Viewership for the Roseanne premiere was only just behind the viewership for CBS’ NCIS and NBC’s The Voice… combined.
In Live+Same day calculations, Roseanne was watched by more than 18 million people, which is a larger audience than that which watched the much-panned finale that was originally intended as the series finale.
Apparently, even one of the stars of the revival didn’t imagine how well the premiere would perform in the ratings!
The premiere also scored a 5.1 rating in the key 18-49 demographic.