‘Saturday Night Live’: How to Watch Ryan Gosling & Chris Stapleton’s Episode Online Without Cable
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Ryan Gosling dazzled viewers with his 2024 Oscars performance of “I’m Just Ken,” but now he’s bringing his Kenergy to the small screen again as he hosts Saturday Night Live April 13 on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET.
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This will mark the third time Gosling has hosted SNL, and he’ll be joined by another third timer: Chris Stapleton, who will be returning as a musical guest.
The Barbie actor recently showed up during Kristin Wiig’s night as host to make a quick cameo during the Five-Timers Club sketch. He also gave a sneak peek at what expect from his night in the spotlight with a teaser trailer featuring Stapleton‘s iconic cowboy hat.
The “Tennessee Whiskey” singer is also known to throw in surprises as a musical guest, with his previous performance in 2018 featuring an unexpected duet with Sturgill Simpson.
Want to watch SNL online without cable? With free trials on fuboTV and DIRECTV Stream, NBC is available to stream live online from any device.
Keep reading to learn the streaming options to watch SNL online without cable.
How to Stream SNL for Free
In order to see Ryan Gosling and Chris Stapleton on SNL, you’ll need to have access to NBC to watch it live. If you have cable, then you just need to look up what channel NBC is on, which you can find in your channel guide through your cable provider. Don’t have cable? For those wanting basic channels (including NBC) without buying a TV plan, Amazon offers a sleek indoor antenna for about $25. See it here. The digital antenna gets you all your local networks, like ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC.
You can also subscribe to Peacock, which is the official NBC streamer. The Premium Plus plan ($11.99/month) will give you access to the NBC channel, which means you can watch SNL live. There is no free trial for the streaming platform, but it does comes with an ad-supported plan that’s only $5.99/month and you’ll have access to new episodes of SNL the day after it airs.
Looking for additional savings? FuboTV offers a 7-day free trial when you sign up for one of its plans. You’ll gain access to live TV channels including SNL, which means you can watch the Jacob Elordi episode for free. After your free trial is over you’ll be charged the subscription price based on the plan you choose.
DirecTV Stream also offers a 5-day free trial on top of its current promo of $10 off each plan for three months, which means you can watch the episode for free and save $30.
Full episodes of Saturday Night Live are also available the next day on Hulu, which offers a 30-day free trials. You can also expand your streaming library through Hulu + Live TV, which will give you access to the entire Hulu library on top of hundreds of live TV channels including NBC.
Watch a trailer for Gosling’s SNL episode below.
