Smash, the Broadway drama that NBC has cancelled after two seasons, got some extra attention today after it was discovered that the show’s only Oscar-winning cast member had her name spelled wrong in the opening credits during Sunday’s series finale.
Entertainment Weekly reports that the show’s credits had Anjelica Huston’s name as “Angelica” instead of “Anjelica.” The error only showed up during the final half of the two-hour finale and appears on the online version that’s up on Hulu. A source told the site that it was corrected by the time it aired, but Huston’s first name is still spelled incorrectly online. It you speed up to 6:37, you can still see it.
This was certainly a rough way to end the show, which carried a huge budget but drew few viewers. The show was quickly cancelled earlier this month, as expected. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two-hour finale on Sunday had just a 0.5 rating in the key 18-49 demographic and the network only averaged 2.4 million viewers on the night.
Meanwhile, the source for EW said that NBC is going to correct Huston’s first name on the Hulu version. But it’s doubtful that the network is in much of a rush.
Huston is the daughter of the late legendary director John Huston. She won her Oscar for her supporting role in her father’s Prizzi’s Honor.
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