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More than a year after he was critically injured in an automobile accident, Tracy Morgan will return to host “Saturday Night Live” in his first announced performance since the accident. NBC said on Monday that Mr. Morgan, an alumnus of “Saturday Night Live” and the comedy series “30 Rock,” is scheduled to host “S.N.L.” on Oct. 17 in one of its first new episodes of the fall season. He has been recovering since he was injured in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in June 2014, when a luxury van he was riding in was struck from behind by a Walmart tractor-trailer. Mr. Morgan said in an interview on NBC’s “Today” show in June that he hoped to return to comedy when he was able, adding, “When I’m there, you’ll know it. I’ll get back to making you laugh. I promise you.”

NBC said that the new season of “Saturday Night Live,” its 41st, will begin on Oct. 3 with an episode hosted by the pop musician Miley Cyrus, followed by an episode on Oct. 10 hosted by the comedian Amy Schumer. Additional musical guests for these episodes will be announced later, NBC said.