The 51st season of Saturday Night Live is here in 2025-26, with a new set of hosts and musical guests who will perform.

And if you're here, you might be getting ready to watch SNL on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 and wondering: is it all new tonight? If not, is it a rerun? Who's hosting?

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The answer ... YES it's a new episode! It's the third episode of Season 51! Sabrina Carpenter will be hosting, and she'll be joining the long list of those who have pulled double duty as host AND musical guest.

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There you have it! There's new SNL on Saturday. It's something to celebrate for sure.

How many SNL hosts have also been the musical guest?

It's happened in 47 episodes before.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Is SNL new tonight on October 18, 2025?

Reporting by Charles Curtis, For The Win / For The Win

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