US EditionBad Bunny Kicks Off 'SNL' 51st Season
The season 51 premiere features five new cast members after multiple departures and coincides with Bad Bunny’s announcement as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show performer.
- Season 51 premiered Saturday with Bad Bunny hosting and Doja Cat as musical guest, airing live at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
- Departures by longtime cast members led producers to add five new featured players after Ego Nwodim and Devon Walker exited for Season 51.
- The NFL announced Bad Bunny as 2026 Super Bowl headliner shortly before SNL's premiere, with Megyn Kelly saying, `You tell me whether this is an active middle finger to all of MAGA and the right wing by putting this guy, who likes to dress in women's dresses, and who hates the United States so much he won't come here because he's worried about ICE raiding his concert, as our Super Bowl entertainment`.
- The show arrives buoyed by awards, having picked up 12 Emmys last month, and Amy Poehler will host October 11 with Role Model, followed by Sabrina Carpenter on October 18.
- Internally, the show promoted Ben Marshall while adding Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska, whose credits span Just for Laughs, Tonight Show and viral TikToks.
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