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Saturday Night Live It established the first list of hosts and musical guests for Season 51.
In honor of its 50th anniversary, the NBC comedy will premiere its 51st edition on October 4. Bad Bunny will host the season premiere, marking his second time as host, and Doja Cat will host her first show. SNL Appearing as a musical guest.
Former cast member Amy Poehler is scheduled to host on October 11 — hosting her third time and second solo concert (she also hosted once with Tina Fey) — with musical guest Role Model. Sabrina Carpenter will serve as host and musical guest on October 18.
After a week of vacation SNL It is scheduled to return on November 1 with Miles Teller hosting for the second time and Brandi Carlile making her third appearance as musical guest. Comedian Nikki Glaser will host the November 8 edition with musical guest Somber (both making their first appearance on the show). On November 15, Glen Powell will make his hosting debut with musical guest Olivia Deen, also making her debut.
Melissa McCarthy will return SNL on December 6, marking her sixth time as host, alongside DeJun as musical guest. The show will conclude in 2025 with two more shows: on December 13, Josh O’Connor (Dead Man’s Wake: A Knives Mystery) will make his debut with Lily Allen as musical guest. Evil: for good Ariana Grande will host for the third time on December 20, with Cher returning to SNL For the first time since 1987 – as a musical guest.
To start off 2026, SNL will welcome three hosts for the first time. Strange things Star Finn Wolfhard will host the show on January 17, with A$AP Rocky serving as the musical guest. Battle after battle Teyana Taylor will host on January 24 with musical guest Geese, and Alexander Skarsgard will serve as host on January 31, joined by musical guest Cardi B.
The January 31st edition will also be a milestone for us SNL – It is the 1,000th regular episode in the show’s long-running history, which dates back to 1975.
After a break due to the Winter Olympics. Hot competition Star Connor Story will make it SNL He debuted as host on February 28 with Mumford & Sons as musical guest. Ryan Gosling will host the show for the fourth time on March 7, with musical guest Gorillaz performing for the first time on the show. On March 14, Harry Styles will be pulling double duty as host and musical guest for the second time (he first did so in 2019).
SNL It went through its most significant cast change in several years between seasons, with the departures of Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, and Emile Wakim. Five new featured players – Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Cam Patterson, and Veronica Slowikowska – join the cast. Returning cast members include Michael Che, Mickey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Marcelo Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost, Ashley Padilla, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Gene Wickline, and Bowen Yang.
Season 51 hosts and musical guests are below; The list will be updated as more are announced.
October 4: Bad Bunny, Doja Cat
October 11: Amy Poehler, role model
October 18: Sabrina Carpenter (host and musical guest)
November 1: Miles Teller, Brandi Carlile
November 8: Nikki Glaser, sad
November 15: Glen Powell, Olivia Dean
December 6: Melissa McCarthy, Dijon
December 13: Josh O’Connor, Lily Allen
December 20: Ariana Grande, Cher
January 17: Finn Wolfhard, A$AP Rocky
January 24: Teyana Taylor, ES
January 31: Alexander Skarsgard, Cardi B
February 28: Connor Storey, Mumford & Sons
March 7: Ryan Gosling, Gorillaz
March 14: Harry Styles (host and musical guest)
April 4: Jack Black, Jack White
April 11: Colman Domingo, Anita
This story was first published on September 18, 2025.
