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On Saturday (Sept. 26), Saturday Night Live returns with the premiere episode of season 52. The sketch comedy show taps New York Knicks superstar and NBA Finals MVP, Jalen Brunson to host, while pop girl group KATSEYE serves as musical guest.
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Brunson and KATSEYE are both making their SNL debuts. However, only four of the six members of KATSEYE — Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Megan Skiendiel and Yoonchae Jeung — are expected to perform during the show.
How to Watch ‘Saturday Night Live’ Live Online, at a Glance:
SNL premieres on Saturday (Sept. 26), with a start time of 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.
What TV Network Features ‘Saturday Night Live’?
In 2026, SNL broadcasts on TV on NBC. Meanwhile, the variety sketch show is available to livestream on Peacock.
Who’s Appearing on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Tonight?
SNL is known for celebrity cameos during the show, so it’s likely there may be a number of famous actors, actresses and recording artists in attendance. Since Jalen Brunson is hosting, it’s expected that other players from the New York Knicks would also appear, like Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jose Alvarado and more.
Other artists who have been known to appear at SNL in the past include Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller, Alec Baldwin, Mariska Hargitay, Meryl Streep, Harry Styles and others.
Where to Watch ‘Saturday Night Live’ Online for Free
For cord-cutters, there are a few ways to watch SNL online if you don’t have cable, especially if you want to watch for free. DirecTV has a five-day free trial, while other streaming services like Fubo and Hulu + Live TV also offer free trials so you can watch for free.
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DirecTV
Comes with a five-day free trial.
A subscription to DirecTV gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels including NBC at $59.99 per month for the first three months of service ($89.99 per month afterward). The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free if you sign up now.
600+ free channels
Sling TV
Sling Orange & Blue comes with 40+ broadcast and cable channels.
A subscription to Sling TV offers the Blue plan which includes NBC among more than 40 channels for $54.99 per month. All plans come with a free cloud DVR and an extra approximately 600 channels too.Please note: Pricing and channel availability vary from market-to-market.
Fubo starts at $63.99 for the first month ($88.99 per month afterward) with more than 230 channels including local and cable like NBC that are streamable on smart TVs smartphones tablets and web browsers. And with a five-day free trial you can watch for free if you act fast and sign up now.
No Hidden Fees
Hulu + Live TV
Comes with Hulu Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited.
The Hulu + Live TV subscription offers NBC along with more than 100 live channels starting at $89.99 per month while each plan includes Hulu Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited at no additional cost.
The livestream home of ‘SNL’
Peacock
Starts at $12.99 per month.
The Peacock subscription offers two plans: The Premium Plan at $12.99 per month or the Premium Plus Plan at $19.99 per month with an annual plan offering savings of up to 17% off when paid yearly at $129.99 or $199.99 respectively.
The Premium Plan provides ad-supported access to movies TV shows originals live sports from NBC Sports and live news from NBC News while the Premium Plus plan includes everything in the Premium plan without ads local NBC channel live and offline streaming capabilities.
On Saturday (Sept. 26),SNL, hosted by Jalen Brunson with musical guest KATSEYE broadcasts live on NBC; one of the best ways to watch is with DirecTV.
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