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About Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is currently airing on NBC; the next episode airs May 16, 2026. The show has been a late-night comedy staple since its debut in 1975. It features a mix of sketches, musical performances, and celebrity guests, and has been a platform for many comedians and performers over the decades. This ongoing series is a comedy and music show that has remained influential in popular culture. Its latest season started in October 2025 and continues to be broadcast weekly.
Saturday Night Live was a comedy series that aired its most recent episode on May 16, 2026. It is known for its satirical take on current events, politics, and pop culture, often featuring celebrity hosts and musical guests. The cast includes actors such as Colin Jost, Michael Che, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Mikey Day, Tina Fey, and Chloe Fineman. The show has a runtime of 90 minutes and is rated 6 on TVMaze.
Saturday Night Live episode schedule
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Aired · 1008
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | S51·E20 | Will Ferrell / Paul McCartney |
| May 9, 2026 | S51·E19 | Matt Damon / Noah Kahan |
| May 2, 2026 | S51·E18 | Olivia Rodrigo |
| April 11, 2026 | S51·E17 | Colman Domingo / Anitta |
| April 4, 2026 | S51·E16 | Jack Black / Jack White |
| March 14, 2026 | S51·E15 | Harry Styles |
| March 7, 2026 | S51·E14 | Ryan Gosling / Gorillaz |
| February 28, 2026 | S51·E13 | Connor Storrie / Mumford & Sons |
| January 31, 2026 | S51·E12 | Alexander Skarsgård / Cardi B |
| January 24, 2026 | S51·E11 | Teyana Taylor / Geese |
| January 17, 2026 | S51·E10 | Finn Wolfhard / A$AP Rocky |
| December 20, 2025 | S51·E9 | Ariana Grande / Cher |
| December 13, 2025 | S51·E8 | Josh O'Connor / Lily Allen |
| December 6, 2025 | S51·E7 | Melissa McCarthy / Dijon |
| November 15, 2025 | S51·E6 | Glen Powell / Olivia Dean |
| November 8, 2025 | S51·E5 | Nikki Glaser / sombr |
| November 1, 2025 | S51·E4 | Miles Teller / Brandi Carlile |
| October 18, 2025 | S51·E3 | Sabrina Carpenter |
| October 11, 2025 | S51·E2 | Amy Poehler / Role Model |
| October 4, 2025 | S51·E1 | Bad Bunny / Doja Cat |
| May 17, 2025 | S50·E20 | Scarlett Johansson / Bad Bunny |
| May 10, 2025 | S50·E19 | Walton Goggins / Arcade Fire |
| May 3, 2025 | S50·E18 | Quinta Brunson / Benson Boone |
| April 12, 2025 | S50·E17 | Jon Hamm / Lizzo |
| April 5, 2025 | S50·E16 | Jack Black / Elton John & Brandi Carlile |
| March 29, 2025 | S50·E15 | Mikey Madison / Morgan Wallen |
| March 8, 2025 | S50·E14 | Lady Gaga |
| March 1, 2025 | S50·E13 | Shane Gillis / Tate McRae |
| January 25, 2025 | S50·E12 | Timothée Chalamet |
| January 18, 2025 | S50·E11 | Dave Chappelle / GloRilla |
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| December 21, 2024 | S50·E10 | Martin Short / Hozier |
| December 14, 2024 | S50·E9 | Chris Rock / Gracie Abrams |
| December 7, 2024 | S50·E8 | Paul Mescal / Shaboozey |
| November 16, 2024 | S50·E7 | Charli XCX |
| November 9, 2024 | S50·E6 | Bill Burr / Mk.gee |
| November 2, 2024 | S50·E5 | John Mulaney / Chappell Roan |
| October 19, 2024 | S50·E4 | Michael Keaton / Billie Eilish |
| October 12, 2024 | S50·E3 | Ariana Grande / Stevie Nicks |
| October 5, 2024 | S50·E2 | Nate Bargatze / Coldplay |
| September 28, 2024 | S50·E1 | Jean Smart / Jelly Roll |
| May 18, 2024 | S49·E20 | Jake Gyllenhaal / Sabrina Carpenter |
| May 11, 2024 | S49·E19 | Maya Rudolph / Vampire Weekend |
| May 4, 2024 | S49·E18 | Dua Lipa |
| April 13, 2024 | S49·E17 | Ryan Gosling / Chris Stapleton |
| April 6, 2024 | S49·E16 | Kristen Wiig / Raye |
| March 30, 2024 | S49·E15 | Ramy Youssef / Travis Scott |
| March 9, 2024 | S49·E14 | Josh Brolin / Ariana Grande |
| March 2, 2024 | S49·E13 | Sydney Sweeney / Kacey Musgraves |
| February 24, 2024 | S49·E12 | Shane Gillis / 21 Savage |
| February 3, 2024 | S49·E11 | Ayo Edebiri / Jennifer Lopez |
| January 27, 2024 | S49·E10 | Dakota Johnson / Justin Timberlake |
| January 20, 2024 | S49·E9 | Jacob Elordi / Reneé Rapp |
| December 16, 2023 | S49·E8 | Kate McKinnon / Billie Eilish |
| December 9, 2023 | S49·E7 | Adam Driver / Olivia Rodrigo |
| December 2, 2023 | S49·E6 | Emma Stone / Noah Kahan |
| November 18, 2023 | S49·E5 | Jason Momoa / Tate McRae |
| November 11, 2023 | S49·E4 | Timothée Chalamet / boygenius |
| October 28, 2023 | S49·E3 | Nate Bargatze / Foo Fighters |
| October 21, 2023 | S49·E2 | Bad Bunny |
| October 14, 2023 | S49·E1 | Pete Davidson / Ice Spice |
| April 15, 2023 | S48·E18 | Ana de Armas / Karol G |
| April 8, 2023 | S48·E17 | Molly Shannon / Jonas Brothers |
| April 1, 2023 | S48·E16 | Quinta Brunson / Lil Yachty |
| March 11, 2023 | S48·E15 | Jenna Ortega / The 1975 |
| March 4, 2023 | S48·E14 | Travis Kelce / Kelsea Ballerini |
| February 25, 2023 | S48·E13 | Woody Harrelson / Jack White |
| February 4, 2023 | S48·E12 | Pedro Pascal / Coldplay |
| January 28, 2023 | S48·E11 | Michael B. Jordan / Lil Baby |
| January 21, 2023 | S48·E10 | Aubrey Plaza / Sam Smith |
| December 17, 2022 | S48·E9 | Austin Butler / Lizzo |
| December 10, 2022 | S48·E8 | Steve Martin & Martin Short / Brandi Carlile |
| December 3, 2022 | S48·E7 | Keke Palmer / SZA |
| November 12, 2022 | S48·E6 | Dave Chappelle / Black Star |
| November 5, 2022 | S48·E5 | Amy Schumer / Steve Lacy |
| October 29, 2022 | S48·E4 | Jack Harlow |
| October 15, 2022 | S48·E3 | Megan Thee Stallion |
| October 8, 2022 | S48·E2 | Brendan Gleeson / Willow |
| October 1, 2022 | S48·E1 | Miles Teller / Kendrick Lamar |
| May 21, 2022 | S47·E21 | Natasha Lyonne / Japanese Breakfast |
| May 14, 2022 | S47·E20 | Selena Gomez / Post Malone |
| May 7, 2022 | S47·E19 | Benedict Cumberbatch / Arcade Fire |
| April 16, 2022 | S47·E18 | Lizzo |
| April 9, 2022 | S47·E17 | Jake Gyllenhaal / Camila Cabello |
| April 2, 2022 | S47·E16 | Jerrod Carmichael / Gunna |
| March 12, 2022 | S47·E15 | Zoë Kravitz / Rosalía |
| March 5, 2022 | S47·E14 | Oscar Isaac / Charli XCX |
| February 26, 2022 | S47·E13 | John Mulaney / LCD Soundsystem |
| January 29, 2022 | S47·E12 | Willem Dafoe / Katy Perry |
| January 22, 2022 | S47·E11 | Will Forte / Måneskin |
| January 15, 2022 | S47·E10 | Ariana DeBose / Bleachers |
| December 18, 2021 | S47·E9 | Paul Rudd |
| December 11, 2021 | S47·E8 | Billie Eilish |
| November 20, 2021 | S47·E7 | Simu Liu / Saweetie |
| November 13, 2021 | S47·E6 | Jonathan Majors / Taylor Swift |
| November 6, 2021 | S47·E5 | Kieran Culkin / Ed Sheeran |
| October 23, 2021 | S47·E4 | Jason Sudeikis / Brandi Carlile |
| October 16, 2021 | S47·E3 | Rami Malek / Young Thug |
| October 9, 2021 | S47·E2 | Kim Kardashian West / Halsey |
| October 2, 2021 | S47·E1 | Owen Wilson / Kacey Musgraves |
| May 22, 2021 | S46·E20 | Anya Taylor-Joy / Lil Nas X |
| May 15, 2021 | S46·E19 | Keegan-Michael Key / Olivia Rodrigo |
| May 8, 2021 | S46·E18 | Elon Musk / Miley Cyrus |
| April 10, 2021 | S46·E17 | Carey Mulligan / Kid Cudi |
| April 3, 2021 | S46·E16 | Daniel Kaluuya / St. Vincent |
| March 27, 2021 | S46·E15 | Maya Rudolph / Jack Harlow |
| February 27, 2021 | S46·E14 | Nick Jonas |
| February 20, 2021 | S46·E13 | Regé-Jean Page / Bad Bunny |
| February 13, 2021 | S46·E12 | Regina King / Nathaniel Rateliff |
| February 6, 2021 | S46·E11 | Dan Levy / Phoebe Bridgers |
| January 30, 2021 | S46·E10 | John Krasinski / Machine Gun Kelly |
| December 19, 2020 | S46·E9 | Kristen Wiig / Dua Lipa |
| December 12, 2020 | S46·E8 | Timothée Chalamet / Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band |
| December 5, 2020 | S46·E7 | Jason Bateman / Morgan Wallen |
| November 7, 2020 | S46·E6 | Dave Chappelle / Foo Fighters |
| October 31, 2020 | S46·E5 | John Mulaney / The Strokes |
| October 24, 2020 | S46·E4 | Adele / H.E.R. |
| October 17, 2020 | S46·E3 | Issa Rae / Justin Bieber |
| October 10, 2020 | S46·E2 | Bill Burr / Jack White |
| October 3, 2020 | S46·E1 | Chris Rock / Megan Thee Stallion |
| May 9, 2020 | S45·E18 | SNL at Home: Kristen Wiig / Boyz II Men |
| April 25, 2020 | S45·E17 | SNL at Home: Brad Pitt / Miley Cyrus |
| April 11, 2020 | S45·E16 | SNL at Home: Tom Hanks / Chris Martin |
| March 7, 2020 | S45·E15 | Daniel Craig / The Weeknd |
| February 29, 2020 | S45·E14 | John Mulaney / David Byrne |
| February 8, 2020 | S45·E13 | RuPaul / Justin Bieber |
| February 1, 2020 | S45·E12 | JJ Watt / Luke Combs |
| January 25, 2020 | S45·E11 | Adam Driver / Halsey |
| December 21, 2019 | S45·E10 | Eddie Murphy / Lizzo |
| December 14, 2019 | S45·E9 | Scarlett Johansson / Niall Horan |
| December 7, 2019 | S45·E8 | Jennifer Lopez / DaBaby |
| November 23, 2019 | S45·E7 | Will Ferrell / King Princess |
| November 16, 2019 | S45·E6 | Harry Styles |
| November 2, 2019 | S45·E5 | Kristen Stewart / Coldplay |
| October 26, 2019 | S45·E4 | Chance the Rapper |
| October 12, 2019 | S45·E3 | David Harbour / Camila Cabello |
| October 5, 2019 | S45·E2 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge / Taylor Swift |
| September 28, 2019 | S45·E1 | Woody Harrelson / Billie Eilish |
| May 18, 2019 | S44·E21 | Paul Rudd / DJ Khaled |
| May 11, 2019 | S44·E20 | Emma Thompson / Jonas Brothers |
| May 4, 2019 | S44·E19 | Adam Sandler / Shawn Mendes |
| April 13, 2019 | S44·E18 | Emma Stone / BTS |
| April 6, 2019 | S44·E17 | Kit Harington / Sara Bareilles |
| March 30, 2019 | S44·E16 | Sandra Oh / Tame Impala |
| March 9, 2019 | S44·E15 | Idris Elba / Khalid |
| March 2, 2019 | S44·E14 | John Mulaney / Thomas Rhett |
| February 16, 2019 | S44·E13 | Don Cheadle / Gary Clark, Jr. |
| February 9, 2019 | S44·E12 | Halsey |
| January 26, 2019 | S44·E11 | James McAvoy / Meek Mill |
| January 19, 2019 | S44·E10 | Rachel Brosnahan / Greta Van Fleet |
| December 15, 2018 | S44·E9 | Matt Damon / Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus |
| December 8, 2018 | S44·E8 | Jason Momoa / Mumford & Sons |
| December 1, 2018 | S44·E7 | Claire Foy / Anderson .Paak |
| November 17, 2018 | S44·E6 | Steve Carell / Ella Mai |
| November 10, 2018 | S44·E5 | Liev Schreiber / Lil' Wayne |
| November 3, 2018 | S44·E4 | Jonah Hill / Maggie Rogers |
| October 13, 2018 | S44·E3 | Seth Meyers / Paul Simon |
| October 6, 2018 | S44·E2 | Awkwafina / Travis Scott |
| September 29, 2018 | S44·E1 | Adam Driver / Kanye West |
| May 19, 2018 | S43·E21 | Tina Fey / Nicki Minaj |
| May 12, 2018 | S43·E20 | Amy Schumer / Kacey Musgraves |
| May 5, 2018 | S43·E19 | Donald Glover / Childish Gambino |
| April 14, 2018 | S43·E18 | John Mulaney / Jack White |
| April 7, 2018 | S43·E17 | Chadwick Boseman / Cardi B |
| March 17, 2018 | S43·E16 | Bill Hader / Arcade Fire |
| March 10, 2018 | S43·E15 | Sterling K. Brown / James Bay |
| March 3, 2018 | S43·E14 | Charles Barkley / Migos |
| February 3, 2018 | S43·E13 | Natalie Portman / Dua Lipa |
| January 27, 2018 | S43·E12 | Will Ferrell / Chris Stapleton |
| January 20, 2018 | S43·E11 | Jessica Chastain / Troye Sivan |
| January 13, 2018 | S43·E10 | Sam Rockwell / Halsey |
| December 16, 2017 | S43·E9 | Kevin Hart / Foo Fighters |
| December 9, 2017 | S43·E8 | James Franco / SZA |
| December 2, 2017 | S43·E7 | Saoirse Ronan / U2 |
| November 18, 2017 | S43·E6 | Chance The Rapper / Eminem |
| November 11, 2017 | S43·E5 | Tiffany Haddish / Taylor Swift |
| November 4, 2017 | S43·E4 | Larry David / Miley Cyrus |
| October 14, 2017 | S43·E3 | Kumail Nanjiani / P!nk |
| October 7, 2017 | S43·E2 | Gal Gadot / Sam Smith |
| September 30, 2017 | S43·E1 | Ryan Gosling / Jay Z |
| May 20, 2017 | S42·E21 | Dwayne Johnson / Katy Perry |
| May 13, 2017 | S42·E20 | Melissa McCarthy / HAIM |
| May 6, 2017 | S42·E19 | Chris Pine / LCD Soundsystem |
| April 15, 2017 | S42·E18 | Jimmy Fallon / Harry Styles |
| April 8, 2017 | S42·E17 | Louis C.K. / The Chainsmokers |
| March 11, 2017 | S42·E16 | Scarlett Johansson / Lorde |
| March 4, 2017 | S42·E15 | Octavia Spencer / Father John Misty |
| February 11, 2017 | S42·E14 | Alec Baldwin / Ed Sheeran |
| February 4, 2017 | S42·E13 | Kristen Stewart / Alessia Cara |
| January 21, 2017 | S42·E12 | Aziz Ansari / Big Sean |
| January 14, 2017 | S42·E11 | Felicity Jones / Sturgill Simpson |
| December 17, 2016 | S42·E10 | Casey Affleck / Chance The Rapper |
| December 10, 2016 | S42·E9 | John Cena / Maren Morris |
| December 3, 2016 | S42·E8 | Emma Stone / Shawn Mendes |
| November 19, 2016 | S42·E7 | Kristen Wiig / The xx |
| November 12, 2016 | S42·E6 | Dave Chappelle / A Tribe Called Quest |
| November 5, 2016 | S42·E5 | Benedict Cumberbatch / Solange |
| October 22, 2016 | S42·E4 | Tom Hanks / Lady Gaga |
| October 15, 2016 | S42·E3 | Emily Blunt / Bruno Mars |
| October 8, 2016 | S42·E2 | Lin-Manuel Miranda / Twenty One Pilots |
| October 1, 2016 | S42·E1 | Margot Robbie / The Weeknd |
| May 21, 2016 | S41·E21 | Fred Armisen / Courtney Barnett |
| May 14, 2016 | S41·E20 | Drake |
| May 7, 2016 | S41·E19 | Brie Larson / Alicia Keys |
| April 16, 2016 | S41·E18 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Nick Jonas |
| April 9, 2016 | S41·E17 | Russell Crowe / Margo Price |
| April 2, 2016 | S41·E16 | Peter Dinklage / Gwen Stefani |
| March 12, 2016 | S41·E15 | Ariana Grande |
| March 5, 2016 | S41·E14 | Jonah Hill / Future |
| February 13, 2016 | S41·E13 | Melissa McCarthy / Kanye West |
| February 6, 2016 | S41·E12 | Larry David / The 1975 |
| January 23, 2016 | S41·E11 | Ronda Rousey / Selena Gomez |
| January 16, 2016 | S41·E10 | Adam Driver / Chris Stapleton |
| December 19, 2015 | S41·E9 | Tina Fey and Amy Poehler / Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band |
| December 12, 2015 | S41·E8 | Chris Hemsworth / Chance The Rapper |
| December 5, 2015 | S41·E7 | Ryan Gosling / Leon Bridges |
| November 21, 2015 | S41·E6 | Matthew McConaughey / Adele |
| November 14, 2015 | S41·E5 | Elizabeth Banks / Disclosure |
| November 7, 2015 | S41·E4 | Donald Trump / Sia |
| October 17, 2015 | S41·E3 | Tracy Morgan / Demi Lovato |
| October 10, 2015 | S41·E2 | Amy Schumer / The Weeknd |
| October 3, 2015 | S41·E1 | Miley Cyrus |
| May 16, 2015 | S40·E21 | Louis C.K. / Rihanna |
| May 9, 2015 | S40·E20 | Reese Witherspoon / Florence + the Machine |
| May 2, 2015 | S40·E19 | Scarlett Johansson / Wiz Khalifa |
| April 11, 2015 | S40·E18 | Taraji P. Henson / Mumford & Sons |
| April 4, 2015 | S40·E17 | Michael Keaton / Carly Rae Jepsen |
| March 28, 2015 | S40·E16 | Dwayne Johnson / George Ezra |
| March 7, 2015 | S40·E15 | Chris Hemsworth / Zac Brown Band |
| February 28, 2015 | S40·E14 | Dakota Johnson / Alabama Shakes |
| January 31, 2015 | S40·E13 | J.K. Simmons / D'Angelo |
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