Barr none: ABC's 'Roseanne' reboot puts up massive ratings
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Broadcast TV’s love affair with nostalgia is in no danger of abating, as ABC’s revival of “Roseanne” put up the sort of monster ratings that are almost impossible to come by in 2018.
According to preliminary Nielsen data, the one-hour “Roseanne” premiere averaged 18.2 million viewers and a staggering 5.1 in ABC’s target demo, which works out to 6.57 million adults 18 to 49. To put those deliveries in context, they mark the highest 18-to-49 turnout for an episode of an ABC comedy since the season four premiere of “Modern Family” scared up 14.4 overall million viewers and a 5.5 in the dollar demo on Sept. 26, 2012.
Season-to-date, “Roseanne” now stands as the second most-watched, highest-rated episode of scripted TV, trailing only the post-Super Bowl LII broadcast of NBC’s “This Is Us,” which averaged 27 million viewers and a 9.3 rating. Among shows that aired in their regular time slot, “Roseanne” is No. 1 with a bullet, topping the season premiere of CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” (17.7 million viewers, 4.1 adults 18 to 49 rating).
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