‘Grease: Live!’ Ratings: Fox Scores a Big Hit
UPDATE (12:07 PM): EW reports that Grease officially passed The Wiz! Live, with 12.2 million viewers and a 4.3 rating in the 18-49 demo.
As expected, the telecast of Grease: Live! was a big ratings win for Fox, judging by preliminary numbers.
According to THR, Grease: Live! averaged a 7.4 overnight rating over its three-hour run time, which would put it within striking distance of NBC’s December broadcast of The Wiz! Live. Grease was widely praised for its technical wizardry, as well as the performances of Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit and Vanessa Hudgens, among others.
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