Live TV Musicals Ranked by Ratings, From ‘Little Mermaid’ to ‘Rent’ (Photos)

ABC's "The Little Mermaid Live!" didn't flounder in Tuesday's primetime Nielsen ratings in comparison to the other live (and semi-live) TV musicals that came before it. And yes, that includes the most-recent and lowest-rated event, Fox's "Rent." Last night's broadcast -- which cut between the 1989 animated film and live performances by the cast, including "Moana" star Auli'i Cravalho as Ariel and Queen Latifah as Ursula -- came in at No. 4 on the list of modern-day, live TV musicals ranked by their ratings among the key adults 18-49 demo. What makes that impressive slot even more impressive for "Little Mermaid" is that it was ABC's first foray into the genre since its rebirth, with all the other specials having aired on Fox or NBC. 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. Also Read: ‘The Little Mermaid Live’ Ratings Blows Fox’s ‘Rent’ Numbers Out of the Sea

Rank: 10Musical: "Rent"  Date: January 27, 2019  Network: Fox  18-49 rating: 1.4  Total viewers:  3.415 million   Also Read: Ratings: Fox’s Semi-Live ‘Rent’ Is TV’s Least-Watched Live Musical

Rank: 9Musical: "A Christmas Story: Live"  Date: Dec. 17, 2017  Network: Fox  18-49 rating: 1.5  Total viewers: 4.481 million   Also Read: Ratings: ‘The Good Place’ Season 3 Finale Adds a Few Viewers From Last Week

Rank: 8Musical: "The Passion"  Date: March 20, 2016  Network: Fox  18-49 rating: 1.6  Total viewers: 6.648 million   Also Read: Ratings: ‘The Masked Singer’ Grows Against an Original ‘SEAL Team’ on CBS

Rank: 7Musical: "Jesus Christ Superstar Live!"    Date: April 1, 2018  Network: NBC  18-49 rating: 1.7  Total viewers: 9.607 million   Also Read: Chrissy Teigen Smites Bill O’Reilly With Fiery Comeback After ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live’ Diss

Rank: 6Musical: "Hairspray Live!"  Date: Dec. 7, 2016  Network: NBC  18-49 rating: 2.3  Total viewers: 9.045 million   Also Read: Midseason TV 2019: Complete List of Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows (Updating)

Rank: 5Musical: "Peter Pan Live!"   Date: Dec. 4, 2014  Network: NBC  18-49 rating: 2.4  Total viewers: 9.211 million   Also Read: 7 New Midseason TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers: From ‘Masked Singer’ to ‘Schooled’ (Photos)

Rank: 4Musical: "The Little Mermaid Live!" Date: Nov. 5, 2019Network: ABC  18-49 rating: 2.6  Total viewers: 8.978 million  Also Read: ‘The Little Mermaid Live’ Ratings Blows Fox’s ‘Rent’ Numbers Out of the Sea

Rank: 3    Musical: "The Wiz Live!"  Date: Dec. 3, 2015  Network: NBC  18-49 rating: 3.4  Total viewers: 11.498 million   Also Read: Ratings: ‘The Conners’ Season Finale Grows 15 Percent, But ‘This Is Us’ Tops Tuesday

Rank: 2  Musical: "Grease: Live"  Date: Jan. 1, 2016  Network: Fox  18-49 rating: 4.3  Total viewers: 12.206 million   Also Read: Ratings: ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Season Premiere Ranks Behind ‘AGT: Champions,’ ‘The Bachelor’

Rank: 1  Musical: "Sound of Music Live!"  Date: Dec. 5, 2013  Network: NBC  18-49 rating: 4.6  Total viewers: 18.624 million   Also Read: Ratings: ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Slips 25 Percent From NBC Debut

There is currently no upcoming live TV musical set at any of the broadcast networks, after rock opera "Hair" was scrapped by NBC last February.