Overview
- Dec. 6: Melissa McCarthy returns for her sixth hosting stint, with first-time musical guest Dijon.
- Dec. 13: Josh O’Connor makes his hosting debut tied to Netflix’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, with Lily Allen supporting her new album West End Girl in her second SNL appearance.
- Dec. 20: Ariana Grande hosts for the third time, and Cher performs in her first official SNL musical-guest slot since 1987.
- NBC confirms these three episodes close out 2025, with the show pausing for a holiday hiatus and returning in January.
- New episodes air live on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET and stream simultaneously on Peacock.