Anna Kendrick wasn’t the only one who tuned in to watch NBC‘s The Wiz Live!
Not only did the special starring Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige charm critics, but it KILLED in the ratings compared to last year’s musical Peter Pan Live!
The Wiz averaged a 3.4 rating for adults 18-49 and 11.5 million viewers on Thursday night, while Peter Pan scored a 2.3 rating and 9.1 million viewers!
With The Wiz‘s talented cast — including the breakout performance of lead star Shanice Williams — we’re not surprised people couldn’t help but tune in!
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Neither broadcast came close to 2013’s The Sound of Music Live starring Carrie Underwood! Broadcast TV’s first live musical in years scored a 4.6 rating and a whopping 18.6 million viewers!
We’ll see if Fox can take on that ratings benchmark when Grease: Live takes the stage on January 31!
What did YOU think of The Wiz Live?
[Image via NBC.]
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