The Season 4 premiere of “Abbott Elementary” scored just under 9 million viewers in its first 35 days of viewing on ABC, Hulu and Disney+, according to a combination of data from both Nielsen and Disney. That’s 321% more than the 2.1 million average viewers it reached the night it aired.
In addition to quadrupling its total viewers, the October 9 episode reached a 3.5 rating in adults 18 to 49 after 35 days, compared to a 0.4 in Live + Same Day.
Compared to the Season 3 finale, which aired on May 22, the Season 4 premiere is up 11% in total viewers (9 million vs. 8 million) and up 21% in viewers 18-49 (3 .5 vs. 2.9) over a period of 35 days. of viewing audience. In both metrics, the return of Season 4 “Abbott Elementary” delivered its best performance since the post-Oscars episode on March 10.
Created by and starring Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” follows a group of teachers trying to make it work at an underfunded elementary school. The series also stars Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph and William Stanford Davis. The film has been nominated for 24 Emmys and won four.
“Abbott Elementary” returns on December 4 with a one-hour holiday special featuring back-to-back episodes, “Winter Show” and “Winter Break.” At 8:00 PM, Barbara (Ralph) is “determined to make Abbott Elementary’s first-ever holiday show a success, despite a few setbacks,” while Jacob’s brother (Perfetti) is in town earlier than expected. Then at 8:30 PM, Melissa (Walter) hosts the Schemmenti family’s Christmas Eve dinner and “does everything she can to make sure everything is perfect”, while Janine (Brunson) and Gregory (Williams) are visited by an unexpected guest.