Here’s the Host & Musical Guest for Every ‘Saturday Night Live’ Season Premiere
Categoria: Musica
Steve Martin has hosted four season openers, more than anyone else. But who is the most frequent musical guest on a season premiere?
Por Billboard | 09/09/2026
When host Jalen Brunson and musical guest KATSEYE take the stage at Studio 8H in New York for Saturday Night Live ’s Season 52 opener on Saturday (Sept. 26), they’ll join a long and star-studded lineage. We took a look back to see who was booked as host and musical guest on the first episodes of every previous season of the show. These are considered plum bookings: Viewers often make an extra effort to check out the first episode of a season. As a result, producers go all out to open the season with a strong episode. For SNL , that means booking a hot host and musical guest. Related KATSEYE, Turnstile, Rosalía and Gracie Abrams Tapped as Musical Guests For ‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 52 They have definitely done that this year. KATSEYE has logged six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, topped by “Gabriela,” which reached No. 21. They received two Grammy nods for the ceremony earlier this year: best new artist and best pop duo/group performance for “Gabriela.” KATSEYE will become the first all-female group to be the musical guest on a season-opening episode of SNL. Brunson, the New York Knicks’ All-Star point guard and 2026 NBA Finals MVP, will become the third basketball star to host a season-opener, following Charles Barkley (1993) and LeBron James (2007). Legendary comedian George Carlin was host of the first episode on Oct. 11, 1975. There were two musical guests that night — Billy Preston and Janis Ian — both of whom had had big recent hits on the Billboard Hot 100 . Steve Martin has hosted four season-openers, more than anyone else. Tom Hanks is in second place, having hosted two season-openers. Ye (formerly Kanye West ) has been the musical guest on three season-openers, more than anyone else. The Rolling Stones and Miley Cyrus are the only performers who were both host and musical guest on a season-opener. If you’re ready to go back in time, here are the hosts and musical guests on the first episode of every SNL season.