ABC Strikes Gold with Record 10 p.m. Drama Premiere for "R.J. Decker"

ABC's latest crime drama has done some impressive numbers for the network at a typically tough hour.
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ABC's new crime drama R.J. Decker has brought in the network's most watched 10 p.m. drama premiere in over five years.

What's Happening:

  • Deadline reports that R.J. Decker has performed well thus far for ABC, bringing in 3.69 million Live + same day viewers, following on from other popular series Will Trent and High Potential.
  • This marks ABC's most watched 10 p.m. drama debut since the premiere of Big Sky on November 17, 2020.
  • The new series also seems to be helping High Potential, logging the best lead-in retention to date, 73%, higher than any episode of The Rookie has been able to hold onto behind High Potential.
  • The premiere has gone on to amass 11.64 million multi-platform viewers across ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+, digital platforms and two linear encores and has held onto the top daily spot on Hulu/Disney+ for days.
  • For comparison, the High Potential 2024 debut reached that viewership mark in three days.
  • RJ Decker follows RJ Decker, a disgraced newspaper photographer/ex-con who takes up a career as a private investigator in South Florida. 
  • Throughout the series, he will handle a wide array of weird cases with the help of his journalist ex Catherine, her police detective wife Mel, and Emi, a woman from his past who could lead him to success or back in the brig. 
  • Scott Speedman is joined by Kevin Rankin as Aloysius “Wish" Aiken, Adelaide Clemson as Catherine Delacrois, Jaina Lee Ortiz as Emilia “Emi” Ochoa, and Bevin Bru as Melody “Mel" Romero.
  • Be sure to check out Maxon's review and recap of the first episode.

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