{"id":401155,"date":"2026-01-11T14:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/401155\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T14:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:07:10","slug":"is-saturday-night-live-new-tonight-heres-when-snl-returns-with-new-episodes-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/401155\/","title":{"rendered":"Is \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 New Tonight? Here\u2019s When \u2018SNL\u2019 Returns With New Episodes In 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a good news\/bad news situation as we prepare for the return of Saturday Night Live<\/a>. There\u2019s no new episode of the iconic comedy series tonight (January 10), but we now know the first three hosts of 2026.<\/p>\n

The first new episode of 2026 features the SNL hosting debut of Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard. The actor behind Mike Wheeler will be joined by musical guest A$AP Rocky. Finn will be joined by two more first-timers<\/a> as One Battle After Another standout Teyana Taylor and Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd will take the reins for the following two episodes, with musical guests Geese and Cardi B, respectively.<\/p>\n

We know the next three hosts, but when will Saturday Night Live return with new episodes? Here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

Is SNL New Tonight (January 10)?<\/p>\n

Nope. NBC is reairing the November 8, 2025, episode hosted by Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser with musical guest sombr.<\/p>\n

When Does Saturday Night Live Return With New Episodes in 2026?<\/p>\n

Next week! On January 17, Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard will make his SNL hosting debut with musical guest A$AP Rocky.<\/p>\n

We also know the next two hosts\/musical guests:<\/p>\n

January 24: Host Teyana Taylor with musical guest Geese<\/p>\n

January 31: Host Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd with musical guest Cardi B<\/p>\n

How To Watch Saturday Night 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

You can also watch new episodes of Saturday Night Live via Hulu + Live TV<\/a>, YouTube TV<\/a>, DIRECTV<\/a>, Peacock<\/a>, or Sling TV<\/a>. YouTube TV, 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\u2019s a good news\/bad news situation as we prepare for the return of Saturday Night Live. There\u2019s no…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[1036,88,45435,68284,92],"class_list":["post-401155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-comedy","tag-entertainment","tag-finn-wolfhard","tag-lorne-michaels","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}