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Congrats, Greasers and Fox execs: “Grease: Live” is a big hit — but not as big as NBC’s recent “The Wiz” revival.

Fox’s Sunday night live musical effort earned a 7.4 rating/11 share in the 56 metered market households. “The Wiz Live” in December scored a 7.9/13.

National numbers can certainly tell a different tale, and these should be considered very preliminary indicators. Fast national ratings — and then final data — should be out within a few hours.

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Comparisons between “Grease” and “The Wiz” are about as well as we can do at this point, though they’re admittedly imperfect. After all, last night’s musical was Fox’s first, whereas NBC got two tries before “The Wiz Live,” with “The Sound of Music Live” and “Peter Pan Live.”

Plus, NBC is currently still the top-rated broadcast network in the key 18-49 demographic — where it’s been for a few years now — and Fox sits in third place.

Either way, “Grease” was a resounding success, both quantifiably and critically. The live event was also massive on social media, and the cast’s album is selling quite well on iTunes already.

17 Top-Grossing Broadway Musicals of All Time From 'Hamilton' to 'The Lion King' (Photos)

17. "Rent" (original production)
Opened: April 29, 1996
Closed: Sept. 7, 2008
Gross: $274.2 million
16. "The Producers"
Opened: April 19, 2001
Closed: April 22, 2007
Gross: $288.4 million
15. "Mary Poppins"
Opened: Nov. 16, 2006
Closed: March 3, 2013
Gross: $294.6 million
14. "Miss Saigon" (original production)
Opened: April 11, 1991
Closed: Jan. 28, 2001
Gross: $298.7 million
13. "Kinky Boots"
Opened: April 4, 2013
Closed: April 7, 2019
Gross to date: $319.0 million
12. "Aladdin"
Opened: March 20, 2014
Closed: Still running
Gross to date: $404.9 million
11. "Les Misérables" (original production)
Opened: March 12, 1987
Closed: May 18, 2003
Gross: $406.3 million
10. "Cats" (original production)
Opened: Oct. 7, 1982
Closed: Sept. 10, 2000
Gross: $407.7 million
9. "Beauty and the Beast"
Opened: April 18, 1994
Closed: July 29, 2007
Gross: $429.2 million
8. "Hamilton"
Opened: Aug. 6, 2015
Closed: Still running
Gross to date: $529.3 million
7. "Jersey Boys"
Opened: Nov. 6, 2005
Closed: January 15, 2017
Gross: $558.4 million
6. "The Book of Mormon"
Opened: March 24, 2011
Closed: Still running
Gross to date: $615.1 million
5. "Mamma Mia!"
Opened: Oct. 18, 2001
Closed: Sept. 12, 2015
Gross: $624.4 million
4. "Chicago" (revival)
Opened: Nov. 14, 1996
Closed: Still running
Gross: $654.7 million
3. "The Phantom of the Opera"
Opened: Jan. 26, 1988
Closed: Still running
Gross to date: $1.2 billion
2. "Wicked"
Opened: Oct. 30, 2003
Closed: Still running
Gross: $1.3 billion
1. "The Lion King"
Opened: Nov. 13, 1997
Closed: Still running
Gross to date: $1.6 billion