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NBC aired Hairspray Live!, a live television production of the Broadway musical of the same name. The event was broadcast on December 7, 2016, and starred Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad, Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad, and Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle. Hairspray Live! was a critical and commercial success, with over 9 million viewers tuning in to watch the broadcast.