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Is ‘SNL’ New Tonight? Who’s Hosting the Next Episode

At long last, “Saturday Night Live” is back. Season 48 of the NBC series was cut short due to the writers’ strike (hosts for the final two episodes of the season were going to be Kieran Culkin and Jennifer Coolidge), and Season 49 was delayed for the same reason, but once the WGA struck a deal with the studios, “SNL” writers — and cast members — went back to work.

Those who make it a habit to watch “SNL” when it’s on may be wondering, is “SNL” new tonight? No, “SNL” is not new on Saturday, March 23.

The next new episode of “SNL” will be on March 30 with host Ramy Yussef and musical guest Travis Scott. The show is new on April 6 with host Kristen Wiig and musical guest Raye, and Ryan Gosling will host on April 13 with musical guest Chris Stapleton.

Who has hosted Season 49 so far?

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Sydney Sweeney on “SNL” (NBC)

The Season 49 premiere was delayed due to the strikes, but the hosts for this season so far have been:

  • Pete Davidson – Oct. 14

  • Bad Bunny – Oct. 21

  • Nate Bargatze – Oct. 28

  • Timothée Chalamet – Nov. 11

  • Jason Momoa – Nov. 18

  • Emma Stone – Dec. 2

  • Adam Driver – Dec. 9

  • Kate McKinnon – Dec. 16

  • Jacob Elordi – Jan. 20

  • Dakota Johnson – Jan. 27

  • Ayo Edebiri – Feb. 3

  • Shane Gillis – Feb. 24

  • Sydney Sweeney – March 2

  • Josh Brolin – March 9

The end of Season 47 marked the exits of cast members Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor, Aristotle Athari and Chris Redd.

In Season 48, “SNL” added new cast members Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker. Kearney is the show’s first non-binary cast member.

The returning cast members for “SNL” Season 48 were Michael Che, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang. Returning featured players are Andrew Dismukes, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson and Sarah Sherman.

Executive producer Lorne Michaels called Season 48 a “transition year,” adding that “changes are always difficult but always exciting.”

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