{"id":2069517,"date":"2025-10-04T23:38:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T23:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2069517"},"modified":"2025-10-04T23:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T23:38:56","slug":"how-to-watch-bad-bunny-host-snl-season-51-premiere-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-to-watch-bad-bunny-host-snl-season-51-premiere-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Bad Bunny host &#8216;SNL&#8217; Season 51 premiere for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F10%2Fnewspress-collage-rch4tp0l1-1759437432334.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261759423173\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"commerce-disclosure\">\n\t\tcelebrity.land may be compensated and\/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change.<br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Live from New York, it\u2019s the Season 51 premiere of \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d!<\/p>\n<p>After a huge season celebrating 50 years, the iconic sketch series is back following a big cast shakeup this summer.<\/p>\n<p>It was announced in late August that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/31\/entertainment\/devon-walker-explains-the-truth-behind-his-snl-exit-before-season-51\/\">Devon Walker<\/a>, Emil Wakim, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/03\/entertainment\/fired-saturday-night-live-star-michael-longfellow-shares-how-he-discovered-he-was-booted-from-sketch-show\/\">Michael Longfellow<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/28\/entertainment\/heidi-gardner-leaving-snl-after-8-years-report\/\">Heidi Gardner<\/a> would not be returning to the cast. Later, in September, Ego Nwodim <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/12\/entertainment\/ego-nwodim-leaving-snl-after-7-years-before-season-51\/\">announced<\/a> that she was also departing the series. <\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/08\/entertainment\/snl-season-51-finalizes-cast-who-is-returning\/\">cast of featured players<\/a> will feature four new faces in Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska, and one familiar face: Ben Marshall, a member of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/08\/entertainment\/snls-please-dont-destroy-me-comedy-group-reveals-fate-in-wake-of-show-axings\/\">Please Don\u2019t Destroy comedy group<\/a> who produced pre-taped segments for the past three seasons, was promoted to the featured cast as well. <\/p>\n<div class=\"product-spotlight product-spotlight-block wp-block-nypost-editor-product-spotlight\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t&#8216;SNL&#8217; Season 51: what to know\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong> Oct. 4, <strong>11:30 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Channel:<\/strong> NBC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Streaming:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-nyp-link-source=\"trackonomics\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_nypost?p=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F10%2F04%2Fentertainment%2Fhow-to-watch-bad-bunny-host-snl-season-51-premiere-for-free%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dpbolvw.net%2Fclick-100223664-15242095%3Fsid%3Dsnl%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.directv.com%2Fstream%2F&amp;author=Angela%20Tricarico&amp;articleID=37277292&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=october%204%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=saturday-night-live&amp;contentsection=entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DIRECTV<\/a> (try it free), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"nypost-20\" data-aps-asin=\"\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Foffers%2Fref%3Datv_3p_amz_c_ow8Exl_1_1%3FbenefitId%3Dpeacockus%26tag%3Dnypost-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F10%2F04%2Fentertainment%2Fhow-to-watch-bad-bunny-host-snl-season-51-premiere-for-free%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Peacock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Bad Bunny is set to host the season premiere. The rapper and actor is becoming a regular around 8H; he made his \u201cSNL\u201d debut as musical guest in 2021 before pulling double duty as host and musical guest during Season 49, popping up during the \u201cSNL50\u201d concert and anniversary special, and appearing as musical guest in the final episode of Season 50 in May.  <\/p>\n<p>Doja Cat will make her \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d debut as the first musical guest of Season 51.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 Season 51 premiere date<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d Season 51 premieres tonight, Oct. 4, at 11:30 p.m. ET. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to watch \u2018SNL\u2019 for free<\/h2>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have cable, you\u2019ll need a live TV streaming service to stream new episodes of \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d for free. One option we love is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-nyp-link-source=\"trackonomics\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/nypost_01638_nypost?p=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F10%2F04%2Fentertainment%2Fhow-to-watch-bad-bunny-host-snl-season-51-premiere-for-free%2F&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dpbolvw.net%2Fclick-100223664-15242095%3Fsid%3Dsnl%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.directv.com%2Fstream%2F&amp;author=Angela%20Tricarico&amp;articleID=37277292&amp;event_type=click&amp;publishdate=october%204%2C%202025&amp;linksource=web&amp;primarytag=saturday-night-live&amp;contentsection=entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DIRECTV<\/a>, which comes with five days free and starts at $39.99\/month, with plenty of subscription options and genre packs that include NBC.<\/p>\n<p>You can also watch \u201cSNL\u201d for free with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"nypost-20\" data-aps-asin=\"\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Foffers%2Fref%3Datv_3p_amz_c_ow8Exl_1_1%3FbenefitId%3Dpeacockus%26tag%3Dnypost-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F10%2F04%2Fentertainment%2Fhow-to-watch-bad-bunny-host-snl-season-51-premiere-for-free%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Peacock Premium<\/a> free trial (seven days, then $16.99\/month). Peacock also has new \u201cSNL\u201d episodes available to stream in full on Sunday mornings. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018SNL\u2019 Season 51 cast<\/h2>\n<p>As noted above, five cast members exited \u201cSNL\u201d between seasons, but the cast also grew by five. Here\u2019s who you can expect to see in sketches throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Repertory players<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Che (Weekend Update anchor)<\/li>\n<li>Mikey Day<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Dismukes<\/li>\n<li>Chloe Fineman<\/li>\n<li>Marcelo Hern\u00e1ndez<\/li>\n<li>James Austin Johnson<\/li>\n<li>Colin Jost (Weekend Update anchor)<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Sherman<\/li>\n<li>Kenan Thompson<\/li>\n<li>Bowen Yang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Featured players<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tommy Brennan<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Culhane<\/li>\n<li>Ben Marshall<\/li>\n<li>Ashley Padilla<\/li>\n<li>Kam Patterson<\/li>\n<li>Veronika Slowikowska<\/li>\n<li>Jane Wickline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018SNL\u2019 Season 51 schedule<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cSNL\u201d often announces hosts and musical guests just a few weeks in advance of the episodes, but you can check out who has already been announced, plus the TV schedule for the first half of the season, below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oct. 4: Bad Bunny, with Doja Cat<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 11: Amy Poehler, with Role Model<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 18: Sabrina Carpenter (double duty)<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 1<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 8<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 15<\/li>\n<li>Dec. 6<\/li>\n<li>Dec. 13<\/li>\n<li>Dec. 20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018SNL\u2019 Season 51 preview<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bad Bunny Feels Right at Home at SNL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IyIilabxk5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/why-trust-post-wanted-by-new-york-post\/\">Why Trust Post Wanted by the celebrity.land<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This article was written by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/author\/angela-tricarico\/\">Angela Tricarico<\/a>, Commerce Streaming Reporter for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/shopping\/\">Post Wanted Shopping<\/a>, Page Six, and celebrity.land\u2019s streaming property, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decider.com\/author\/angela-tricarico\/\">Decider<\/a>. 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