Fireplace Nation’s freshman season continues to blaze a path at CBS, and burn down data because it airs new episodes on the 2023 TV schedule. The Max Thieriot drama has introduced in huge audiences each week, and now, following the particular post-AFC Championship episode, the sequence has hit extra spectacular milestones, together with on huge one for its community.
Usually, new episodes of Fireplace Nation air on Friday, nevertheless, a few weeks in the past it bought moved to a particular timeslot, airing after the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals sport. Over the seven days for the reason that episode’s launch, it has racked in 12.22 million viewers, in line with Deadline. Whereas that quantity alone is spectacular, on this season of TV, the CBS drama introduced within the second largest seven-day viewers, with solely Yellowstone forward of it, which had 12.68 million views.
Nevertheless, Yellowstone airs on the Paramount community, so broadcast tv solely, Fireplace Nation introduced within the largest viewers for a scripted sequence all 12 months in line with the article. Final 12 months’s NCIS: Hawai’i was the final episode to succeed in a quantity this excessive, and it additionally aired after the AFC championship.
The milestones don’t cease there, Fireplace Nation’s January 29 episode, additionally introduced within the largest streaming viewers of any CBS sequence ever on Paramount+ and CBS’ digital platforms. In keeping with the article, these streaming numbers are the very best for any episode of TV for the reason that April 6, 2021 episode of NCIS.
Contemplating the three different reveals talked about which have the identical viewership numbers are all well-established franchises, it makes Fireplace Nation’s milestones all of the extra spectacular. Additionally, once you pile on the opposite achievements the sequence has acquired since its premiere, it appears clear that Max Thieriot’s fireplace drama is probably going right here to remain.
To evaluation the listing of achievements: Fireplace Nation has persistently constructed its viewers as Season 1 progressed, the sequence was shortly picked up for a full season after only some episodes, and was then renewed for Season 2 proper earlier than its mid-season premiere.
As somebody who watches the present, I’m not shocked in any respect that followers can’t get sufficient of Fireplace Nation. Between the established fanbase Max Thieriot introduced from SEAL Crew to the stunning set items and compelling characters, the present’s recognition is no surprise to me, however it’s additionally extremely spectacular.
Now, as we proceed by way of the again half of Season 1 the plot retains getting wilder, with Bode’s love triangle heating up and a character loss of life being teased. So, buckle up Cal Fireplace followers, as a result of primarily based on these wildly excessive viewership numbers, a complete lot of us are in for a wild experience.
New episodes of Fireplace Nation air Fridays on CBS at 9 p.m. ET and can be found to stream the following day with a Paramount+ subscription.
