Katharine McPhee Agrees With 'Smash' Haters, Fans Reel in Disbelief

“Smash” fans have beef with series star Katharine McPhee.

McPhee joined in Sunday on a popular Twitter meme: “If you don’t love me at my [first image] then you don’t deserve me at my [second image].” It’s a play on the quote often misattributed to Marilyn Monroe, “If you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”

Here’s McPhee’s version of the meme:

If you then you don’t
don’t love deserve
me at my me at my pic.twitter.com/SoUOkhhy81

— Kat McPhee (@katharinemcphee) April 9, 2018

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The actress is currently starring in the Broadway production “Waitress,” but fans were confused about why she would call her role as Karen Cartwright on “Smash” her worst. The NBC show aired from 2012-2013 for two seasons, and while it didn’t last long, still has a legion of loyal fans.

Some fans were straight up offended: “do NOT slander miss karen cartwright like this,” one user said.

Others pointed out that even if “Smash” wasn’t necessarily great, it still helped McPhee’s career. “She does realize if it weren’t for Smash she wouldn’t have Waitress, right?” another user said. “Before Smash, she was just the girl who didn’t win American Idol.”

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But some fans said that McPhee’s tweet wasn’t being understood: “think a lot of people are misunderstanding the intent here. Pretty sure she’s alluding to the failure of one show (Smash, cancelled after two seasons) & the success of another (Waitress).”

See more reaction to McPhee’s tweet below.

do NOT slander miss karen cartwright like this. https://t.co/sMUTOuiWM3

— lavender gooms (@femmehouseplant) April 9, 2018

The Smash stans are not standing for this slander https://t.co/Jjowx69LgT

— Sadie Gennis (@sadiegennis) April 9, 2018

Smash was God’s gift to US television don’t @ me https://t.co/YUzKGjpVTs

— sami (@SamiUlin13) April 9, 2018

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She does realize if it weren’t for Smash she wouldn’t have Waitress, right? Before Smash, she was just the girl who didn’t win American Idol. Talk about ungrateful. (Also, Ivy > Karen).

— ❤️ ???????? (@poodlemartini) April 9, 2018

I think a lot of people are misunderstanding the intent here. Pretty sure she’s alluding to the failure of one show (Smash, cancelled after two seasons) & the success of another (Waitress).

— Sarah Rennie (@harasnicole) April 9, 2018

Kat sweetie you’re doing amazing https://t.co/iMuTmJjqOR

— rocio (@queenclace) April 9, 2018

still thinking about that Katharine McPhee tweet & how it’s made me confront having been a SMASH apologist :/

— Sylvy Fernandez (@sylvysparrow) April 9, 2018

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I may be #TeamIvy but I love this tweet more than I love Tom and Julia writing "Don't Forget Me" in 25 seconds.

— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) April 9, 2018

Why is she acting like Smash is bad?

— Zechariah Cameron (@zechariah1680) April 9, 2018

Ummmm Karen Cartwright deserves better.

— Mert Yigit (@merterenyigit) April 9, 2018

Live TV Musicals Ranked by Ratings, From 'Annie Live!' to 'Grease' (Photos)

NBC's "Annie Live!" bowed Thursday as the first new live musical production to air on broadcast TV since ABC's "The Little Mermaid Live!" in November 2019. It also marked NBC's return to the genre, which it hasn't ventured into since "Jesus Christ Superstar Live!" on Easter Sunday of 2018, and the first of the Big 4 networks' live-TV musicals to be made during the COVID-19 era. So naturally, all eyes were on how the Taraji P. Henson- and Harry Connick Jr.-led "Annie Live!" performed in TV ratings and viewership, as that's going to be used as an indicator of what "Tomorrow" looks like for the genre.
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On the plus side, "Annie Live!" averaged 5.155 million total viewers, which was better than Fox's "Rent" and "A Christmas Story." Unfortunately, "Annie" ranks dead last in the key demo of adults 18-49, though that may be more of an indicator on how young adults view broadcast television in late 2021 vs. late 2019. "Annie Live!" faced a lot of competition last night: Fox aired "Thursday Night Football," ABC had a highly anticipated Alec Baldwin interview in the first hour of primetime, and CBS did well with its first few sitcoms. Scroll through our gallery to see how each of broadcast TV's modern-day, live musical productions rank by Nielsen numbers. Lowest-rated is first, highest-rated is last.
ABC
Rank: 11 Musical: "Annie Live!" Date: December 2, 2021 Network: NBC 18-49 rating: 0.9 Total viewers: 5.155 million
NBC
Rank: 10 Musical: "Rent" Date: January 27, 2019 Network: Fox 18-49 rating: 1.4 Total viewers: 3.415 million
Fox
Rank: 9 Musical: "A Christmas Story: Live" Date: Dec. 17, 2017 Network: Fox 18-49 rating: 1.5 Total viewers: 4.481 million
Fox
Rank: 8 Musical: "The Passion" Date: March 20, 2016 Network: Fox 18-49 rating: 1.6 Total viewers: 6.648 million
Fox
Rank: 7 Musical: "Jesus Christ Superstar Live!" Date: April 1, 2018 Network: NBC 18-49 rating: 1.7 Total viewers: 9.607 million
NBC
Rank: 6 Musical: "Hairspray Live!" Date: Dec. 7, 2016 Network: NBC 18-49 rating: 2.3 Total viewers: 9.045 million
NBC
Rank: 5 Musical: "Peter Pan Live!" Date: Dec. 4, 2014 Network: NBC 18-49 rating: 2.4 Total viewers: 9.211 million
NBC
Rank: 4 Musical: "The Little Mermaid Live!" Date: Nov. 5, 2019 Network: ABC 18-49 rating: 2.6 Total viewers: 8.978 million
ABC
Rank: 3 Musical: "The Wiz Live!" Date: Dec. 3, 2015 Network: NBC 18-49 rating: 3.4 Total viewers: 11.498 million
NBC
Rank: 2 Musical: "Grease: Live" Date: Jan. 1, 2016 Network: Fox 18-49 rating: 4.3 Total viewers: 12.206 million
Fox
Rank: 1 Musical: "Sound of Music Live!" Date: Dec. 5, 2013 Network: NBC 18-49 rating: 4.6 Total viewers: 18.624 million
NBC

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Thursday show marked the long-awaited return of broadcast TV’s modern-day, live musical productions

NBC's "Annie Live!" bowed Thursday as the first new live musical production to air on broadcast TV since ABC's "The Little Mermaid Live!" in November 2019. It also marked NBC's return to the genre, which it hasn't ventured into since "Jesus Christ Superstar Live!" on Easter Sunday of 2018, and the first of the Big 4 networks' live-TV musicals to be made during the COVID-19 era. So naturally, all eyes were on how the Taraji P. Henson- and Harry Connick Jr.-led "Annie Live!" performed in TV ratings and viewership, as that's going to be used as an indicator of what "Tomorrow" looks like for the genre.

Also Read: Harry Connick Jr’s ‘Daddy Warbucks’ Bald Cap Gets Hard-Knocked by ‘Annie Live!’ Viewers

On the plus side, "Annie Live!" averaged 5.155 million total viewers, which was better than Fox's "Rent" and "A Christmas Story." Unfortunately, "Annie" ranks dead last in the key demo of adults 18-49, though that may be more of an indicator on how young adults view broadcast television in late 2021 vs. late 2019. "Annie Live!" faced a lot of competition last night: Fox aired "Thursday Night Football," ABC had a highly anticipated Alec Baldwin interview in the first hour of primetime, and CBS did well with its first few sitcoms. Scroll through our gallery to see how each of broadcast TV's modern-day, live musical productions rank by Nielsen numbers. Lowest-rated is first, highest-rated is last.

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