How to Watch 'Saturday Night Live' Season 50 Episodes Without Cable

If your weekend watchlist looks light on laughs, you can add a brand new episode of Saturday Night Live to the agenda.

The late-night sketch show has already included some big stars as hosts and musical guests in its milestone 50th season, which kicked off Sept. 28 with Jean Smart and Jelly Roll. Comedian Chris Rock and singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams are the next pair up this Saturday, Dec. 14.

If you want to be there for the opening monologue, new sketches and Weekend Update, you can stream the show on Peacock or a live TV streaming service with NBC. Here are more details on how to watch the anniversary season of the iconic series without cable.

When to watch Chris Rock and Gracie Abrams on Saturday Night Live

You can watch the Saturday Night Live season 50 episode with Rock and Abrams on Saturday, Dec. 14, on NBC or Peacock at 11:30 p.m. ET (8:30 p.m. PT). You can stream the episode live regardless of which Peacock subscription you have, according to Peacock.

Peacock has every past SNL season available on-demand. You can also opt for a live TV streaming service like YouTube TV or Hulu Plus Live TV to watch on Saturday evening without cable. Just make sure your live TV streamer of choice includes NBC in its channel lineup (here's a detailed breakdown of each of the major streamer's channel offerings).

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You can choose from two Peacock plans: $8 per month or $80 per year Peacock Premium and $14 per month or $140 per year Peacock Premium Plus. Both will let you watch SNL live. 

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YouTube TV is a live TV streaming service that gives you access to NBC and Saturday Night Live and runs $83 a month after a December price increase. You could also get Hulu Plus Live TV, which costs the same as YouTube TV and comes with the ad-supported versions of Hulu, Disney Plus and ESPN Plus (the sports service is always ad-supported).

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Want NBC but don't want to pay the price of YouTube or Hulu Live? If you're located in a select city (you can check here), you can get the channel through Sling's Blue plan. The service currently costs $40-$45 per month but a price increase is coming next week.