Grease Live! drew 12.2 million viewers

FOX's airing of the live musical Grease Live! on Sunday night was a big ratings success.

The show drew 12.2 million viewers between 7 and 10 p.m. Eastern time for the musical, Variety reported. It was Fox's second-highest-rated non-sports program of the year, behind only the Empire season premiere.

The show starred Julianne Hough and Aaron Tveit in the lead roles, with Carly Rae Jepson, Kether Donahue, Mario Lopez and Boyz II Men also part of the cast.