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Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard will kick off the first new episode of the year.Season 51 will be missing a longtime cast member after Bowen Yang's exit in December.Saturday Night Live is turning season 51 Upside Down when it returns from its winter hiatus in January with a Stranger Things star as the year's first host.
Finn Wolfhard will host the first episode of "Saturday Night Live" in 2026, alongside musical guest A$AP Rocky
The first “Saturday Night Live” episode of 2026 will be hosted by Finn Wolfhard, with musical guest A$AP Rocky. The episode, which will premiere on Jan. 17, will come after the series finale of “Stranger Things,
Last week, Dec. 13, Josh O’Connor made his debut as SNL host. He was joined by Lily Allen, returning for her second stint as musical guest. The week prior, on Dec. 7, SNL Five Timer Melissa McCarthy hosted, with Dijon as musical guest.
There will be a new episode of “SNL” on Saturday, Dec. 20 and it will be the last one for the year. Ariana Grande is expected to host with musical guest Cher. This isn’t the first time Grande will be hosting “SNL” as she hosted back in October 2024 and served as the musical guest in September 2014 and March 2024.
The new episode will air at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Those without cable or dealing with the NBCUniversal blackout on FuboTV can watch the show for free through DIRECTV, which offers a free trial to new users. Sling and Peacock are other options for streaming the show, and promotional offers are available.
"Wicked" star Ariana Grande hosted "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, with Cher serving as the evening’s musical guest.
The final new “SNL” episode of 2025 will air on Dec. 20. “Wicked: For Good” star Ariana Grande will close the season when she hosts the show for the third time. Her return to “SNL” for the 2025 Christmas episode comes just over a year after she stopped by Studio 8H for Season 50.
Saturday Night Live' paused its year-end Christmas episode on Saturday night (Dec. 20) to pay tribute to Rob Reiner.
Ariana Grande is team Carol Burnett. The iciness between comedy legend Carol Burnett and SNL boss Lorne Michaels is well-documented, and Grande made her stance clear when she sported one of Burnett’s famous ensembles to promote her upcoming hosting stint on the show this weekend.