Is ‘SNL’ New Tonight? When Does ‘Saturday Night Live’ Return With New Episodes In 2026?

We’re still about two months away from the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, but the iconic late-night sketch series made headlines last week when impressionist extraordinaire Chloe Fineman announced she’d be leaving the series after seven seasons. Fineman decided to depart the long-running NBC sketch show “just hours after she was offered a role” on David E. Kelley’s upcoming Netflix drama, Myron Bolitar, Page Six reports. We don’t have any additional updates on who’s leaving the cast, with additional departures along with a few new hires most likely taking place in mid-to-late August. Now that Season 51 of SNL is officially in the books, I find myself still thinking about Jeremy Culhane’s sensational Tucker Carlson impression, Ashley Padilla’s breakout season, Veronika Slowikowska’