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Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live!

December 7, 2016
Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad (Maddie Baillio) dreams of dancing on the Corny Collins Show come true and with her new-found fame seeks to integrate the show so her friends can join her in this adaption of the movie-turned-musical with encouragement from her mother (Harvey Fierstein) and father (Martin Short).
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.1
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again

October 20, 2016
Tim Curry returns as the Criminologist Narrator in this remake of the movie musical executive produced by Lou Adler, Gail Berman, and Kenny Ortega. Janet Weiss (Victoria Justice) and Brad Majors (Ryan McCartan) end up at Dr. Frank-N-Furter's (Laverne Cox) house where the birth of Rocky Horror (Staz Nair) is the highlight of her annual Transylvanian science convention.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
2.6
The Passion

The Passion

March 20, 2016
Tyler Perry hosts and narrates the live musical in New Orleans about Jesus' last hours.
Metascore:
40
User Score:
2.8
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill

March 12, 2016
Filmed before a live audience at the New Orleans club, Cafe Brasil, Audra McDonald reprises her Tony Award-winning role as Billie Holiday in the Lanie Robertson's play about the life of the jazz singer.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
5.7
Grease: Live

Grease: Live

January 31, 2016
The live adaptation of the musical finds Sandy (Julianne Hough) transferring to the high school of Danny's (Aaron Tveit) where she meets the Pink Ladies: Rizzo (Vanessa Hudgens), Frenchy (Carly Rae Jepsen), Marty (Keke Palmer). and Jan (Kether Donohue) as well as the T-Birds: Kenickie (Carlos PenaVega) and Putzie (David Del Rio).
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.3
A Very Murray Christmas

A Very Murray Christmas

December 4, 2015
The Christmas special directed by Sofia Coppola and written by Coppola, Bill Murray and Mitch Glazer, is set in New York's Carlyle Hotel with Murray acting and singing in sketches with a variety of artists including Michael Cera, Miley Cyrus, George Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Rashida Jones, Jenny Lewis, Phoenix, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, and Jason Schwartzman.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
5.1
The Wiz Live!

The Wiz Live!

December 3, 2015
NBC's latest live musical is an adaptation of the retelling of The Wizard of Oz with 18-year-old newcomer Shanice Williams as Dorothy; Queen Latifah as the Wiz; Mary J. Blige as Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West; David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion; Elijah Kelley as the Scarecrow; Ne-Yo as the Tin Man; Common as the Bouncer of the Emerald City; and The Wiz's original Broadway Dorothy, Stephanie Mills as Aunt Em.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
6.2
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo

October 17, 2015
Directed by Chris Rock, the debut HBO stand-up special for the Emmy-winning comedian was filmed in May 2014 at the famed New York theater.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
4.8
White People

White People

July 22, 2015
Jose Antonio Vargas traveled across the United states to talk to young people about race for his documentary that is apart of MTV's Look Different campaign.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
2.6
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas

December 16, 2014
The stop-motion animated Christmas special based on the 2003 theatrical movie Elf and its Broadway Musical follows Buddy (voiced by Jim Parsons) as he travels to New York City to meet the father he never knew.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
6.3
How Murray Saved Christmas

How Murray Saved Christmas

December 5, 2014
The animated special based on the children books written by Mike Reiss where in the town of Stinky Cigars every holiday character lives, deli owner Murray (Jerry Stiller) is recruited to deliver Santa's presents after Edison Elf's (Sean Hayes) invention knocks Santa unconscious.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
tbd
Peter Pan Live!

Peter Pan Live!

December 4, 2014
After the success of the live production of the Sound of Music, NBC returns with Allison Williams as the boy who never wanted to grow up and Christopher Walken as Captain Hook.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
3.8
The Address

The Address

April 15, 2014
Ken Burns' follows a group of boys between 11-17-years-old who attend The Greenwood School, a boarding school where many of the children have learning issues such as ADHD or dyslexia, learn the Gettysburg Address.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live!

December 5, 2013
Carrie Underwood is Maria in this live adaptation of the original Broadway musical The Sound of Music that includes Stephen Moyer as Captain von Trapp as well as Broadway veterans Audra McDonald as Mother Abbes, Laura Benanti as Elsa, and Christian Borle as Max.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
6.1
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

Bill Cosby: Far From Finished

November 23, 2013
Bill Cosby's first comedy special in over 30 years was recorded at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center in Cerritos, California.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
6.4
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles

Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles

November 23, 2013
Sarah Silverman covers such topics as 9/11 widows, Jesus, her dog Duck, and pornography on her first HBO comedy special filmed in Los Angeles in May.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
5.5
An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

November 21, 2013
The film written by Doctor Who and Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss dramatizes the difficulties of producing the sci-fi series Doctor Who in the 1960s by co-creators Sydney Newman (Brian Cox) and Verity Lambert (Jessica Raine) as well as the origination of regeneration after first Doctor actor William Hartnell (David Bradley) left the show in 1966.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.3
The Flag

The Flag

September 4, 2013
The documentary film seeks to discover what happened to the flag put up by firemen on the site of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Metascore:
88
User Score:
tbd
Annie: It's the Hard-Knock Life, From Script to Stage

Annie: It's the Hard-Knock Life, From Script to Stage

June 28, 2013
The documentary directed by Joshua Seftel follows the revival production of the Broadway musical including casting, rehearsals, and opening night.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
3.7
All The President's Men Revisited

All The President's Men Revisited

April 21, 2013
The two-hour documentary narrated by Robert Redford includes archival footage and interviews with Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Stein, David Frost, Tom Brokaw, Rachel Maddow, Joe Scarborough, James Carville, Mary Matalin, and Fred Thompson about the Watergate scandal and the impact of "All the President’s Men," the Oscar-winning 1976 film it inspired.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
Louis C.K.: Oh My God

Louis C.K.: Oh My God

April 13, 2013
The fourth HBO stand-up special for Louis C.K. was filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.2
Glory Hounds

Glory Hounds

February 21, 2013
Filmed in Afghanistan, the two-hour special profiles four military dogs and their handlers in the war zone as they locate insurgents and dangerous explosives.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.6
Mockingbird Lane

Mockingbird Lane

October 26, 2012
Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller remakes the classic 1960s TV series, The Munsters.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.2
It Gets Better

It Gets Better

February 21, 2012
Profiles of three LGBT teenagers are the focus of this MTV special based on the The It Gets Better Project begun by Dan Savage and his partner, Terry Miller.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
tbd
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

December 17, 2011
Producer and Director Gregg Barson examines the life of superstar comedian Jerry Lewis in this all access special from Starz. Comprised of behind-the-scenes footage, early recordings, and a host of A-list interviews, Method to the Madness thoroughly explores Lewis and both his onstage and offstage lives.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview

George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview

August 28, 2011
Former President George W. Bush is interviewed about his thoughts and feelings during and after the attacks on September 11th.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
3.9
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance

William & Catherine: A Royal Romance

August 27, 2011
The latest made-for-TV movie about the courtship and marriage of Prince William and Catherine Millington features Jane Alexander as Queen Elizabeth I and Victor Garbor as Prince Charles.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.8
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden

Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden

May 7, 2011
HBO broadcasts Lady Gaga's concert recorded in February at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.8
Talking Funny

Talking Funny

April 22, 2011
Louis C.K., Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock, and Jerry Seinfeld discuss the different aspects of being a successful comedian.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.0
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

March 19, 2011
Pee-Wee is back on TV appearing on a special HBO broadcast of the Broadway show The Pee-Wee Herman Show filmed at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
7.4
Wishful Drinking

Wishful Drinking

December 12, 2010
Carrie Fisher's one-woman show about her family, Star Wars, and being bipolar was filmed from a performance in New Jersey.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
6.2
Tracy Morgan: Black and Blue

Tracy Morgan: Black and Blue

November 13, 2010
Filmed before a live audience at Harlem's Apollo Theatre, HBO presents the first stand-up special for the former cast member of Saturday Night Live and current 30 Rock actor, Tracy Morgan.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
The Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards

February 11, 2007
The annual music awards show (held again at Los Angeles' Staples Center) was highlighted by only the second performance by a reunited Police in 25 years. The Dixie Chicks and Mary J. Blige were among the night's biggest winners.
Metascore:
41
User Score:
1.9
The Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards

February 8, 2006
The annual music awards show (held at Los Angeles' Staples Center) included performances by Madonna with the Gorillaz, Mary J. Blige with U2, Kanye West with Jamie Foxx, and a rare appearance by Sly Stone.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
4.8