QuoteTV Ratings: 'Grease Live' Surges on Fox, Nabs 12.2 Million Viewers
Grease will be the word in the halls of Fox this week. The network's three-hour live telecast of the musical was a ratings success.
Nielsen has the performance averaging 12.2 million viewers and a handsome 4.3 rating among adults 18-49. That's after early numbers gave the performance a 7.4 overnight rating among households. Fox easily had first-place status on broadcast for the night and saw its score in the key demo rival TV's biggest live musical in recent memory.
This being the network's first live musical, its only ratings comparisons will be to NBC's last three efforts. Topping the first of them, 2013's The Sound of Music Live, was an all-but-impossible task. The show attracted 18.3 million live viewers and a 4.6 rating with adults 18-49 after an initial 10.9 overnight rating among households. 2014 follow-up Peter Pan sunk, but December's The Wiz rebounded a bit with 11 million viewers.
Heading into Sunday night, falling in the ratings vicinity of The Wiz was the most realistic best-case scenario for Grease.
Based on ratings alone, Fox certainly has the motivation to make musicals an annual event as well ? though, the general critical response sets an intimidatingly high bar. Director Thomas Kail, of Hamilton fame, brought quick praise for putting Grease on multiple soundstages and outdoor areas in front of a live audience.
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Can we get a "The Players Club Live"
Like wtf is the hold up :usureuok:
I'm surprised it did so well, i thought it would flop
meh. i hated it tbh.
The multiple soundstage idea and the audiences didn't work for me.
Quote from: downtownbrown on February 02, 2016, 02:40:56 PM
meh. i hated it tbh.
The multiple soundstage idea and the audiences didn't work for me.
yeah..
I didn't like the live audience at all
I'm glad Keke is getting rave reviews. I also enjoyed 'nessa and that mixed boy.
After seeing the show though, Grease is really a corny ass film/story. Like if it wasn't for the songs the shit would be a chop.
The Wiz was better.
the acting was better than in the wiz
i guess it makes sense
Vanessa's huge following from high school musical, and it being a predominately white casted musical .. but I still thought it would flop as well :dead: seems like more hype and promo took place for the Wiz
Quote from: H??R?R∆Ń on February 02, 2016, 02:48:13 PM
I'm glad Keke is getting rave reviews. I also enjoyed 'nessa and that mixed boy.
After seeing the show though, Grease is really a corny ass film/story. Like if it wasn't for the songs the shit would be a chop.
grease and sound of music are kinda epic
and i HATE musicals...
Understandable, Grease was an iconic musical. If it didn't do better than the much lesser known The Wish I would have been shocked