How Do ‘Boston Blue’s Ratings Compare to ‘Blue Bloods’?

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

When it came to the final tally, according to CBS, Boston Blue‘s premiere reached 8.86 million viewers, which is up by six percent over Blue Bloods‘ season average. In Blue Bloods‘ final season, the average live viewership for episodes was 5.073 million.