Overview
- The lineup was announced on-air during SNL’s Dec. 20 Christmas episode hosted by Ariana Grande with Cher as musical guest.
- Finn Wolfhard will make his SNL hosting debut on Jan. 17 as the show resumes Season 51 after its winter break.
- A$AP Rocky will make his debut as a musical performer, following a cameo on the show in 2018.
- The episode arrives after Netflix’s Stranger Things wraps on Dec. 31, and Rocky’s album Don’t Be Dumb is slated for Jan. 16.
- The Dec. 20 broadcast was Bowen Yang’s final show, and another brief hiatus is expected in February during NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage.