‘The Good Doctor’ Season 6 Premiere Sees Viewership Rise by Over 4 Million in Live+7 Ratings (Exclusive)

Ratings

The episode has now secured a 1.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic, making it the top-rated series in the 10 p.m. hour of primetime

Katie Campione

October 13, 2022 @ 10:05 AM

THE GOOD DOCTOR – “Change of Perspective” – On their first day as surgical attendings, Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Alex Park are introduced to the first year residents they will be overseeing, Dr. Danica Powell and Dr. Daniel Perez,who make quite the first impression. Meanwhile, Lim returns to work while facing her new reality and the emotions surrounding the changes on an all-new episode of “The Good Doctor,” MONDAY, OCT. 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Jeff Weddell) FREDDIE HIGHMORE

The Season 6 premiere of “The Good Doctor” is gaining steam. The episode has now emerged as the top-rated series in the 10 p.m. hour of primetime in the advertiser-friendly 18-49 demographic, according to live + seven-day Nielsen data.

The episode has now secured a 1.34 in the demo, which is a 244% increase from the 0.4 it managed in live + same day ratings, pushing it past NBC’s “Quantum Leap” for the ratings crown.

The total audience for the episode has increased by more than 4 million, now sitting at 7.8 million people.

“Keeping the Faith” – The job takes a dangerous turn for the Reagans when Eddie and Jamie deal with a domestic violence case associated with an investigation led by Danny and Baez. Also, Frank and his friend, Archbishop Kearns (Stacy Keach), go on a mission to avail themselves to an unfiltered look at the city; and Erin is presented with a surprising offer by her ex-husband, Jack Boyle (Peter Hermann), regarding her run for District Attorney, on the thirteenth season premiere of BLUE BLOODS, Friday, Oct. 7 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Stacy Keach returns as Archbishop Kearns, Will Hochman guest stars as Joe Hill and Peter Hermann guest stars as Erin’s ex-husband Jack Boyle. Pictured: Steven Schirripa as Anthony Abetemarco and Will Hochman as Joe Hill. Photo: CBS

This marks a steady performance for the Season 6 debut, which matched the Season 5 finale’s rating and surpassed it in total viewership. The May episode had notched 6.4 million total viewers in the seven days after it aired.

“The Good Doctor” Season 6 was fairly solid right out of the gate, managing to also hold even with the Season 5 average in live + same day data.

The Season 6 premiere episode initially drew a 0.4 in the demo and 3.4 million total viewers, compared to the Season 5 average of 0.4 and 3.7 million total viewers.

“The Good Doctor” airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on ABC.

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