Wednesday, May 11, 2016
NBC is bringing back the original cast of last year’s holiday ratings winner “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” for a sequel slated to air later this year. “D…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:00PMTuesday, February 9, 2016
Over the years, January has been a month for Fox to shine, and that was again the case this year. Surprisingly upbeat numbers for Sunday musical “Grease Live,” combined with winn…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:15AMTuesday, February 2, 2016
The allure of live event programming was on display again Sunday night, as Fox’s live three-hour production of “Grease Live!” drew the best ratings for a musical since NBC&…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:48PMMonday, January 11, 2016
The Broadway box office took its traditional post-holiday tumble last week, but seven musicals — four long-running favorites and relative newcomers “Hamilton,” “On Your F…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00PMMonday, December 28, 2015
Nice showings by “Hamilton” and “School of Rock – The Musical” in their first Yuletide frames combined with sizable throngs for familiar faves like “The L…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:32PMFriday, December 4, 2015
Two years after NBC stunned the industry with boffo ratings for its live presentation of “The Sound of Music,” the network was back at it Thursday night with “The Wiz Live,…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:38PMMonday, July 20, 2015
A very promising week of previews for musical “Hamilton” contributed to a robust Broadway box office frame that saw just about every show on the board post increases. “Hami…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:15PMMonday, October 20, 2014
Turner Broadcasting has scooped up network television premiere rights to the upcoming live-action versions of Disney’s “Cinderella” and “Jungle Book.” As part o…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:14PMMonday, July 21, 2014
New house records for “Beautiful” and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” were among the highlights of a big week at the Broadway box office, which saw a whopping 10 shows to…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:37PMMonday, June 9, 2014
On a Sunday of event programming on the broadcast networks, ABC’s coverage of the NBA Finals crushed the competition, while NBC’s “Miss USA” pageant finished ahead of…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:51AMTuesday, May 27, 2014
“The Normal Heart” premiered Sunday to above-average numbers for an original HBO movie, drawing nearly 1 million viewers for its initial telecast, according to Nielsen estimates.…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:43PMMonday, December 23, 2013
NBC’s “The Sound of Music Live,” which scored boffo ratings in its premiere telecast earlier this month, added more than 6 million viewers in DVR playback to stand as the m…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:17PMFriday, December 6, 2013
On the same day NBC was basking in the ratings success of its live “Sound of Music” presentation, it also learned that one of its annual live events — the Macy’s Thanksgi…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:59PMMonday, June 10, 2013
The Tony Awards on CBS were on a ratings upswing last night, logging the show's largest overall audience in four years — 7.2 million — despite competition from the NBA Finals on ABC.
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PMWednesday, March 13, 2013
NBC is shifting around some pieces on the schedule board this spring, including the demotion of “Smash” to Saturday as part of the net’s shift to an all-reality Tuesday lin…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:06PM 
