Is There a New ‘SNL’ Episode Airing This Week? Here’s what you need to know about what’s happening this week with “Saturday Night Live” Phil Owen | May 18, 2021 @ 5:01 PM NBC “SNL” is now nearing the end of its 46th season. The most recent new episode, which aired on April 10, was hosted by “A Promising Young Woman” star Carey Mulligan, with Kid Cudi as the musical guest. It featured a cold open sketch about a local news broadcast discussing the Derek Chauvin trial, in which cast members Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim try to convince their white colleagues not to be so optimistic about how the trial will go.