| Saturday Night Live | |
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| Season 49 | |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 14, 2023 (2023-10-14) – present |
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The forty-ninth season of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live premiered on October 14, 2023, during the 2023–24 television season, with host Pete Davidson and musical guest Ice Spice.[1] The premiere was delayed due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.[2]
After the departures of eleven cast members across seasons 46 and 47, the entire cast from the previous season returned.[1] James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman, who both joined as featured players prior to season 47, were promoted to repertory status, while Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker, all of whom joined the previous season, remained as featured players.[3] On October 4, 2023, New York City-based comedian Chloe Troast was announced as a new cast member.[4]
While not credited as cast members, the comedy group and SNL staff writers Please Don't Destroy (Martin Herlihy, Ben Marshall, and John Higgins) continue to appear in digital videos. In some episodes, starting with this season's premiere, they received the credit "A Film by Please Don't Destroy" in the opening montage, marking the first time since Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" cartoons that a recurring segment has its own credit in the opening.
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bold denotes "Weekend Update" anchor
The entire writing staff from the previous season returned, with no changes.[5]
| No. overall | No.in season | Host [6] | Musical guest [6] | Original air date [7] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 949 | 1 | Pete Davidson | Ice Spice | October 14, 2023 (2023-10-14) | 4.8[8] |
| 950 | 2 | Bad Bunny | Bad Bunny | October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) | N/A |
| 951 | 3 | Nate Bargatze | Foo Fighters | October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) | 4.9[9] |
| 952 | 4 | Timothée Chalamet | Boygenius | November 11, 2023 (2023-11-11) | N/A |
| 953 | 5 | Jason Momoa | Tate McRae | November 18, 2023 (2023-11-18) | N/A |
| 954 | 6 | Emma Stone | Noah Kahan | December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02) | N/A |
| 955 | 7 | Adam Driver | Olivia Rodrigo | December 9, 2023 (2023-12-09) | N/A |
| 956 | 8 | Kate McKinnon | Billie Eilish | December 16, 2023 (2023-12-16) | N/A |
| 957 | 9 | Jacob Elordi | Reneé Rapp | January 20, 2024 (2024-01-20) | N/A |
| 958 | 10 | Dakota Johnson | Justin Timberlake | January 27, 2024 (2024-01-27) | N/A |
| 959 | 11 | Ayo Edebiri | Jennifer Lopez | February 3, 2024 (2024-02-03) | N/A |
| 960 | 12 | Shane Gillis | 21 Savage | February 24, 2024 (2024-02-24) | 3.99[10] |
| 961 | 13 | Sydney Sweeney | Kacey Musgraves | March 2, 2024 (2024-03-02) | 4.03[11] |
| 962 | 14 | Josh Brolin | Ariana Grande | March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09) | N/A |
| 963 | 15 | Ramy Youssef | Travis Scott | March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30) | N/A |
