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EPISODE
SEASON
SCHEDULE
The 45th season offers new follow-up events for art and music events and short theater performances. There is a parody of TV commercials and a host of music guests including Taylor Swift and Camilla Capello who. New guests explore more dialogues about art and music.
25 May 1944, Hereford, England, UK
2 July 1947, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
17 October 1948, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 November 1949, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
18 June 1919, Brooklyn, New York, USA
24 August 1962, Tipton, Missouri, USA
5 February 1948, New York City, New York, USA
9 July 1956, Concord, California, USA
14 November 1981, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
12 March 1948, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
4 October 1969, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1 December 1970, Bedford, New Hampshire, USA
1 February 1937, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
17 November 1944, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
29 April 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 January 1943, Lorain, Ohio, USA
3 March 1950, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
27 January 1952, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
16 June 1987, New York City, New York, USA
18 November 1981, Tehran, Iran
26 December 1954, Naples, Campania, Italy
September 29, 2019
One of those wasn't too bad, but the best parts of the show came outside the political arena.
September 29, 2019
Yet the generational gap between this season premiere's host and musical guest is not the strangest choice. It's more what this season premiere chooses to do - or really, not do - with its multi-time host.
September 30, 2019
The monologue has Colin Jost written all over it. Oof. Welcome to Season 45!
September 29, 2019
"SNL" staged its own trailer of "Downton Abbey" and joked that nothing really happens in the box-office hit. But the same could be said for the blah season opener of "SNL."
September 29, 2019
SNL's season premiere gave off a same-as-it-ever-was vibe, not exactly encouraging after a lackluster last few seasons.
September 29, 2019
Harrelson was nothing but solid throughout the following episode, evincing a happy professionalism that, if the writing were better, could have elevated this first show nicely.
September 29, 2019
Harrelson throws out a shout out to climate activist Greta Thurnberg (whose face is plastered on his t-shirt) during an awkwardly long curtain call, closing a scattered premiere episode on a scattered note.
September 29, 2019
I'd try to figure out other things to say about Saturday's premiere, but good or bad, Saturday Night Live just doesn't offer much to talk about these days.
September 29, 2019
As the 45th season of the show moves forward, developing the rest of the cast should be SNL's priority, not putting in calls to Ray Donovan.
September 29, 2019
Thankfully, the episode found its footing - and gave at least one new cast member a chance to shine - after the first commercial break, when the show returned with a cameo-filled debate parody that really, really should have served as the cold open.