I thought last night’s Live presentation of the Sound of Music was fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed. Carrie Underwood did a tremendous job and the cast was top notch!
Hollywood Reporter reports the peacock's three-hour presentation of the musical ties "The Big Bang Theory" in the demo and propels the network to an impressive nightly win -- its biggest on a Thursday since the "ER" finale in 2009.
NBC's big bet on a live telecast of The Sound of Musiclooks like it paid off. The network, which hasn't won a Thursday night once this season, topped primetime with its three-hour performance of the stage musical.Fast National returns have The Sound of Musicaveraging a 4.6 rating among adults 18-49 and 18.47 million viewers. Easily the most watched program of the night, it tied CBS' The Big Bang Theory in the demo. The last time NBC fared that well on a Thursday, excluding sports, was during the 2009 series finale of ER.What might be most impressive about The Sound of Musicis how well it sustained its audience over the course of the lengthy telecast. The show hit a high at 8:30 with a 5.0 rating in the demo, losing some viewers through the night and ultimately landing on a 4.2 with adults 18-49.More here
