Proving why it recently received an eighth season renewal by ABC, recent episodes of “The Rookie” have seen the show hit multiplatform season highs among both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, keeping it in line with the performance of fellow Tuesday dramas “High Potential” and “Will Trent,” each surpassing 10 million viewers this season among Multiplatform+3+ viewing.
The Tuesday, March 25, 2025 episode of the series, entitled “Speed,” saw remarkable audience growth after three days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and all other digital platforms compared to its initial Live+Same Day linear only performance among Total Viewers (8.25 million vs. 4.68 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.67 rating vs. 0.48 rating), Nielsen data showed.
Overall, this was the show’s best multiplatform performance among Total Viewers since the January 31, 2023 episode during Season 5 and best rating among Adults 18-49 since May 3, 2020 during Season 2.
“The Rookie” was the No. 1 show of the night among Adults 18-49 (0.48 rating, tie), propelling ABC to a nightly win among both Total Viewers (4.68 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.39 rating).
For the season, “The Rookie” is averaging 11.35 million viewers when factoring in multiplatform viewing, behind fellow ABC drama “High Potential” with its 15.31 million viewers and ahead of “Will Trent” with its 10.91 million viewers.
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Speaking of “High Potential” and “Will Trent,” both shows have also been renewed for a second and fourth season, respectively.
After 35 days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and all other digital platforms, the Tuesday, February 11, 2025 freshman season finale of “High Potential” averaged 16.43 million viewers and a 3.64 rating among Adults 18-49, rising over the show’s initial Live+Same Day audience in Total Viewers (+218% vs. 5.16 million) and Adults 18-49 (+747% vs. 0.43 rating), delivering the show’s best performance in three weeks.
Also after 35 days of viewing, the third season premiere of “Will Trent” averaged 10.81 million viewers and a 1.54 rating among Adults 18-49, rising over the show’s initial Live+Same Day audience in Total Viewers (+114% vs. 5.06 million) and Adults 18-49 (+295% vs. 0.39 rating).
Once the oldest rookie in the LAPD, John Nolan has used his life experience, determination and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior in ABC’s “The Rookie,” starring Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper, Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez, Richard T. Jones as Sergeant Wade Grey, Melissa O’Neil as Lucy Chen, Eric Winter as Tim Bradford, Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune, Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers and Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez.
Alexi Hawley is the creator and executive producer. Mark Gordon, Nathan Fillion, Michelle Chapman, Bill Norcross and Brynn Malone are executive producers.
The series is produced by Lionsgate Television in partnership with 20th Television, part of Disney Television Studios.