Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive show news, updates, and more!
Saturday Night Live Season 49: Everything to Know
SNL returns on October 14—here's all the details on the Hosts, cast, tickets, and more.
Saturday Night Live will return on October 14, 2023, kicking off its 49th season since the sketch show first premiered on October 11, 1975.
SNL is the most Emmy-nominated show of all time (314 and counting!), and Season 49 is sure to deliver the hilarious sketches and quotable characters that fans are eager for each year. With the season premiering ahead of the 2024 presidential election, you can also almost certainly expect cold opens featuring dead-on impressions of political figures, and maybe—if history serves—a surprise cameo or two.
Here's everything to know about the season to come, including one cast update.
When does SNL Season 49 start?
Saturday Night Live Season 49 premieres on Saturday, October 14, at 11:30/10:30c on NBC and simulcast on Peacock.
RELATED: Every Host of SNL Season 49
Who is in the Saturday Night Live Season 49 Cast?
Wonderful news: SNL's entire Season 48 cast is returning for Season 49!
The show is adding one new cast member in 2023: Featured player Chloe Troast.
Standup comedian and performer Troast will also appear in Please Don't Destroy's November movie on Peacock, Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain alongside cast members Bowen Yang and Michael Longfellow.
Who will be the Saturday Night Live Season 49 Hosts and musical guests?
Pete Davidson will Host the October 14 premiere, after his Season 48 Hosting date was canceled due to the WGA strike. Ice Spice will be the musical guest.
Singer and rapper Bad Bunny will pull double duty as Host and musical guest on October 21.
How do I get tickets to SNL?
Seeing Saturday Night Live in person in Studio 8H in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza is an electrifying experience, and there's an annual window when fans can try and score tickets.
Here's all of the information you need to enter SNL's ticket lottery.
Where can I watch new episodes of SNL Season 49?
Saturday Night Live airs Saturdays at 11:30/10:30c, simulcast live and streaming the next day on Peacock.
All previous seasons of Saturday Night Live are available to stream on Peacock, too.
How can I watch classic Saturday Night Live sketches?
NBC.com is a great place to start.
Will Ferrell's Best SNL Sketches
Learn more about classic SNL characters and iconic cast duos on NBC Insider:
Debbie Downer: A History of Rachel Dratch’s Iconic SNL Character
How Bill Hader and John Mulaney Came Up with Stefon
"Church Chat": A Look Back at Dana Carvey's Church Lady Sketches
Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph's Best SNL Moments Together
Tina and Amy: The Restless Leg Tour BFFs' Best Saturday Night Live moments
