SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's turn as 'Saturday Night Live' host brought the NBC late-night mainstay its third-highest ratings of the season. According to Variety, the May 8 edition of 'SNL' averaged a 4.8 household rating in Nielsen's overnight metered markets and a 2.7 rating in adults 18-49.

That put Musk's episode at no. 3 behind Dave Chappelle's outing as host on November 7 and the October 3 season premiere fronted by Chris Rock. Musk tied the ratings mark set October 24 with the episode hosted by Adele with H.E.R. in the music slot.