This season was off to a strong start — can it keep the momentum?
Episode 2 pulled in 466,000 viewers with a 0.20 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This is an increase of 40,000 viewers and the demo went up by 0.01. The episode was also the ninth-highest-rated cable broadcast of the night.
This season is doing well in the current TV landscape. The numbers don’t look staggering (no TV show will), but it’s clearly off to a better start than Battle for a New Champion.
Here are some benchmarks to compare this episode:
Battle of the Eras Episode 1: 426,000 viewers (0.19 rating)
Battle for a New Champion Episode 2: 311,000 viewers (0.15 rating)
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lots of competition with the DNC too