ABC’s The Rookie drew its largest viewers of the season — in a number of seasons, the truth is — with its March 25 episode.
The drama hit season highs in each complete viewers (8.25 million) and adults 18-49 (1.67 score, equal to about 2.24 million individuals in that demographic) with three days of cross-platform viewing. About 43 % of the whole viewers (3.57 million viewers), and greater than 70 % of the present’s 18-49 score (1.19), got here through streaming.
The 8.25 million viewers had been probably the most for The Rookie after three days since January 2023, halfway via the present’s fifth season. The 18-49 score was the present’s finest for the reason that penultimate episode of season two in Could 2020.
The March 25 episode, titled “Velocity,” discovered John (Nathan Fillion) and Celina (Lisseth Chavez) in a hostage scenario whereas Tim (Eric Winter) challenged Lucy’s (Melissa O’Neil) decision-making.
The season highs for The Rookie continued ABC’s robust displaying on Tuesday nights this season, the place the community has grown significantly in comparison with the 2023-24 season. Led by first-year breakout Excessive Potential, all three of the community’s dramas on the evening are averaging greater than 10 million viewers after 5 weeks of multi-platform viewing. Excessive Potential is available in at 15.31 million viewers, The Rookie at 11.35 million and Will Trent at 10.91 million. Dancing With the Stars additionally had a stable run on Tuesdays final fall, enhancing 12 months to 12 months and ending with its most-watched finale since November 2019.
The Rookie has additionally improved its linear rankings since shifting to the 9 p.m. ET/PT spot in mid-February; it’s averaging 3.34 million same-day viewers over 5 episodes for the reason that transfer, up 11 % from its 10 p.m. common earlier within the season.