{"id":491694,"date":"2026-01-04T12:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/491694\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:05:16","slug":"is-snl-new-this-week-saturday-night-live-2026-return-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/491694\/","title":{"rendered":"Is \u2018SNL\u2019 New This Week? \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 2026 Return Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was an eventful end to 2025 for Saturday Night Live<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The historic late-night series bid farewell to fan favorite Bowen Yang<\/a>, who exited the series after the Ariana Grande-led episode on December 20. The prolific performer joined the long-running comedy staple as a writer in 2018, before being promoted to a featured player in 2019 and the main cast in 2021. Bowen, Grande, and musical guest Cher sang \u201cPlease Come Home for Christmas\u201d during his final SNL sketch as a cast member (\u201cDelta Lounge\u201d)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for SNL as we turn the page to 2026? The host and musical guest for the first episode of the new year have been announced, but, sadly, that episode won\u2019t be airing this week. When exactly does Saturday Night Live return? Here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

Is Saturday Night Live New Tonight (January 3)?<\/p>\n

Nope. NBC is reairing the November 1 episode hosted by Miles Teller with musical guest Brandi Carlile.<\/p>\n

When Does SNL Return With New Episodes?<\/p>\n

Saturday Night Live returns with new episodes in two weeks. On January 17, Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard will make his hosting debut with musical guest A$AP Rocky.<\/p>\n

How To Watch SNL Live Online and On TV:<\/p>\n

If you have a valid cable login, you can watch SNL live on NBC, the NBC app, or NBC.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An NBC live stream is also available via fuboTV<\/a>, Hulu + Live TV<\/a>, YouTube TV<\/a>, DIRECTV<\/a>, Peacock<\/a>, or Sling TV<\/a>. YouTube TV, fuboTV, DIRECTV, and Hulu + Live TV offer free trials for new subscribers.<\/p>\n

Is Saturday Night Live on Peacock?<\/p>\n

Yes! You can stream new episodes of SNL live or on demand on Peacock<\/a>. The Finn Wolfhard episode will be available to watch on demand on Peacock beginning Sunday, January 18.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re feeling nostalgic, all 51 seasons of the iconic late-night series are available on the streamer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Is SNL On Hulu?<\/p>\n

Nope. While you can watch the show live or on demand via Hulu + Live TV, SNL isn\u2019t available for next-day streaming on the platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was an eventful end to 2025 for Saturday Night Live. The historic late-night series bid farewell to…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":491695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[43326,1144,171,75329,16767,69821,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-491694","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-colin-jost","9":"tag-comedy","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-finn-wolfhard","12":"tag-lorne-michaels","13":"tag-michael-che","14":"tag-tv","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115836742784887956","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}