Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Coming off a lot of Emmys love, ABC comedy “Abbott Elementary” went back in session Wednesday with a Season 2 premiere that kept pace with its freshman finale last spring.
According to Nielsen’s Live + Same Day data, Episode 1 of Season 2 averaged a 0.5 rating among adults ages 18-49 and 2.8 million total viewers, tying it with “The Conners” Season premiere for ABC’s highest-rated show during Wednesday primetime.
That marks a solid start to the new school year for “Abbott Elementary,” which put up a 0.6 rating and 2.8 million total viewers in the comparable Nielsen metrics for its Season 1 finale in April.
In fact, the second season premiere of “Abbott” was actually able to remain steady with its the first season premiere, which aired immediately after Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear’s third “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” special and garnered a 0.6 rating and 2.9 million total viewers.
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