Still, “Hairspray” was the most-viewed TV show of the night, ahead of Fox’s “Empire” and CBS’s “Survivor. (Then again, NBC’s three previous musicals all aired opposite football games on other networks.)
This is the first year the network has broadcast those games. The special will give viewers a glimpse into the. The second-most-viewed of the recent spate of live musicals was Fox’s “Grease Live!,” with more than 12 million viewers, in January.Ī scheduling change may have put in a dent in the ratings for “Hairsrpay Live!” NBC’s three previous musicals were all on Thursday nights, but this one was moved to Wednesday to accommodate NBC’s “Thursday Night Football” obligations. stars Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes will host a live half-hour pre-show, Countdown to Hairspray Live, airing at 7:30PM on NBC on December 7. “Hairspray Live!” also had a smaller viewership than 2014’s “Peter Pan Live!,” which had 9.2 million viewers, and the 2013 live production of “The Sound of Music,” still the highest-rated at 18.6 million. Though it garnered mostly good reviews, “Hairspray Live!” saw a big drop from NBC’s production of “The Wiz Live!” last year, which had 11.5 million viewers. NBC’s live production of “Hairspray” had nine million viewers on Wednesday night, making it the lowest-rated of the network’s four live musical events over the past three years.
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