Boston Blue has big shoes to fill as the series follows in Blue Bloods ‘ footsteps. So how did the spinoff show’s debut fare against Blue Bloods ‘ ratings?
According to CBS , Boston Blue leads as one of the network’s top four titles from premiere week, with a Nielsen’s live+7 day multiplatform rating of 8.64 million viewers tuning into the debut episode.
The series trails behind top performer, Tracker , which raked in 12.97 million viewers on premiere week. While ABC came in second place with High Potential ‘s 12.38 million viewers, CBS rounded out the top five titles for premiere week with Matlock ‘s 10.7 million viewers, 60 Minutes ‘ 8.9 million viewers, and Boston Blue ‘s respective and aforementioned 8.64 million viewers.
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