India, Sept. 27 -- Saturday Night Live Season 52 is officially underway. The new season premiered on September 26 with New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson making his hosting debut and global girl group KATSEYE serving as the musical guest. The premiere also introduced two new featured players, Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie, while Jane Wickline and Ashley Padilla entered the season as repertory players.

From a stormy Gracie Mansion to Knicks jokes, a High School Musical parody and KATSEYE's performances, here's everything that happened in the SNL Season 52 premiere.

SNL Season 52 Premiere Cold Open

The episode opened at Gracie Mansion in New York City, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani, played by Ramy Youssef, was filming a TikTok-style p...