Before we pass along the newest images for “April Fools” and the promo for April 8th’s S07E13: “Three Billboards” (and don’t forget our overview of April 15’s S07E14: “Mad About Murder”), how about some excellent ratings news regarding ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley’s The Rookie? Earlier today, The Hollywood Reporter had some excellent viewing numbers to pass along regarding March 25’s “Speed”:
After three days of cross-platform viewing, the episode hit season highs in both total viewers (8.25M) and adults 18-49 (1.67 rating, equating to approximately 2.24M people for that demographic). Approximately 43% of the total audience (3.57M viewers) and more than 70% of the show’s 18-49 rating (1.19 rating) came via streaming.
In addition, those 8.25M viewers translated into the largest number of viewers that the series has seen after a three-day viewing window since the middle of Season 5 in January 2023 – with the 18-49 rating (1.19 rating) being the show’s best since May 2020’s Season 2 penultimate episode.
Over the course of the season, The Rookie has been averaging 11.35M viewers after five weeks of multi-platform viewing – and the good news doesn’t end there. Since moving to the 9 pm ET/PT time slot in February, the show has been averaging 3.34M same-day viewers over five episodes – an increase of 11% from its 10 pm average earlier this season.
