It was a superbly written ode to broadway musical theatre that exposed viewers to every facet of the theatre. Smash season 2 spoilers karen, ivy, derek, bombshell. Get a detailed analysis and recap of the 2hour season premiere of smashs second season. Smash season 2 premiere recap bombshell bombs, karen. Smash aired for two seasons, becoming a cult hit for the theatre community. We bring you a comprehensive and up to date spoiler service on all the major us tv shows and movies. Nbc isnt raising the curtain on smash season 2 until tuesday, feb. Season 2 premiere with jennifer hudson with karen and ivy lynn, her foe can safran save it, or will it blow. The twohour premiere was down 71 percent from the shows debut last season and down 47 percent from nbcs performance average in this time period so far this season. Playbills weekly recap, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the nbc musical drama series smash, about the dreamers. So to help the musicaldramas fans, both existing and prospective, bide their time, we.
Frosty feuds, scandalous setbacks and other observations. Nbc management has expressed its dissatisfaction with what was happening at the start of the current season, when the. Save for some more great musical numbers, this season sees smash descend into tangled plots and convoluted relationships. But two hours is the time the powers that be have allotted for the premiere of smash, a return we have both feared and desired no less than seeing the messiah at the eastern gate or patti lupone. In my first pop junkie blog post ever, i wrote a defense of nbcs much hated musical drama series, smash.
Fans of smash will notice quite a few changes when the second season of nbcs musical drama debuts on february 5 with the twohour premiere episode on broadwaythe fallout, but have no fear the show still sparkles with wonderful choreography, infinitely hummable show tunes, and plenty of intrigue and plot twists involving characters both old and new. The 10 episodes of the first season of soundtrack are available on netflix since wednesday, december 18, 2019. There you have it, our recap of smash season 2 premiere. Ultimate during a january nintendo direct presentation confirming byleth from fire emblem. The shows season 2 premiere as previously reported flushes away the unholy troika of ellismichaeldev and sometimes leo, but gives us a young composer so full of brooklynhipster. Smash season 2 premiere date and more key nbc midseason premiere dates revealed. Smash brings you the blood, sweat, and tears of the making of a broadway musical. Gorgeous new images from smash season two premiere on. We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and. After weeks and weeks of advertising, smash premieres. Smash starred megan hilty as ivy lynn, katharine mcphee as karen. Welcome back to smash, our fellow gluttons for punishment, hatewatchers, and jeremy jordan obsessers.
Weve been thinking about different ways to think about a. Smash, season 2, episode 1, season premiere, on broadway. Smash ultimate fighter pass 2 release dates, possible. Smashs road to the second season is even more convoluted than the path to the st james theater of bombshell, the fictional marilyn monroe. Until then, checkout stills from the upcoming episode, which will include jhud and daniel sunjata.
Thankfully, i wasnt the only fanseason one was award winning. The season 1 finale of smash had about 6 million viewers and a 1. On march, 20, nbc announced they were moving the remaining season two episodes of smash to saturday nights at 9. Now, lets recap the season two premiere of smash, team watch with kristindrinking game style. Frosty feuds, scandalous setbacks and other observations more nbc isnt raising the curtain on smash season 2 until tuesday, feb. Nbc is gearing up for midseason and has announced the premiere dates for new shows and key return dates for shows such as smash, revolution and the voice. The third episode of the new season of smash, following a twohour season 2 premiere two weeks ago, deals with the nuts and bolts of putting on a. Smash returns on february 5 for its second season, and nbc has released the following gallery of photos from the twohour premiere event on broadway, smash returns on february 5 for its second season, and nbc has released the following gallery of photos from the twohour premiere event on broadway. The shows season 2 premiere as previously reported flushes away the unholy troika of ellismichael. As many viewers and critics have proclaimed,the steven spielberg produced series got off to a smashing start. The show started out strong and then sort of faltered under. Do you think bombshell will survive let us know what you think and thanks for.
Karen implores jimmy to call her, and when he doesnt. Nbc chief robert greenblatt has confirmed plans to resurrect the cancelled musical drama, with a twist speaking on varietys stagecraft podcast, greenblatt suggested smash could return via the stage. We left season 1 on the heels of karen cartwright snagging the lead role in. Smash season 2 premiere date and more key nbc midseason. The twohour premiere of season 2 of smash contains plenty of plot twists, not to mention ups and downs for bombshell, a new musical. For season 2, smash was scheduled for tuesdays at 10 at midseason starting february 5, behind the lowrated the new normal and several weeks before the new season of the voice premiered, and the ratings cratered, with the february 5, 20 2hour 2episode season premiere getting a 1. So let me get this straight nbc president robert greenblatt fires season 1 showrunner, part of the cast and most of the writers and smash season 2 premiere get the worst ratings the series has.
With winter sweeps season officially kicking off next week, nbc is betting big on smash. Nbcs hit show returns tonight at 98 cst in a special twohour premiere that promises drama, music, dancing, and of course, marilyn. The broadway musicalwithinashow series, smash, will be returning with a brand new season in a two hour premiere in early february. Smash was supposed to be the show that saved nbc but people. With debra messing, jack davenport, katharine mcphee, christian borle. Season 2 begins in boston, where bombshells prebroadway tryout is ending and.
After spending a lot of time and energy on an offseason makeover, smash drew only 4. With karen and ivy lynn, her foe can safran save it, or will it blow. Ive been a huge fan right from the start, and am excited to see bombshell make its way to broadway. The second and final season of the american musical drama television series smash premiered on february 5, 20 on nbc and consisted of 17 episodes. Season one of smash was, well, a smash, so it only makes sense that season 2 will be bigger and better. With winter sweeps season officially kicking off next week, nbc is betting big on smash giving it a twohour premiere right off the bat, tuesday february 5th at 9pm on nbc. After dipping in the wake of its widelywatched premiere, smash stabilized around the 6 million viewer mark, adding more when dvr playback was factored in. More drama occurs behind the scenes than on stage, as the team prepares an ambitious broadway musical on the life of marilyn monroe.
Personally, i could not be more excited that smash is back. Good news for folks who loved season 1 of smash and for those who loved to hatewatch it. Smash ranked as the nights lowestrated show on a major broadcast network. Interestingly enough, i hear more about people loving smash now than i ever did when it was on the air. The nbc show we love to hate returns for another season with a bit. Part 2, in which smash discovers brooklyn and derek discovers feminism season 1s second episode began with karen plaintively begging bombshell s creative team to call her. Opening night of season two was not a showstopper for nbcs broadway drama smash.
As such, karen is now part of the shows power team, and, based on advice she gets from broadway star veronica moore, she can make whatever requests she wants to protect the material. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show smash anytime, anywhere. Smash season 2 episode 15 the transfer airs saturday may 11 on nbc 89. Look back at the smash premiere screening for the broadway. Season 2 of smash debuted last night in an epic 2hour premiere and heres our recap. Brian darcy james to appear in smash season 2 premiere retrieved april 7, 20. With the season 2 premiere, smash cleans narrative house and brings in some new faces while karen and ivy remain locked in perpetual battle. Nintendo announced a new fighters pass 2 for super smash bros. After a successful run in boston with karen in the lead, bombshell seems destined for broadway, making karen a broadway superstar. Smashs season two premiere begs us for a second chance. The show seems to have a lot of promise, and the musical numbers dazzled. This roundtable, focusing on the season 2 premiere of nbcs smash which aired on february 5th, arose in response to a recent article how smash became tvs biggest train wreck by kate arthur. Thanks to the joys of hulu, the first hour of the smash season 2 premiere is ready to be explored a full two weeks early.