Saturday Night Live has set the first hosts of 2026.

Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard make his hosting debut with A$AP Rocky, also a first for the hip hop star as musical guest on January 17. Then, on January 24, One Battle After Another star Teyana Taylor will host for the very first time, with Geese as musical guest for the first time as well. Finally, on January 31, Alexander Skarsgård will also make his SNL hosting debut, with Cardi B as musical guest.

Who has hosted SNL so far this season?

Season 51 premiere on Saturday, October 1, and was hosted by Bad Bunny, with Doja Cat as musical guest.

Then, on the October 11 episode, former SNL regular Amy Poehler joined the show in her second individual hosting (third overall) stint, with Role Model making his musical guest debut on SNL.

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter pulled double duty as both host and musical guest on the October 18 show, which was followed by a two-week break.

On November 1, Miles Teller hosted for the second time alongside musical guest Brandi Carlile in her third individual appearance and fourth overall.

Then, on November 8, Nikki Glaser made her SNL hosting debut, with musical guest sombr giving his first performances on the show.

The following week, on November 15, Chad Powers and The Running Man star Glen Powell made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut, with Olivia Dean making her musical debut on the show, too.

On December 6, Melissa McCarthy returned as SNL host for the sixth time, with Dijon making his musical guest debut.

Then, on December 13, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery star Josh O’Connor took the stage for the first time as host, with Lily Allen as musical guest for her second time.

The final show of 2025, on December 20, featured Wicked: For Good‘s Ariana Grande making her third appearance as host, with Cher making her second musical guest appearance during the same episode.

When do SNL Season 51 episodes air?

SNL airs on Saturdays at 11:30/10:30c on NBC.

Who stars in SNL Season 51’s regular cast?

Saturday Night Live returned this October to NBC, with five newcomers and six departures.

Many of the repertory players from Season 50 came back, including “Weekend Update” stars Michael Che and Colin Jost, along with Kenan Thompson, James Austin Johnson, Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman, Andrew Dismukes, Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, and Marcello Hernández. (Not returning for the season were Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim, Heidi Gardner, and Ego Nwodim. Meanwhile, the cast has also increased by five newcomer featured players: Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska. See photos and more details about each right here.

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Plus, seven new writers joined the crew: Jack Bensinger (Rap World), stand-up comedian Jo Sunday (Just for Laughs), comic Maddie Wiener (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), actor and writer Rachel Pegram (Harley Quinn), writer-comedian Claire McFadden (Second City) and Maxwell Gay and Tucker Flodman, two newcomers from The Harvard Lampoon.

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