Sabrina Carpenter to Make Her ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosting Debut

Sabrina Carpenter is returning to 30 Rock — this time as a Saturday Night Live host.

NBC announced Thursday (Sept. 18) that the pop star is set to make her hosting debut on the live show’s Oct. 18 episode, serving as her own musical guest. The installment will arrive in the third week of the upcoming season 51, which officially begins with a kickoff episode airing Oct. 4.

The first episode of the upcoming season will feature Bad Bunny returning as host. Benito will also be joined that night by Doja Cat in her musical guest debut.

The following week, Amy Poehler is locked in to host while Role Model is on the docket to perform. The showcase will also be the rising pop singer’s first time serving as musical guest on the show.

Carpenter has been steadily building up to pulling double duty on the show for more than a year. She made her debut on the show in May 2024, performing “Espresso.” Months later, she took part in SNL‘s 50th anniversary celebrations, singing “Homeward Bound” with Paul Simon for SNL50: The Anniversary Special and appearing in a viral “Domingo” sketch alongside Pedro Pascal. Her latest appearance will follow the release of album Man’s Best Friend this past August, with Carpenter debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in the LP’s first week.

Bad Bunny, on the other hand, has hosted SNL previously, leading a memorable episode in October 2023. He made his musical guest debut two years before that in February 2021, and in May 2025, he returned to 30 Rock to perform on a Scarlett Johansson-hosted episode.