SNL Shane Gillis Rosalía—Season 52’s third episode—airs Saturday, 10 October 2026 at the usual 11:30/10:30c on NBC (next-day Peacock). TVLine’s fall schedule and NBC Insider’s Season 52 host roundup both lock Shane Gillis as host for his third hosting stint and Rosalía as musical guest for her second appearance. This ADVANCE Creators guide is the pre-spike date card for the September–October run.

Confirmed booking

Show: Saturday Night Live Season 52, Episode 3

Air date: Saturday 10 October 2026

Host: Shane Gillis (third time hosting)

Musical guest: Rosalía (second time as musical guest)

Network: NBC; stream next day on Peacock

NBC Insider places Gillis immediately after Dakota Johnson (3 Oct, Turnstile) and before the Halloween episode with Inde Navarrette / Gracie Abrams (31 Oct), after a two-week break.

How the fall slate stacks

26 Sept 2026: Jalen Brunson (debut) / KATSEYE (debut)

3 Oct 2026: Dakota Johnson (3rd host) / Turnstile (debut)

10 Oct 2026: Shane Gillis (3rd host) / Rosalía (2nd musical guest)

31 Oct 2026: Inde Navarrette (debut) / Gracie Abrams (2nd musical guest)

That three-show September–October run is the SEO cluster: premiere → Johnson → Gillis, then Halloween.

People also ask: is this Gillis’s third SNL hosting?

Yes. TVLine and NBC Insider both describe the 10 October booking as Gillis’s third hosting appearance. Rosalía returns as musical guest for the second time. Do not confuse hosting count with cast tenure—Gillis is booked as host for this episode.

Why ADVANCE now (spike ~10 October)

SNL host/musical-guest queries climb the week before air: “SNL Shane Gillis Rosalía,” “SNL October 10,” “Gillis SNL 2026.” Publishing ~three weeks early with the verified third-host / second-MG framing ranks ahead of cold-open recap posts.

Related Sunday Profile Creators platforms

Stack this episode card with our live guides to the SNL Season 52 premiere (https://www.thesundayprofile.com/snl-season-52-premiere-2026) (Brunson / KATSEYE, 26 Sept) and SNL Dakota Johnson Turnstile (https://www.thesundayprofile.com/snl-dakota-johnson-turnstile) (3 Oct)—the two prior Season 52 ADVANCE pieces in this cluster.

Sources: TVLine Season 52 fall schedule (Ryan Schwartz)—Oct 10 Gillis third host, Rosalía second musical guest; NBC Insider “Every Host of Saturday Night Live Season 52”; TVmaze / Wikipedia Season 52 listings aligning on 52x03.