NewsRatings Drop for Encore Broadcast of The Sound of Music Live!Ratings declined significantly for the rebroadcast of The Sound of Music Live!, which aired Dec. 14 on NBC, according to TVbytheumbersZap2It.com.
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Adam Hetrick
December 16, 2013
Carrie Underwood
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The 8 PM encore was viewed by 3.16 million viewers, a marked decline from the Dec. 5 live-event broadcast, which captured 18.6 million viewers. The ratings drop for the previously aired special event was not unexpected; with the popularity of DVR and on-demand programming, live events on television have become a significant source for bankable viewership.
The Sound of Music Live! was bested by CBS' holiday offerings, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Frosty the Snowman" and "Frosty Returns."
Six-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood stars as Maria and “True Blood” star Moyer as Capt. Georg von Trapp with Tony Award winners Audra McDonald (Ragtime, Master Class) as Mother Abbess, Laura Benanti (Gypsy, Women on the Verge) as Elsa Schrader and Christian Borle (Peter and the Starcatcher, "Smash") as Max Dettweiler.
The Sound of Music Live! was produced by Universal Television.
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The Sound of Music Live!, Starring Carrie Underwood and Audra McDonald, Hits the Airwaves; Highlights from the Broadcast
The Sound of Music Live!, Starring Carrie Underwood and Audra McDonald, Hits the Airwaves; Highlights from the Broadcast
The television broadcast of The Sound of Music Live!, starring Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood, was presented Dec. 5 beginning at 8 PM ET.
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Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Carrie Underwood as Maria
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Carrie Underwood as Maria
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Carrie Underwood as Maria, Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp
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Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Carrie Underwood as Maria
Jessica Molaskey as Sister Berthe, Christiane Noll as Sister Margaretta, Elena Shaddow as Sister Sophia, Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess
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Jessica Molaskey as Sister Berthe, Elena Shaddow as Sister Sophia, Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess, Christiane Noll as Sister Margaretta
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Jessica Molaskey as Sister Berthe, Elena Shaddow as Sister Sophia, Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess, Christiane Noll as Sister Margaretta
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Carrie Underwood as Maria, Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess
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Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess, Carrie Underwood as Maria
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Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl, Michael Nigro as Friedrich, Ella Watts-Gorman as Louisa, Joe West as Kurt, Sophia Anne Caruso as Brigitta, Grace Rundhaug as Marta, Peyton Ella as Gretl, Carrie Underwood as Maria
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Carrie Underwood as Maria with (back, l-r) Ella Watts-Gorman as Louisa, Michael Nigro as Friedrich, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl, Joe West as Kurt; (front, l-r) Grace Rundhaug as Marta, Sophia Anne Caruso as Brigitta, Peyton Ella as Gretl
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Michael Campayno as Rolf Gruber, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl
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Michael Campayno as Rolf Gruber, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl
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Michael Campayno as Rolf Gruber, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl
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Ariane Rinehart as Liesl
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Ariane Rinehart as Liesl
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Peyton Ella as Gretl, Carrie Underwood as Maria
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Christian Borle as Max Detweiler
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Michael Nigro as Friedrich, Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Ella Watts-Gorman as Louisa
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Carrie Underwood as Maria, Joe West as Kurt
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Carrie Underwood as Maria, Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Joe West as Kurt
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Carrie Underwood as Maria, Sophia Anne Caruso as Brigitta
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Sophia Anne Caruso as Brigitta, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl, Michael Nigro as Friedrich, Grace Rundhaug as Marta, Joe West as Kurt, Ella Watts-Gorman as Louisa, Peyton Ella as Gretl
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Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl
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Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess, Carrie Underwood as Maria
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Kristine Nielsen as Frau Schmidt, CJ Wilson as Herr Zeller, Christian Borle as Max Detweiler
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Christian Borle as Max Detweiler
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Christian Borle as Max Detweiler, Ella Watts-Gorman as Louisa, Peyton Ella as Gretl, Michael Nigro as Friedrich, Sophia Anne Caruso as Brigitta, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl
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Christian Borle as Max Detweiler, Ella Watts-Gorman as Louisa, Peyton Ella as Gretl, Michael Nigro as Friedrich, Sophia Anne Caruso as Brigitta, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl
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Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Ella Watts-Gorman as Louisa, Grace Rundhaug as Marta, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl, Peyton Ella as Gretl, Sophia Anne Caruso as Brigitta, Michael Nigro as Friedrich, Joe West as Kurt
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Joe West as Kurt, Carrie Underwood as Maria, Peyton Ella as Gretl, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl, Grace Rundhaug as Marta, Michael Nigro as Friedrich
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Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Laura Benanti as Elsa Schraeder in "The Sound of Music Live!"
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Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Carrie Underwood as Maria
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Carrie Underwood as Maria, Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp
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Carrie Underwood as Maria
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Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp, Carrie Underwood as Maria
The Max Martin musical features a number of his most beloved songs, including “…Baby One More Time,” “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” and more.
