Overview
- Nielsen’s three-day, cross-platform measurement put the Nov. 6 telecast at 3.6 million viewers.
- The concert special finished behind only February’s SNL50: The Anniversary Special among NBC’s 2025 specials.
- NBCUniversal reported a 64% overall lift versus last year’s Wicked special and a 148% surge in adults 18–49.
- Filmed live at the Dolby Theatre and aired on NBC, the program is now streaming on Peacock and was produced by Fulwell Entertainment with Ben Winston and Raj Kapoor as executive producers.
- Performances and appearances included Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater and Bowen Yang, with interviews and sneak peeks from the upcoming film as NBC plans to air the first Wicked movie on Nov. 19 before the Nov. 21 sequel.