'Saturday Night Live' Season 49 Premiere Date Revealed - First Hosts & Musical Guests, 1 New Cast Member Announced!

NBC is ready for the premiere of Saturday Night Live!

The network pushed back the long-running sketch comedy series just a week or two from when the series would normally launch in the fall amid the strikes.

The series was shut down in May by the Hollywood writers strike, and will return officially on October 14.

Find out who is hosting and performing as musical guest…