Nielsen: 11 million viewers for ‘The Wiz’

The biggest problem with The Wiz Live! was clumsy camerawork.

“The Wiz Live!” follow’s last year’s NBC production of “Peter Pan”, featuring Allison Williams, and two years after viewers tuned in to see Carrie Underwood in “The Sound of Music.”.

The hyper-color musical offered many sensational moments during the broadcast. “The Sound of Music Live!” had great numbers in kicking off this trend, but most of the reviews were tepid at best.

NBC’s “The Wiz”, the network’s latest live musicals, attracted a broad range of viewers in the holiday season – especially women.

Was it Mary J Blige’s rendition of The Wicked Witch of the West? The Wiz Live! averaged a 3.4 rating among adults 18-49 and 11.5 million viewers – a sizable jump from Peter Pan Live!

Did you tune into The Wiz Live!? Now she is first in line for the Broadway production that is being planned for next year.

“The Wiz Live!” aired on Thursday night, dominating the chatter on social media.

The network will air an encore of The Wiz Live! on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m.

He praised newcomer Shanice Williams in particular, and said of the music, “Indeed, even if you didn’t watch the show, you’re going to want the soundtrack, if only to put Williams” version of “Home’on constant repeat”. Reviewers raved about Ms. Williams’ turn as Dorothy and about the singing talent and acting of numerous performers, including actress Amber Riley as Addapearle, the Good Witch of the North, and actress Stephanie Mills, who originally played Dorothy in the show on Broadway and took on the role of Auntie Em for this production. The production is co-produced with Cirque du Soleil Theatrical.

Well, perhaps that was the second flaw after the choice of the show itself, a middling representative from the Broadway canon better known for its “Ease On Down The Road” TV spot and the camp-fest 1978 film that starred Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.

THR also asked Meron and Zadan about which titles they were considering for the next live event, to which they replied that nothing was yet set in stone, though many options were being discussed. I remember her performance to this day, can tell you what she was wearing, and I was a pre-teen.