'The Wiz Live!' Draws 11 Million Viewers -- But Where Was Toto?

The live musical gave NBC its best Thursday rating in two years.

The Wiz was a hit for NBC as 11.1 million viewers tuned in to the live broadcast giving the network its best Thursday rating in two years.

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But there's a lingering question for those who watched the special-- what happened to Toto? The famous dog made a brief appearance in Kansas but didn't follow Dorothy to Oz.

The Twitter-verse exploded with comments like “Wait. Where's Toto? They just left him in Kansas?”

Another wrote: “Missing: little black terrier that answers by the name of #toto.”

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The show became a trending Twitter topic with many tweets like:

I just threw my phone at the TV because @UzoAduba is too talented for this planet. #TheWizLive

— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) December 4, 2015

Michael Jackson looking down from heaven watching this scene like #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/leY91Iddzn

— You Just (@A1GxddessAsha) December 4, 2015

So cool the make up artist referenced Jean Michael Basquiat for the scarecrow. #TheWiz #BlackExcellence pic.twitter.com/fQu4qDtUj5

— Steven Mitchell (@hermesxos) December 4, 2015

Not to worry. Toto made it back safely into the arms of Dorothy in the final scene.

The Wiz first hit Broadway in 1975 and went on to win seven TONY awards. Three years later, it was made into a film, starring Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow.

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