The new TV season is right around the corner and Saturday Night Live’s 44th season is set to premiere with a great host and musical guest. The season will debut September 29th.
The show will be hosted by BlacKkKlansman and Star Wars star Adam Driver, while Kanye West has been chosen to be the musical guest for the episode. Driver previously hosted the show in January 2016 while West has been the musical guest six times before.
The 2017-18 season averaged 9.4 million viewers and a 2.8 rating among adults 18-49 after a week of delayed viewing. The 18-49 rating would have tied for second among NBC’s non-sports primetime shows.
The show’s 44th season continues to show the popularity of the show.