SNL Halloween Episode 2026: Host, Musical Guest, Air Date and Start Time
SNL's 2026 Halloween episode airs Saturday, Oct. 31, with Inde Navarrette hosting and Gracie Abrams as musical guest. It's a new show, the fourth of Season 52, and it goes out live at 11:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. PT on NBC and Peacock.
Halloween falls on a Saturday in 2026, so the episode lands on the holiday itself. NBC put the pairing out in September and bills the night as the season's Halloween episode.
Who is hosting the SNL Halloween episode in 2026?
Inde Navarrette, and it is her first time on the show. NBC describes Oct. 31 as her SNL debut, and The Hollywood Reporter's season list says the same thing.
NBC's announcement ties the booking to Obsession, the Curry Barker horror film she stars in. It also names her earlier TV work on 13 Reasons Why and Superman & Lois.
Who is the musical guest on the SNL Halloween episode?
Gracie Abrams, on the show for the second time by NBC's count. TVmaze's episode list dates her first appearance to Dec. 14, 2024, in Season 50, the night Chris Rock hosted.
| Detail | SNL Halloween episode 2026 |
|---|---|
| Air date | Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 |
| Episode | Season 52, fourth new episode (No. 5204 on NBC's schedule) |
| Host | Inde Navarrette (first time) |
| Musical guest | Gracie Abrams (second time) |
| Where | NBC, and live on Peacock |
| Streaming afterward | Peacock, the next day |
What time is the SNL Halloween episode on?
11:30 p.m. Eastern. NBC sends new episodes out live to every time zone at the same moment, so the West Coast gets it in the evening instead of on a delay.
| Time zone | Start on Saturday, Oct. 31 |
|---|---|
| Eastern | 11:30 p.m. |
| Central | 10:30 p.m. |
| Mountain | 9:30 p.m. |
| Pacific | 8:30 p.m. |
Those four times are NBC's own. TVmaze's listing runs 93 minutes from an 11:29 p.m. start, which puts the end just after 1 a.m. Eastern. Daylight saving time ends later that night, at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, after the broadcast is over, so the clock change doesn't move the start. For a station outside those four zones, check local listings. More on the weekly slot is on our what time SNL is on page.
Is there a separate SNL Halloween special in prime time?
None is listed as of Saturday, Oct. 10. NBC's schedule, as The Futon Critic publishes it, has prime-time SNL holiday nights titled for Thanksgiving (Wednesday, Nov. 25) and Christmas (Friday, Dec. 11 and Monday, Dec. 21), each marked as a repeat. It shows no night like that in October.
So the Halloween show this year is the regular live Saturday episode at 11:30, with a new host and a new musical guest.
Is SNL new on the Saturdays before Halloween?
Only one of them. The Oct. 10 show, with Shane Gillis and Rosalía, was the last new episode before a two-week break. Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 are both listed as reruns, and the schedule doesn't name which episodes will repeat.
After Halloween, new episodes are on the schedule for Nov. 7 and Nov. 14. NBC announced both on Thursday, Oct. 22: Druski hosts on Nov. 7 with The Strokes, and John Mulaney hosts on Nov. 14 with Phoebe Bridgers. The whole fall calendar is on the Season 52 schedule page.
Short answers
Is the SNL Halloween episode live? Yes. It airs live on NBC and on Peacock at 11:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 31, and the full episode is on Peacock the following day. Our guide to watching SNL live covers the options.
Has Inde Navarrette hosted SNL before? No. Oct. 31 is her first time, per NBC.
Every host booked so far is on the Season 52 hosts page, and is SNL new tonight tracks the new-or-rerun answer week by week. If a name or a time here is wrong, the corrections address is on the about page.
Sources · NBC Insider — Halloween episode host · The Futon Critic — NBC listings for Saturday Night Live · Listings data via TVmaze (Saturday Night Live episode list) · NBC Insider — how to watch Season 52 · The Hollywood Reporter — Season 52 hosts and musical guests