'Saturday Night Live': How to Watch Elon Musk on SNL On 5/8/21 at 1:00 PM EDT SNL cast members. The Tesla founder and current third richest person in the world (per Forbes) will host the NBC show on Saturday, May 8. He will be joined by musical guest (and three-time former host) Miley Cyrus. How to watch Elon Musk on SNL The episode will air live on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET on the east coast. Viewers in other time zones will be able to watch at 10:30 p.m. CT, 9:30 p.m. MT and 8:30 p.m. PT. Viewers who want to watch the episode live stream online will be able to do so on the NBC website. However, they will have to log in via their TV provider details to access the NBC live stream.