The partnership between Wicked and the Olympics marks a full-circle moment, as both Erivo and Grande attended the Summer Games in 2024 as part of their mammoth press cycle for the first film. Universal Pictures also arranged for the real-life Emerald City train from the movies to stop through Paris in honor of the event.

Wicked: One Wonderful Night will air on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. PT/ET, and since it will be broadcast on NBC, cord-cutters can stream it live on any live TV streaming service that carries the network, including DirecTV, Fubo, Sling and Hulu + Live TV .

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande came to a fan's rescue when someone dropped a drink on the fan during a 'Wicked' meet-and-greet event.

Wicked: One Wonderful Night will air on NBC on November 6 and will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock from November 7, 2025. Wicked: One Wonderful Night airs on NBC at 8/7C on November 6.

Despite being busy taking in the lyrics to “Defying Gravity” and holding space for that, we found time to do a deep-dive on Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s very sweet friendship—which largely consists of hyping each other up,

South African content creator Tricia Mpisi recalled an unforgettable, embarrassing moment. Fortunately, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo helped her.

TikTok user and influencer Tricia The Angel attended what was meant to be the most magical moment of her life: a special event for influencers featuring her idols, Ariana and Cynthia. Instead, it turned into something almost as scary as CGI monkeys growing wings.