Yesss, Gladiators, we set records yesterday – the season 3 premiere of Scandal got 10.5 million viewers last night, the most in its history. More after the click…
From IndieWire:
Last night’s season premiere of Scandal was a hit, drawing the largest number of viewers in its history!
How many? 10.5 million (a 3.6 rating) tuned in, giving the ABC drama series highs in total viewers and Adults 18-49. It was the #2 TV show of the entire night in Adults 18-49, behind only CBS’ The Big Bang Theory. So it did even better than the show that comes on before it – another Shonda Rhimes drama, Grey’s Anatomy, which is also doing very well for the network.
To compare its season 1 and 2 premiere episodes:
– Season 1’s Scandal premiere drew 7.3 million.
– Season 2’s Scandal premiere drew 6.7 million.
Regarding social media activity – where the series, its cast and crew set the standard: The Scandal premiere delivered 712,877 tweets, which is the show’s highest social delivery to date and stood as the #1 most social series on Thursday night.
Even the Scandal recap special, which brought audiences up to speed, and ready for season 3, beat programming on other networks, in its 8-9pm time-slot. It drew an impressive 5.7 million viewers! Some regular series would love to have those numbers. This was a recap special!
Yup, we showed up. And as per twitter, folks were there not only for the show, but ESPECIALLY for Olivia’s White Burberry Coat (which, if it isn’t sold out by now, needs to be.)
Will be tuning in for next week’s episode!
On another note, Kerry Washington (who plays Olivia Pope) is definitely on preggers watch. She was spotted at an Apple Store event in Soho, NYC with what looks like a baby bump –
For someone so small, it is certainly noticable that Kerry keeps wearing loose-fitting dresses. I wonder how far along she is. Here she is outside of the store..
And here she is outside of the Daily Show studio, where she sat down with Jon Stewart for an interview. Her face def looks full.
Yup, Kerry – we think you’re pregnant 😉
