‘Wiz Live!’ Viewed by 11.5 Million

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The Wiz Live! produced a 3.4 rating and 11 share among adults 18-49 on NBC, according to Nielsen’s fast officials, with 11.5 million tuning in to the reimagining of the beloved stage production.

Bob Greenblatt, NBC entertainment chairman, told B&C he expected ratings to be much more in line with what Peter Pan Live! did last year, as opposed to The Sound of Music Live! the year before. Peter Pan did a 2.3 in 18-49, with 9.1 million watching. The Sound of Music rated double that.

The Wiz Live!, produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, was up against Thursday Night Football on CBS, among other programming.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.