Saturday Night Live 2024 Premiere. Starting strong with snl's season premiere on september 28 hosted by jean smart with musical guest jelly roll, the show welcomes back a strong lineup of return hosts. 28 drew 5.3 million viewers in the nielsen live+same day ratings, the most viewers for an “snl” season premiere since 2020.

For the season 50 premiere of the comedy show, hosted by jean smart, the show’s cold open pokes fun at the 2024 presidential election between kamala harris and donald trump,. This fall, saturday night live will return to the airwaves to commence its landmark 50th season, with the first episode premiering on saturday, september 28.