Overview

• The season opens live Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with next‑day streaming on Peacock and availability via major live‑TV streaming services.
• Bad Bunny returns for his second hosting stint, coinciding with his recent announcement as the Super Bowl LX halftime headliner.
• Doja Cat makes her SNL musical‑guest debut on the premiere, performing selections from her newly released fifth album.
• Five new featured players join the ensemble: Ben Marshall, Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.
• Departures confirmed by the performers include Ego Nwodim, Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow, with reports of Heidi Gardner’s exit unconfirmed by NBC.