'Saturday Night Live' season 50 premiere FREE STREAM | Jean ...

29 Sep 2024
Jean Smart
TVUpdated: Sep. 28, 2024, 6:14 p.m.Published: Sep. 28, 2024, 5:32 p.m.

The 50th season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” airs today, Saturday, Sept. 28 at 11:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC.

If you’re a cable cord cutter, you can still watch the 50th premiere for free on streaming services including FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. You can also watch it on Sling which offers half off your first month of streaming if you’re a first-time user. SNL is also on Peacock starting at $7.99 a plan.

On the 50th premiere episode, actress Jean Smart, best known for her role in the show “Designing Women” will host and rapper Jelly Roll will perform.

Season 49 cast members Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman and Bowen Yang are set to return. Longest-running cast member Kenan Thompson will also return.

Darrell Hammond, SNL cast member from 1995 to 2009, best known for his impressions of Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Donald Trump, will continue as announcer for season 50. He became the announcer in season 40 after the death of Don Pardo.

Complete cast list for SNL 50:

Michael Che

Mikey Day

Andrew Dismukes

Chloe Fineman

Heidi Gardner

Marcello Hernández

James Austin Johnson

Colin Jost

Michael Longfellow

Ego Nwodim

Ashley Padilla

Sarah Sherman

Kenan Thompson

Emil Wakim

Devon Walker

Jane Wickline

Bowen Yang

“Saturday Night Live,” premiered on October 11, 1975, and broadcasts live from NBC’s Studio 8H in New York City’s Rockefeller Center. Lorne Michaels is the executive producer.

Details on streaming service options available to watch SNL 50:

FuboTV is offering $30 off your first month, on top of the free trial. Subscribers have a library of TV shows, live sports events, movies and more to enjoy. The streaming service offers cloud DVR and live news and entertainment channels. You can get the Pro plan for $79.99; the Elite plan for $89.99; the Premier plan for $99.99; or the Latino plan for $32.99.

DirecTV Stream offers three packages after you’ve tried out the free trial: Entertainment for $84.99; Choice for $98.99; and Ultimate for $109.99. It is a no-term commitment service where you can enjoy live TV and on-demand local and national channels without having to commit to a contract.

Sling offers half off your first month of streaming. A Blue package is $20 ($40 after that) and an Orange package is the same price and deal. Both the Blue and Orange package is $27.50 for the first month ($55 after that). The service allows you to stream on-demand movies, live TV shows and live sports on all your preferred devices.

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