It\u2019s only the fifth time in the show\u2019s 52-season history that an episode has aired live on Halloween night; the most recent was a 2020 Halloween show hosted by John Mulaney (who will become a seven-timer in November).<\/p>\n
\tWatch ‘SNL’ for free<\/p>\n
When: Oct. 31, 11:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
How to watch for free: DIRECTV<\/a> (five-day free trial)<\/p>\n TV Channel: NBC<\/p>\n It\u2019s a fitting night for one of the horror genre\u2019s newest scream queens<\/a> to host the sketch series.<\/p>\n Is \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 new tonight?<\/p>\n Yes! \u201cSNL\u201d is on live tonight, Oct. 31.<\/p>\n What time is \u2018SNL\u2019 on tonight?<\/p>\n Tonight\u2019s Halloween episode of \u201cSNL\u201d will air live coast-to-coast at 11:30 p.m. ET\/8:30 p.m. PT, though it may be subject to delays due to college football in certain time zones.<\/p>\n How to watch \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 for free<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have cable, you\u2019ll need a live TV streaming service to stream Inde Navarrette on \u201cSNL\u201d for free.<\/p>\n DIRECTV<\/a> is our favorite service for trying live TV for free. Right now, you can take advantage of a five-day free trial before saving $30 on your first month. We recommend the Choice plan, which includes NBC as part of its 125+ channel options.<\/p>\n You can also watch \u201cSNL\u201d for free with a Peacock Premium<\/a> free trial (seven days, then $16.99\/month). Peacock also has new \u201cSNL\u201d episodes available to stream in full on Sunday mornings. <\/p>\n Who is hosting \u2018SNL\u2019 tonight?<\/p>\n Actress Inde Navarrette will host \u201cSNL\u201d for the first time tonight, Oct. 31. <\/p>\n \u2018SNL\u2019 Season 52 schedule<\/p>\n Oct. 31: Inde Navarrette, with Gracie Abrams<\/p>\n Nov. 7: Druski, with The Strokes<\/p>\n Nov. 14: John Mulaney, with Phoebe Bridgers<\/p>\n Dec. 5: host TBA<\/p>\n Dec. 12: host TBA<\/p>\n Dec. 19: host TBA<\/p>\n \u2018SNL\u2019 Season 52 cast<\/p>\n Repertory PlayersFeatured PlayersMichael Che (Weekend Update)Saidah Belo-OsagieMikey DayTommy BrennanAndrew DismukesJeremy CulhaneMarcelo Hern\u00e1ndezBen MarshallJames Austin JohnsonKam PattersonColin Jost (Weekend Update)Grace ReiterAshley PadillaVeronika SlowikowskaSarah ShermanKenan ThompsonJane Wickline<\/p>\n Why Trust Page Six Shopping<\/p>\n This article was written by Angela Tricarico<\/a>, Commerce Streaming Reporter for the New York Post<\/a>, Page Six, and Decider<\/a>. Angela keeps readers up to date with information on how to watch<\/a> all of your favorite reality TV shows and movies on each streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices<\/a>, but she\u2019s also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, celebrities and pop culture. Prior to joining The Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Page Six may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":948268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,47569,46340,2708,427],"class_list":["post-948267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-how-to-watch","tag-snl","tag-streaming","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/948268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=948267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=948267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=948267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"SATURDAY](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/musical-guest-gracie-abrams-host-146976544.jpg\")
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\u201cObsession\u201d star Inde Navarrette is set to host tonight\u2019s \u201cSNL\u201d Halloween episode. \u00c2\u00a9Focus Features\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n