Saturday Night Live has now completed 50 seasons, but by the looks of it, the historic sketch comedy show doesn't appear to be headed anywhere. After the landmark season's finale on May 17, 2025, the show is on hiatus for the summer, but the show will be returning for in the fall for Season 51, with plenty of wind in its sails. The fiftieth season, along with the various specials created to celebrate the achievement, have been well regarded with clips going viral on social media nearly every week.
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But what will Season 51 look like? Which cast members will return? Will new ones be added? Will Lorne Michaels return to helm the ship? Here's everything we need to know about Season 51 of Saturday Night Live:
This year’s season of SNL will be its 51st. After all the fanfare of Season 50 and an election year, it's back to business as usual for Season 51.
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What is the release date for SNL Season 51?
Saturday Night Live Season 51 does not have a release date yet, but the series traditionally begins to air in the early fall. We'll likely get a release date announced at some point in late summer.
No hosts or musical guests for Season 51 have been announced yet. Typically the first batch of hosts and musical guests are announced towards the end of summer.
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Will Lorne Michaels leave SNL after Season 50?
Veteran producer Lorne Michaels has been with SNL ever since creating the show back in 1975. Rumors have swirled around Michaels’s potential retirement for some time—he celebrated his 80th birthday in November of 2024—and Michaels himself strongly hinted at this during an interview with Gayle King in December of 2021.
In that interview, Michaels made a commitment to staying with the show through its 50th anniversary. "I'd like to see that through," he told King on CBS Morning (via EW). "I have a feeling that would be a really good time to leave."
That being said, no announcements regarding Lorne Michaels' departure have been announced as of yet, so it seems like he may be sticking around for Season 51 after all.
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The current frontrunner to succeed Michaels is reportedly Tina Fey, who was a cast member and head writer for SNL between 1997 and 2006.
“It could easily be Tina Fey,” Michaels told ET. “But you know, there are a lot of people who are there now who are also, you know [could be good],” he said. “Tina’s brilliant and great at everything. She’s a very important person in my life.”
Meyers, who worked on SNL for over a decade between 2001 and 2014, is also rumored to be in the running.
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Who are the returning cast members for SNL Season 51?
So far no cast members have announced either that they are returning or that they're departing for Season 51, so we'll likely see a very similar cast next year. The Season 50 cast included:
Michael CheMikey DayAndrew DismukesChloe FinemanHeidi GardnerMarcello HernandezJames Austin JohnsonColin JostMichael LongfellowEgo NwodimSarah ShermanKenan ThompsonDevon WalkerBowen YangAshley Padilla (Featured)Emil Wakim (Featured)Jane Wickline (Featured)No new cast members have been announced yet, but those announcements typically come towards the end of the summer.
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Which cast members are not returning for SNL Season 51?
No cast members have announced they're not returning yet, but we could see a shakeup in the cast over the summer.
How to watch Saturday Night Live
Season 51 of SNL will air on NBC, with new episodes available to stream via Peacock.
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