#TheWiz: The 10 Best Twitter Memes From NBC’s ‘The Wiz’

NBC’s live musical, “The Wiz Live!”, brought in 11.1 million viewers on Thursday night, according to NBC.

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Didn’t see it? NBC will rebroadcast “The Wiz” on Saturday, December 19.

Here’s hoping FOX’s response after the New Year makes for just as strong of a live TV broadcast!

But it was nowhere near the 18.6 million who dashed through the Alps with Carrie Underwood on “Sound of Music Live!”, which kicked off NBC’s live-musical journey in 2013.

The musical delivered the highest-rated Thursday night for any network since ABC’s premiere of “How to Get Away With Murder” past year, with the exception of sports programming.

“The Wiz”, which aired from 8-10:45 p.m., saw its viewership grow 25 percent compared to 9.2 million for NBC’s “Peter Pan Live!” starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken. Note that with the major-market appeal of “The Wiz Live!”.

TiVo said the show’s top moment for people rewinding and watching again came when the Munchkins told Dorothy to “follow the yellow-brick road”.

With delayed and on-demand viewing becoming more the norm in TV households across the country, NBC’s “The Wiz” showed that live TV can still bring in a big audience.