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
Previous Season Forty-Nine	Next Season Fifty-One

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	Charli XCX			November 16, 2024	4.286M	0.64%
977	8	Paul Mescal/Shaboozey			December 7, 2024	3.839M	0.55%
978	9	Chris Rock/Gracie Abrams			December 14, 2024	4.2M	0.61%
979	10	Martin Short/Hozier			December 21, 2024	4.793M	0.7%
980	11	Dave Chappelle/GloRilla			January 18, 2025	4.848M	0.76%
981	12	Timothée Chalamet			January 25, 2025	4.958M	0.77%
S44	SP	SNL 50th Anniversary Special			February 16, 2025	13.921M	2.17%
982	13	Shane Gillis/Tate McRae			March 1, 2025	4.275M	0.67%
983	14	Lady Gaga			March 8, 2025	4.625M	0.6%
984	15	Mikey Madison/Morgan Wallen			March 29, 2025	4.268M	0.52%
985	16	Jack Black/Elton John & Brandi Carlile			April 5, 2025	4.525M	0.59%
986	17	Jon Hamm/Lizzo			April 12, 2025	4.293M	0.58%
987	18	Quinta Brunson/Benson Boone			May 3, 2025	4.369M	0.56%
988	19	Walton Goggins/Arcade Fire			May 10, 2025	4.215M	0.62%
989	20	Scarlett Johansson/Bad Bunny			May 17, 2025	4.874M	0.21%