ABC’s reboot of “Roseanne” reported huge ratings in the first week since its premiere – but not everyone is happy about its behemoth success.
This week’s episode clocked in at 15.2 million viewers, giving it a 3.9 rating among adults aged 18-49. Last week’s premiere grabbed 18.2 million households and an overall 5.1 rating among adults of the same age.
This week’s ratings were expected to drop off a little bit. The 17% decline in per-household viewership was predictable as most show premieres usually experience a rating inflation from hype.
But “Roseanne” isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Since its monster opening last week, the show has been renewed for an additional 13 episode-season set to run from 2018-2019. Six more episodes remain this season – and judging by the resounding success the first two have enjoyed – they’ll probably be equally as popular.
But not everyone is keen on celebrating “Roseanne’s” success. After initial ratings came in on Wednesday morning, Vulture’s headline took a swipe at its perceived right-leaning audience with an article titled, “Roseanne Is a Political Series and Let’s Not Pretend Otherwise.”
CNN attempted a more couth approach by taking down ABC network as a whole, running an article titled “‘Roseanne’ Generates Big Ratings — And Risk Of Old Challenges — For ABC.”
The Hill told its audience to be careful believing everything it hears on a sitcom, with a piece titled “Listen To Roseanne, But Don’t Get Carried Away.”
Try as some publications might, it looks like the people have spoken and they want “Roseanne” here to stay.
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