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re: Underwood and "Attempting"

Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 06:09 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to: re: Underwood and "Attempting" - MockingbirdGirl 05:43 pm EST 12/06/13
"I think Underwood's name brought in a LOT of viewers who would otherwise have given it a miss."

I know this is the perceived wisdom, but I don't fully understand it, because THE SOUND OF MUSIC is not the type of material that Underwood is famous for performing and that her fans would presumably want to see and hear her perform. Would the network expect huge numbers of people to tune in if a huge pop star headlined a country music special?

I'd really appreciate it if someone could explain to me why it was felt that Carrie Underwood would be an especially strong drawing card in a TV version of a Broadway musical. At any rate, of course, there's no way we'll ever know how the ratings would have been if Laura Benanti had been cast as Maria.


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