Is ‘SNL’ new tonight? Host, musical guest details

Marcus James Dixon

Sat, May 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM UTC

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Is SNL new tonight (May 17, 2025)? YES. NBC's sketch-comedy series airs its Season 50 finale on Saturday night with host Scarlett Johansson and musical guest Bad Bunny. In this week's promo video, Johansson hopes that this episode will be the "best show of the year" and "bigger than the 50th anniversary special." But Bad Bunny and Kenan Thompson shoot her down, claiming she's being "unrealistic."

The regular cast members for Saturday Night Live Season 50 are Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Devon Walker, and Bowen Yang. The featured players are Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline. Over the summer, Punkie Johnson, Molly Kearney, and Chloe Troast all departed the program.

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Here are the Saturday Night Live Season 50 hosts and musical guests:

#50x01 — Jean Smart / Jelly Roll — Sept. 28, 2024

#50x02 — Nate Bargatze / Coldplay — Oct. 5, 2024

#50x03 — Ariana Grande / Stevie Nicks — Oct. 12, 2024

#50x04 — Michael Keaton / Billie Eilish — Oct. 19, 2024

#50x05 — John Mulaney / Chappell Roan — Nov. 2, 2024

#50x06 — Bill Burr / Mk.gee — Nov. 9, 2024

#50x07 — Charli XCX / Charli XCX — Nov. 16, 2024

#50x08 — Paul Mescal / Shaboozey — Dec. 7, 2024

#50x09 — Chris Rock / Gracie Abrams — Dec. 14, 2024

#50x10 — Martin Short / Hozier — Dec. 21, 2024