Shane Gillis hosted Saturday Night Live on 11 October 2026, seven years after being fired from the show in 2019. His opening monologue drew immediate criticism from viewers who called jokes about women demeaning toward women. Critics at Variety and Vulture said the monologue fell flat.

A Dr. Seuss-inspired sketch during the episode featured an on-air mistake, and Gillis later said sorry for the slip. The Guardian reported the show extended what it called a run of underwhelming episodes for the season.