When NBC Uses Other “Idol” Contestants in Its Musicals

When NBC Uses Other “Idol” Contestants in Its Musicals

By The Editors Monday, December 16th, 2013

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The recent musical special Sound of Music Live! starring American Idol star Carrie Underwood earned NBC such high ratings that they recently bumped the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life in order to show the dreadful thing yet again. NBC thinks they’ve hit on a winning formula by pairing classic Broadway musicals with former Idol contestants — but we’re not so sure.

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