SNL Announces Hosts and Musical Guests for Season 51

The wait is over. Saturday nights just got a whole lot funnier because Saturday Night Live is kicking off Season 51.  

Bad Bunny and Doja Cat ringing in the season together? Amy Poehler returning to host after years away? Sabrina Carpenter pulling double duty? Glen Powell and Nikki Glaser making their SNL hosting debuts? Ariana Grande and Cher to close out 2025? Season 51 is shaping up to be unforgettable with a star-studded lineup to start off the new season.  

Here’s the full schedule for SNL Season 51.  

Oct 4 – Host Bad Bunny with Musical Guest Doja Cat  

SNL launches Season 51 with Bad Bunny returning for the second time as host. He most recently appeared as a musical guest in the Season 50 finale. The three-time Grammy® Award winner begins his world tour this fall, celebrating his album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.  

Doja Cat makes her SNL musical guest debut. The Grammy® winner's fifth album, Vie, will be released Sept 26. 

Oct 11 – Host Amy Poehler with Musical Guest Role Model 

Amy Poehler returns to Studio 8H for her second individual hosting appearance and third overall. The episode marks SNL's 50th anniversary since its debut on Oct 11, 1975. Poehler She was an SNL cast member for eight seasons from 2001-2008. The Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award winner hosts the popular podcast Good Hang With Amy Poehler. 

Singer-songwriter Role Model makes his SNL debut as a musical guest. He just marked his first Billboard No. 1 song with “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” topping the Adult Alternative Airplay chart. 

Oct 18 – Host and Musical Guest Sabrina Carpenter  

Sabrina Carpenter will do double duty, marking her first appearance as host and second appearance as musical guest. She previously appeared as a musical guest for the Season 49 finale hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal. The Grammy® winner's newest album, Man's Best Friend, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. 

Nov 1 – Host Miles Teller and Musical Guest Brandi Carlile   

Miles Teller returns to host SNL for the second time. He stars in and executive produces the fantasy romantic comedy Eternity, in theaters Nov 26. 

Brandi Carlile makes her third individual appearance as SNL musical guest (and fourth overall). The 11-time Grammy® winner’s newest album, Returning to Myself, is out Oct 24. 

Nov 8 – Host Nikki Glaser and Musical Guest sombr   

Comedian Nikki Glaser will lead Studio 8H for the first time. Glaser will return to host the Golden Globes next year and will premiere a new stand-up special on Hulu.  

Singer-songwriter sombr heads to SNL for his debut appearance as musical guest. His breakout hit, “back to friends,” from his debut album, I Barely Know Her, has been streamed more than 1 billion times and tops the Billboard Hot 100 Songwriters chart. 

Nov 15 – Host Glen Powell and Musical Guest Olivia Dean 

Golden Globe®-nominated actor Glen Powell hosts the late-night sketch comedy show for the first time. Powell co-created and stars in Hulu’s sports comedy series Chad Powers, and next headlines The Running Man, in theaters Nov 14. 

English singer-songwriter Olivia Dean takes the mic for her SNL debut. She is currently on tour in support of her album The Art of Loving, which reached No. 1 in five countries. 

Dec 6 – Host Melissa McCarthy and Musical Guest Dijon

Melissa McCarthy will return to host for the sixth time. The two-time Academy Award® nominee won an Emmy for hosting SNL in 2017. 

Singer, songwriter, and producer Dijon will make his SNL debut. He is nominated for two Grammy Awards®, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Album of the Year for producing Justin Bieber’s latest release SWAG. Dijon is on tour in support of his second studio album, Baby. 

Dec 13 – Host Josh O’Connor and Musical Guest Lily Allen 

Josh O’Connor takes the Studio 8H stage for the first time as host. The Emmy®-winning actor stars in the latest installment in the Knives Out franchise, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The film hits select theaters Nov 26 and streams Dec 12 on Netflix.  

Lily Allen returns to SNL as musical guest for the second time. The Grammy®-nominated singer recently released her fifth album, West End Girl. 

Dec 20 – Host Ariana Grande and Musical Guest Cher

To close out 2025, Ariana Grande heads back to SNL for the third time in two years. The Oscar®-nominated and Grammy®-winning multihyphenate, who takes her final bow as Glinda in Wicked: For Good, will host the late-night sketch show for the third time.  

She’ll be joined by iconic singer Cher, who returns to the SNL stage as musical guest for the first time in 38 years. Her first appearance took place Nov 21, 1987, when she performed “We All Sleep Alone” and “I Found Someone.” She returned Sept 26, 1992 for a Weekend Update cameo. The Oscar®, Emmy® and Grammy Award® winner’s autobiography, Cher: The Memoir, is available in paperback. 

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