Smash

• Will Smash be the ratings hit NBC needs? So far, so good. According to the network, the show brought in 11.5 million viewers with a 3.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
(Huffington Post)
• Smash, NBCs new drama about the making of a Broadway show about Marilyn Monroe, premiered Monday with 11.5 million viewers. It stars (l.-r.) Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee.
(New York Daily News)
• — In the second episode of the new NBC series Smash, a hard-driving Broadway producer played by Anjelica Huston throws a drink in the face of her ex-husband and former business partner at a midtown Manhattan watering hole.
(Allentown Morning Call)
• NBC did virtually everything it could to persuade Americans to tune in to the first episode of "Smash" last night. The network spent weeks running non-stop commercials for the Monday-after-the-Super-Bowl premiere.
(Washington Post)
• The Voices post-Super Bowl premiere (37.6 million viewers) on Sunday boosted its timeslot debut in last nights NBC lineup to a big (nearly 18 million) viewers.
(USA Today)
• On NBCs new series, Smash, Katharine McPhee finally gets to show off her acting, dancing and singing skills. But she still regrets not landing the role of the bride (she lost to Sasha Barese) on The Hangover.
(Hollywood Reporter)
• "Smash," which NBC hyped as heavily as the Super Bowl, premiered Monday night.
(Washington Post)
• It seems gentlemen arent the only ones who prefer blondes. No matter which corner of pop culture you like to loiter in, its likely youve stumbled upon Marilyn Monroe recently—billowing white skirt, coy smile, breathy come-ons and all.
(MTV.com)
• NBC finally has a smash hit on its hands. And it's called "The Voice.
(Philadelphia Daily News)
• Riding its post Super Bowl send-off, NBC's singing competition "The Voice" exploded out of the gate in its first regular edition Monday night, squashing even the enormously popular CBS lineup of comedies.
(New York Times Blogs)