Elon Musk moves ratings as host of 'Saturday Night Live'

Elon Musk moved a cryptocurrency's value and TV ratings with his “Saturday Night Live” appearance

LOS ANGELES -- Elon Musk moved a cryptocurrency's value and TV ratings with his “Saturday Night Live” appearance. Last weekend's show averaged 7.3 million viewers, making it the third most-watched episode for the season behind the ones hosted by Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock, according to Nielsen figures. A good outcome for the billionaire's first time hosting “SNL,” although reviews of his attempts at comedy ranged from charitable to meh. The biggest pan, however, may be the response to jokes mocking the cryptocurrency dogecoin, for which Musk actually has been a steadfast booster: In the hour after the show started, dogecoin's already volatile price fell 23% and bounced up and down the following day.