Saturday Night Live Season 49
Cast
After the departures of eleven cast members between seasons 46 and 48, the entire cast from the previous season returned. 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. On October 4, 2023, New York City-based comedian Chloe Troast was announced as a new cast member.
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.
On August 1, 2024, it was announced that cast member Punkie Johnson would be departing the series, after four years. The next day, on August 2, fellow castmate and featured player Molly Kearney announced that they were leaving the show, after just two years. Chloe Troast departed after one season.
Cast roster
Repertory players |
Featured players |
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bold denotes "Weekend Update" anchor
Writers
The entire writing staff from the previous season returned, with no changes.
However, after the Kate McKinnon-hosted episode, writer Ben Silva (who started writing for the show in 2021), left the show after 2½ years.
Beginning with the next Jacob Elordi episode, former writer Steven Castillo (who previously wrote for the show from 2017 to 2021) rejoined the writing staff.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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949 | 1 | Pete Davidson | Ice Spice | October 14, 2023 | 4.80 | |
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950 | 2 | Bad Bunny | Bad Bunny | October 21, 2023 | 4.04 | |
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951 | 3 | Nate Bargatze | Foo Fighters | October 28, 2023 | 4.85 | |
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952 | 4 | Timothée Chalamet | Boygenius | November 11, 2023 | 3.68 | |
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953 | 5 | Jason Momoa | Tate McRae | November 18, 2023 | N/A (<4.67) | |
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954 | 6 | Emma Stone | Noah Kahan | December 2, 2023 | 3.89 | |
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955 | 7 | Adam Driver | Olivia Rodrigo | December 9, 2023 | 4.22 | |
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956 | 8 | Kate McKinnon | Billie Eilish | December 16, 2023 | N/A (<4.67) | |
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957 | 9 | Jacob Elordi | Reneé Rapp | January 20, 2024 | 4.34 | |
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958 | 10 | Dakota Johnson | Justin Timberlake | January 27, 2024 | 4.50 | |
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959 | 11 | Ayo Edebiri | Jennifer Lopez | February 3, 2024 | 4.57 | |
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960 | 12 | Shane Gillis | 21 Savage | February 24, 2024 | 3.99 | |
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961 | 13 | Sydney Sweeney | Kacey Musgraves | March 2, 2024 | 4.03 | |
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962 | 14 | Josh Brolin | Ariana Grande | March 9, 2024 | 4.67 | |
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963 | 15 | Ramy Youssef | Travis Scott | March 30, 2024 | 3.89 | |
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964 | 16 | Kristen Wiig | Raye | April 6, 2024 | 4.58 | |
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965 | 17 | Ryan Gosling | Chris Stapleton | April 13, 2024 | 4.70 | |
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966 | 18 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | May 4, 2024 | 4.74 | |
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967 | 19 | Maya Rudolph | Vampire Weekend | May 11, 2024 | 4.25 | |
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968 | 20 | Jake Gyllenhaal | Sabrina Carpenter | May 18, 2024 | 4.21 | |
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Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
Ref. |
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1 | "Pete Davidson / Ice Spice" | October 14, 2023 | 0.96 | 4.80 | TBD | TBD | |
2 | "Bad Bunny" | October 21, 2023 | 0.74 | 4.04 | TBD | TBD | |
3 | "Nate Bargatze / Foo Fighters" | October 28, 2023 | 0.78 | 4.85 | TBD | TBD | |
4 | "Timothée Chalamet / Boygenius" | November 11, 2023 | 0.60 | 3.68 | TBD | TBD | |
5 | "Jason Momoa / Tate McRae" | November 18, 2023 | — | — | TBD | TBD | — |
6 | "Emma Stone / Noah Kahan" | December 2, 2023 | 0.57 | 3.89 | TBD | n/a / 6.4 | |
7 | "Adam Driver / Olivia Rodrigo" | December 9, 2023 | 0.70 | 4.22 | TBD | TBD | |
8 | "Kate McKinnon / Billie Eilish" | December 16, 2023 | — | — | TBD | TBD | — |
9 | "Jacob Elordi / Reneé Rapp" | January 20, 2024 | 0.75 | 4.34 | TBD | TBD | |
10 | "Dakota Johnson / Justin Timberlake" | January 27, 2024 | 0.74 | 4.50 | TBD | TBD | |
11 | "Ayo Edebiri / Jennifer Lopez" | February 3, 2024 | 0.65 | 4.57 | TBD | TBD | |
12 | "Shane Gillis / 21 Savage" | February 24, 2024 | 0.76 | 3.99 | TBD | TBD | |
13 | "Sydney Sweeney / Kacey Musgraves" | March 2, 2024 | 0.64 | 4.025 | TBD | TBD | |
14 | "Josh Brolin / Ariana Grande" | March 9, 2024 | 0.71 | 4.670 | TBD | TBD | |
15 | "Ramy Youssef / Travis Scott" | March 30, 2024 | 0.61 | 3.892 | TBD | TBD | |
16 | "Kristen Wiig / Raye" | April 6, 2024 | 0.82 | 4.575 | TBD | TBD | |
17 | "Ryan Gosling / Chris Stapleton" | April 13, 2024 | 0.75 | 4.704 | n/a / 2.0 | 7.51 / 8.9 | |
18 | "Dua Lipa" | May 4, 2024 | 0.77 | 4.741 | TBD | TBD | |
19 | "Maya Rudolph / Vampire Weekend" | May 11, 2024 | 0.68 | 4.251 | TBD | TBD | |
20 | "Jake Gyllenhaal / Sabrina Carpenter" | May 18, 2024 | 0.66 | 4.205 | TBD | TBD |
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