NBC's big bet on a live telecast of The Sound of Music looks 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 Music averaging a 4.6 rating among adults 18-49 and 18.5 million viewers. Easily the most-watched program, it tied CBS' The Big Bang Theory in the demo. More to come... | Read More
It's easy to remember a musical for its songs. That is, after all, what makes a musical different from every other kind of narrative: The characters will shout to the rafters in full throat, revealing things they just can't speak, because the music gives them leave to lay themselves bare. | Read More
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