Here's how to watch the 50th season premiere of Saturday Night Live tonight with Jean Smart and Jelly Roll

And live from New York, it's time for Season 50 of Saturday Night Live! The long-running, headline-grabbing sketch comedy show is back just in time for the election (basically the SNL Olympics). There are some changes to the cast this season: Punkie Johnson, Molly Kearney and Chloe Troast have disappeared from the cast. The missing comedians will be replaced by Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline. Marcello Hernández, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker were also promoted to repertory players. Maya Rudolph has confirmed that she will return to play Kamala Harris SNL's political skits.

The first episode of the 50th season is hosted by Jean Smart, with Jelly Roll as the musical guest. Other popular names will be featured in the following weeks, including Ariana Grande, John Mulaney and Nate Bargatze. Upcoming musical guests include Chappell Roan and Coldplay. SNL returns this Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET. Are you ready to tune in to the new season of Saturday Night Live? Here's what you need to know:

When is that the case? Saturday Night Live Come back?

SNL returns this Saturday, September 28th with the first episode of Season 50

What time is SNL on?

Saturday Night Live Starts Saturday night at 11:30 p.m. ET

Which channel is SNL To?

Saturday Night Live airs on NBC and streams live on Peacock. You can also watch new episodes the day after they air on both Peacock and Hulu.

Here's how to watch Saturday Night Live without cable:

(Peacock)

Starting at $8/month, a Peacock subscription gives you access to live broadcasts of Saturday Night Live And the ability to watch the episode on-demand afterwards.

Plus get NFL games on NBC, select college football games and Premier League games, and access thousands of hours of shows and movies, including popular sitcoms like Parks and Recreation And The office. For $14 per month, you can upgrade to an ad-free subscription, which includes live access to your local NBC affiliate (not just at certain events) and the ability to download select titles to watch offline.

$8/month at Peacock

Saturday Night Live Season 50 cast:

This season of SNL Featuring 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, Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline and Bowen Yang.

Who's new? SNL this year?

This year's new arrivals Saturday Night Live The cast includes Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline.

Who's going? SNL this season?

While three new comedians join the cast of SNL This year Punkie Johnson, Molly Kearney and Chloe Troast are leaving the show.

Who is Kamala Harris playing? SNL this season?

Maya Rudolph will return Saturday Night Live to reprise her role as Kamala Harris for Season 50.

Saturday Night Live Season 50 Hosts:

Here's who's confirmed for season 50 so far SNL.

October 5th

• Host: Nate Bargatze

• Musical guest: Coldplay

October 12th

October 19th

November 2nd

Host: John Mulaney

Musical Guest: Chappell Roan

Other ways to watch SNL live without cable: