Saturday Night Live/Season Fifty

Season Fifty
Saturday Night Live
Season Premiere	September 28, 2024
Season Finale	May 17, 2025
Episode Count	20 + 2 specials
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This is the current season of Saturday Night Live. Content may change as new information and details become available.

Season Fifty of Saturday Night Live premiered on September 28, 2024.

Cast

Main Cast:

• Michael Che (Weekend Update anchor)
• Mikey Day
• Andrew Dismukes
• Chloe Fineman
• Heidi Gardner
• Marcello Hernández
• James Austin Johnson
• Colin Jost (Weekend Update anchor)
• Michael Longfellow
• Ego Nwodim
• Sarah Sherman
• Kenan Thompson
• Devon Walker
• Bowen Yang

Featuring:

• Ashley Padilla
• Emil Wakim
• Jane Wickline

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating
970	1	Jean Smart/Jelly Roll			September 28, 2024	5.388M	0.84%
971	2	Nate Bargatze/Coldplay			October 5, 2024	4.762M	0.73%
972	3	Ariana Grande/Stevie Nicks			October 12, 2024	5.572M	0.94%
973	4	Michael Keaton/Billie Eilish			October 19, 2024	4.777M	0.71%
974	5	John Mulaney/Chappell Roan			November 2, 2024	6.586M	1.24%
S43	SP	The 2024 SNL Election Special			November 4, 2024	3.06M	0.34%
975	6	Bill Burr/Mk.gee			November 9, 2024	4.424M	0.72%
976	7	Charlie XCX			November 16, 2024	4.286M	0.64%
977	8	Paul Mescal/Shaboozey			December 7, 2024
978	9	Chris Rock/Gracie Abrams			December 14, 2024
979	10	Martin Short/Hozier			December 21, 2024
980	11	TBA			January 18, 2025
981	12	TBA			January 25, 2025
S44	SP	SNL 50th Anniversary Special			February 16, 2025
982	13	TBA			March 1, 2025
983	14	TBA			March 8, 2025
984	15	TBA			March 29, 2025
985	16	TBA			April 5, 2025
986	17	TBA			April 12, 2025
987	18	TBA			May 3, 2025
988	19	TBA			May 10, 2025
989	20	TBA			May 17, 2025