Tim Allen’s New Sitcom A Hit For ABC

Tim Allen’s new sitcom, “Shifting Gears” at ABC, has been a major hit for the Disney-owned network.

According to ABC, the series has become the most-watched ABC series premiere on streaming to date following its premiere on January 8th.

They indicate that within the first seven days of viewing, the premiere episode has averaged close to 17 million views over multiplatform viewing – namely linear ABC (and subsequent repeats), timeshifted recordings, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and other digital platforms.

Its 16.95 million haul is nearly three times that of the show’s initial Live+Same Day viewership of 6.2 million. Taking out linear repeats, the Live+7 day average is 12.45 million viewers and a 2.94 rating – double the Live+Same Day viewership and multiple times the Live+Same Day 0.67 rating.

As a result, ABC is calling this their most-watched debut since “The Conners” in October 2018. Allen stars as the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop whose estranged daughter (Kat Dennings) and her kids move into his house.

Seann William Scott, Daryl ‘Chill’ Mitchell, Maxwell Simkins and Barrett Margolis also star in the series.

Source: Variety

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