Saturday Night Live Season 51 opened with Bad Bunny as host and Doja Cat as musical guest on October 4, 2025. Sabrina Carpenter hosted and performed on October 18. The season’s official schedule lists 20 episodes, ending May 16, 2026.
Season 51 episode lineup
Peacock’s official Season 51 guide lists the following host and musical guest pairings. “Double duty” means the host also served as the musical guest.
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| Episode date | Host | Musical guest |
|---|---|---|
| October 4, 2025 | Bad Bunny | Doja Cat |
| October 11, 2025 | Amy Poehler | Role Model |
| October 18, 2025 | Sabrina Carpenter | Sabrina Carpenter (double duty) |
| October 25, 2025 | Miles Teller | Brandi Carlile |
| November 1, 2025 | Nikki Glaser | sombr |
| November 8, 2025 | Glen Powell | Olivia Dean |
| November 15, 2025 | Melissa McCarthy | Dijon |
| December 6, 2025 | Josh O’Connor | Lily Allen |
| December 20, 2025 | Ariana Grande | Cher |
| January 17, 2026 | Finn Wolfhard | A$AP Rocky |
| January 24, 2026 | Teyana Taylor | Geese |
| January 31, 2026 | Alexander Skarsgård | Cardi B |
| February 28, 2026 | Connor Storrie | Mumford & Sons |
| March 7, 2026 | Ryan Gosling | Gorillaz |
| March 14, 2026 | Harry Styles | Harry Styles (double duty) |
| March 28, 2026 | Jack Black | Jack White |
| April 11, 2026 | Colman Domingo | Anitta |
| April 18, 2026 | Olivia Rodrigo | Olivia Rodrigo (double duty) |
| May 9, 2026 | Matt Damon | Noah Kahan |
| May 16, 2026 | Will Ferrell | Paul McCartney |
The dates and pairings are from Peacock’s Season 51 episode catalog. The schedule contains 20 listed episodes; it does not indicate an episode for every Saturday in the season.
Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter’s Season 51 episodes
Bad Bunny hosted the premiere
Bad Bunny hosted the October 4, 2025 season opener, with Doja Cat as the musical guest. Bad Bunny was the host—not the musical guest—for that episode. The pairing was also reported by the Associated Press when the first three hosts were announced.
Sabrina Carpenter hosted and performed
Carpenter took both roles on October 18: she hosted and was the musical guest. The AP announcement described it as her first time hosting SNL. That differs from Bad Bunny’s premiere, where the host and musical guest were separate performers.
Amy Poehler hosted the episode between them
The October 11 episode featured Amy Poehler as host and Role Model as musical guest. The AP announcement noted that it was Role Model’s musical guest debut.
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Where and when Season 51 aired
Peacock’s guide says Saturday Night Live aired Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC and streamed the following day on Peacock. That is the guide’s stated U.S. schedule; streaming availability can change. Season 51 concluded with the May 16, 2026 episode hosted by Will Ferrell, with Paul McCartney as musical guest.
Season 51 is a completed season. NBCUniversal announced Season 52 for September 26, 2026, on NBC and Peacock in its September 9, 2026 announcement.
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