‘Gotham’ Breaks Live+7 Ratings Record!
The original numbers that were out for Fox’s new ‘Gotham‘ series were fantastic already. But, what was not taken into account with those numbers were all the people who DVR’d the show and watched it later. After that was taken into account the show received 8 million viewers and that was during the Monday Night Football Pre-Game Show. This is great news for the future of the show. Let us know what you think of it after the JUMP!
(Source: comicbooknews)
Deadline has reported that the live+7 ratings for Premiere Week 2014 have arrived. The live+7 ratings take into account the audience that watched a program via DVR within a week of its initial broadcast program in addition to the show’s live audience.
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The DC Comics drama “Gotham” set a record for l7 lift in adults 18-49 with a 2.7 rating boost — an 82% increase in the show’s audience size.
The Fox series bested last season’s lift champion, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” which saw its pilot’s numbers increase by 2.4. “Gotham’s” premiere initially drew 8 million total viewers; with l7 taken into account, the show’s initial audience size has increased to 14 million.
Deadline reported that over a third of the shows during Premiere Week doubled their ratings once DVR ratings were taken into account, thus demonstrating how important the l7 method is for determining how large a show’s audience actually is.
