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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: At NBC, The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Cha-Ching! [Watch (HLS stream): At NBC, The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Cha-Ching!](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/5b1dHkfq.m3u8) (1:37)  _Published 2013-12-06. Critics weren't too kind to country star Carrie Underwood's acting skills, but an average of 18.5 million viewers during a three-hour telecast and winning 56 metered markets probably has NBC execs singing._ --- Jul 27, 2023 4:00 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [A 'Friends' Reunion Is Coming To NBC. This Is Not A Drill](/video/zKpkLsFT/) ### A 'Friends' Reunion Is Coming To NBC. 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Others were more even- handed. TIME's Charlotte Alter noted the show wasn't half as good as the 1965 Julie Andrews original, but it was so cringe- worthy that it was, at least, fun to watch. The main complaint seems to be Underwood's acting skills which, unlike her voice, fell flat by most estimations. People magazine compared the show to a snow globe. You could turn it upside down and shake it, really shake it, but no magic ever swirled around that plastic alpine scene. Still, the bold Sound of Music live event left some fans, including Underwood's fellow country star Miranda Lambert, satisfied. And as we said, ratings saying a different tune than reviews, which would bring us back to do, do, do, do. Sorry, we couldn't help ourselves. Underwood's Sound of Music reportedly cost $ 9 million to produce. Or think, well, as far as the giddy execs at the Peacock network are concerned, probably worth every penny. 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