Overview

• The Season 51 opener airs Saturday, Oct. 4 at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC and streams live on Peacock.
• Doja Cat is the musical guest, and new 15-second spots with Chloe Fineman riff on animal-name jokes and a Super Bowl excitement mix-up.
• The first promo portrays Bad Bunny as overly familiar backstage, borrowing Jane Wickline’s toothbrush, greeting Ben Marshall with an off-color nickname, and finishing with a noogie headlock.
• New cast member Veronika Slowikowska is introduced as he asks if a friend, a baby, and a dog can stay at her place.
• Pre-show buzz included TMZ video of Bad Bunny dining in New York with cast member Marcello Hernández as he also draws attention for his Super Bowl LX halftime booking.