Source: Washington Post
NEW YORK — “Roseanne” wasn’t just a hit on opening night. The revived ABC comedy had legs.
The Nielsen company said Tuesday that viewership for the show’s premiere shot up to 25 million people when delayed viewing for the three days after last Tuesday’s first showing is added.
The increase of 6.6 million people sets a record for the biggest lift ever for a show in the three days after a premiere, Nielsen said. A lot of programs would be happy to get 6.6 million viewers, period.“Roseanne” was helped by the extent to which it became part of the cultural conversation once its first-night ratings of 18.45 million people were reported, likely drawing in others who were curious about the fuss. President Donald Trump even congratulated star Roseanne Barr for the success of the show, in which her character supports him politically.
Discussion of the unusually strong “Roseanne” ratings tended to overshadow CBS’ ratings for “60 Minutes” two days earlier, where an interview with adult film star Stormy Daniels about her alleged affair with Trump before he became president reached 22.1 million viewers. Trump has denied her story.
Unlike “Roseanne,” people weren’t likely to watch the Daniels interview if they didn’t see it live. Adding in people who watched during the three days after its initial airing, and the “60 Minutes” audience increased to just under 22.8 million. News programs generally have little…
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