The NBC comedy show will debut its 49th season on Saturday, October 14 with Pete Davidson as host, the network announced Wednesday. The musical guest for the show will be Ice Spice. Davidson, a former “SNL” cast member, was slated to host the show in May, before it was canceled due to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) going on strike.

Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night Live! It was announced today that the hit comedy series will be returning to NBC for its 49th season on Oct. 14 with host Pete Davidson and special musical guest Ice Spice.

Davidson was a "Saturday Night Live" cast member for eight seasons until he announced he was leaving in May 2022. This will be his first time hosting the sketch comedy series after his scheduled appearance on the show was canceled May 6 w hen the show went dark amid the writers strike.

The former series regular was originally scheduled to make his ‘SNL’ comeback in the spring before the season was cut short by the writers’ strike

Pete Davidson and Ice Spice will helm the Season 49 premiere on October 14 following the end of the WGA strike and approval from SAG-AFTRA

Now that the writers’ strike is over, “Saturday Night Live” has revealed the premiere date for its upcoming season. “Season 49 starts next week!!!” the official “SNL” account posted to X, formerly Twitter,

Saturday Night Live” is finally coming back months after its last season was cut short because of the writers strike. Former cast member Pete Davidson will host the show’s 49th season premiere, which airs at 10:30 p.