‘Wiz Live!’ Viewed by 11.5 Million

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 is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.