perform. More 10 James Franco; SZA Air date: Dec 9, 2017 James Franco hosts; and SZA performs. More Show More Episodes Tv Season Info Series 43 of the star studded variety show. Genre: Comedy Network: NBC Premiere Date: Sep 30, 2017 Creator: Lorne Michaels Exec. Producer: Lorne Michaels Cast Bobby Moynihan Kenan Thompson Vanessa Bayer Cecily Strong Paul Brittain Tiffany Haddish Larry David Kate McKinnon Aidy Bryant Beck Bennett Kyle Mooney Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins Saoirse Ronan Chance the Rapper Sterling K. Brown John Mulaney Charles Barkley Sasheer Zamata Colin Jost Michael Che Pete Davidson Miley Cyrus Taylor Swift Leslie Jones Mikey Day Alex Moffat Melissa Villasenor Darrell Hammond Jack White James Bay Peter Dinklage as Narrator Eminem Ryan Gosling Sam Rockwell Will Ferrell Donald Glover Tina Fey James Franco Kumail Nanjiani Jessica Chastain Natalie Portman Chadwick Boseman Amy Schumer Gal Gadot Kevin Hart Bill Hader Mikey Day as Left Skeleton Bobby Moynihan as Fat Skeleton Jay Z Sam Smith Dua Lipa P!nk Halsey Chris Stapleton Donald Glover Nicki Minaj SZA Troye Sivan Cardi B. Kacey Musgraves Cecily Strong as Debbie Miller Lexi Underwood as Paige Spencer Moss as Dotty Streeter Seidell as Troy Ditmeyer Joaquin Obradors as Kevin Miller Show More Cast News & Interviews for Saturday Night Live: Season 43 Producers Guild Announces 2018 Winners Producers Guild Announces 2018 Nominations 2017 Fall TV Premiere Dates View All Saturday Night Live: Season 43 News Episodes 1 Ryan Gosling; Jay-Z Air date: Sep 30, 2017 Ryan Gosling hosts the Season 43 premiere. Jay-Z performs. More 2 Gal Gadot; Sam Smith Air date: Oct 7, 2017 Gal Gadot hosts; and Sam Smith performs. More 3 Kumail Nanjiani; P!nk Air date: Oct 14, 2017 Kumail Nanjiani hosts; P!nk performs. More 4 The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special Air date: Oct 28, 2017 David Pumpkins and his skeleton sidekicks show a young boy and his sister the true meaning of Halloween. More 5 SNL Presents: Halloween Air date: Oct 28, 2017 Halloween and horror-related sketches. More 6 Larry David; Miley Cyrus Air date: Nov 4, 2017 Larry David hosts; and Miley Cyrus performs. More 7 Tiffany Haddish;Taylor Swift Air date: Nov 11, 2017 Tiffany Haddish hosts; and Taylor Swift performs. More 8 Chance the Rapper; Eminem Air date: Nov 18, 2017 Chance the Rapper hosts; and Eminem performs. More 9 Saoirse Ronan; U2 Air date: Dec 2, 2017 Saoirse Ronan hosts; and U2 perform. More 10 James Franco; SZA Air date: Dec 9, 2017 James Franco hosts; and SZA performs. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Saturday Night Live Season 43 All Critics (11) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (10) Sadly, SNL goes into another break of sorts on a weak note. Feb 5, 2018 | Rating: C- | Full Review… Liz Shannon Miller indieWire Top Critic Let's face it, this is why you write for Will Ferrell, to come up with characters like Gareth - the Southwest Airlines flight attendant who's back after a month-long sabbatical and ready to share his hot take on how death is final. Jan 29, 2018 | Rating: A | Full Review… Michael Schneider indieWire Top Critic Simply put: The Saturday Night Live Season 43 premiere makes it seem like it's going to be a long year. Oct 2, 2017 | Rating: C | Full Review… LaToya Ferguson indieWire Top Critic SNL was was the emptiest show of 2017, and the fact that it was so over-praised makes me worry we'll learn nothing at all from this particular moment in pop cultural history. Oct 3, 2018 | Full Review… Todd VanDerWerff Vox It's completely narratively unjustified, its politics are messed up, and it wards off any lingering doubt that SNL has no idea what it's talking about when it talks about sexual harassment. Surprise, surprise. Nov 13, 2017 | Rating: 6.5/10 | Full Review… Seth Simons Paste Magazine Despite its reputation for political comedy, last night's season premiere proved that Saturday Night Live is much better when it avoids politics. Oct 2, 2017 | Rating: 4.5/10 | Full Review… Garrett Martin Paste Magazine [Gal Gadot's] enthusiasm seemed genuine... Alas, Gadot is not very funny and nor are the people who wrote her monologue. Sep 13, 2018 | Full Review… Jean Hannah Edelstein Guardian Top Critic Besides the cold opens and the show's general reliance on outside celebrities (past cast members or not), writing to and trusting the voice of the host has been a big problem of the year, though it has gotten better towards the end of the season. Aug 24, 2018 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… LaToya Ferguson Entertainment Weekly Top Critic This 43rd season of Saturday Night Live went out the same way it came in: Unsure how best to tackle Trump's America. May 21, 2018 | Full Review… Ryan McGee Rolling Stone Top Critic If, like me, you've been groaning through Baldwin's bafflingly bad impression of President Trump on SNL for the past nine months, last night's episode should have represented an apex of embarrassment for the apparently shameless 59-year-old actor. Nov 8, 2017 | Full Review… Lara Zarum Village Voice Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (11) Audience Reviews for Saturday Night Live: Season 43 Keenan Thompson and Villasenor are largely the only funny ones left. Everything is tainted by overly political commentary. bring back the funny irving l This comedic look is important in today's U.S. Gary G This show should have retired years ago Gene T COMEDY IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY... Lydia K Not only has this show become great at making light of everyday current affairs that are affecting our world, it's always a fun time to watch Republicans and baby-boomers with no humor get all huffy about the content SNL gives - Alec Baldwin as Trump is spot on and genuinely funny but those who voted for him or "agree with him" seem to need a 'safe space' they always say us millennials need. All in all, a great show that brings our current affairs into the spotlight, even though some complain about how now 'it's mostly politics and nothing else', but to them I say: turn to another channel, like the Food Network so it won't upset your delicate feelings. phia n This show has been going down hill for years. Probably time to come to an end. dhris h the show has gotten very stale and its latest host they had on, was ABSOLUTELY UNCOMFORTABLE to watch. the more i watch this show the more i feel that either comedy in snl is dying and they are in DESPERATE need of new writers or i'm in the TWILIGHT zone and its soviet russia. Marcy L please CANCEL. put IT OUT OF ITS MISERY. Bo G Seriously, why is this show still on the air? Occasionally it may serve up an amusing skit or two but by far it is PC, unfunny and derivative. i think most of their viewers are the new yorkers who are actually at the studio during the live show. it is a marvel to me that this show continues to be aired every year yet be so bad. In living color and mad tv were so much funnier yet were cancelled. simply amazing. Peter G Funny. Best part is Alec Baldwins Trump. View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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