article_snippet: (CNN)NBC is upping CNN)NBC live musical game.
article_snippet: Universal Television will produce.
article_snippet: TV ratings: 'Peter Pan Live!'
article_snippet: NBC chief tackles Bill Cosby, live musicals and comedy woes .
article_snippet: For NBC, ""The Wiz" combines two of TV's biggest trends: live programming and the growing appetite for diversity
article_snippet: — both in terms of casting and programming that best reflect society today.
article_snippet: It comes as networks continue to look to live programming like sporting events and awards shows in a bid to break through the clutter in a crowded DVR landscape.
article_snippet: In terms of diversity, the success of Fox's hip-hop drama "Empire" and other scripted entries including "Black-ish" as well as "Fresh Off the Boat," "Cristela," "Scandal" and "How to Get Away With Murder" have prompted a crush of diverse castings again this pilot season. "