The Good Doctor #5 – Full Season Order

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After the airing of two episodes of ‘The Good Doctor’, the show landed a full-season order at ABC becoming the first drama of this fall season to get such deal. The pilot viewership increased in the L+3 measurement by 1.5 rating, totaling a 3.7 rating in the 18-49 demo, and total viewers increased by 5.5 million to a total of almost 17 million viewers.

This past week, the show maintained its audience by earning a 2.4 rating in the 18-49 demo as well as a total of 11.49 million viewers. This seemed to be enough for ABC to order the full season.

‘The Good Doctor’ was picked up in May for a 13-episode season, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, five additional episodes were ordered on Tuesday to increase the total count to 18 episodes, the “new normal” for broadcast dramas.

Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, comments on full-season order

It seems that despite some negative reviews by critics, the big names in front and behind the camera as well as the ‘feel-good’ mood of the show have been enough to get viewers to keep tuning in.

By: Alex E. Álvarez