How to watch Ariana Grande and Cher on ‘SNL’ tonight for free

Live from New York, it’s the last “Saturday Night Live” of 2025!

“Wicked: For Good” star Ariana Grande is set to host the episode, marking her third time hosting “SNL” and fifth overall appearance after two stints as musical guest in 2014 and 2022. Grande was last on stage in Studio 8H in October 2024, when she hosted ahead of “Wicked” hitting theaters.

Cher, whose first “SNL” appearance was in 1987, will be tonight’s musical guest. She has been involved with “SNL” recently, though, as she performed during “SNL50: The Anniversary Concert” in February 2025.

Tonight’s Christmas episode will also be repertory player Bowen Yang’s last episode after seven years with the show. Yang, who recently co-starred with Grande in the “Wicked” films, was hired as a writer on the show for Season 44, and was promoted to featured player in Season 45 before a Season 47 call-up to repertory player.

Who is hosting ‘SNL’ tonight?

Ariana Grande will host “Saturday Night Live” tonight, Dec. 20, with musical guest Cher.

When is ‘Saturday Night Live’ on?

“SNL” is on tonight, Dec. 20. The episode will air live from coast-to-coast at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.

How to watch Ariana Grande on ‘SNL’ for free

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream “Saturday Night Live” for free. One option we love is DIRECTV, which comes with five days free and starts at $39.99/month, with plenty of subscription options and genre packs that include NBC.

You can also watch “SNL” for free with a Peacock Premium free trial (seven days, then $16.99/month). Peacock also has new “SNL” episodes available to stream in full on Sunday mornings.

‘SNL’ Season 51 schedule

Tonight’s episode is the last “SNL” of 2025. The show will return for the second half of Season 51 in mid-January with a host and musical guest that will likely be announced during tonight’s episode.

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