Finally, after a ton of anticipation and questionable decision making, The Mayor premiered this Tuesday at 9:30 pm EST. The Mayor received approximately four million viewers which is definitely a solid turnout however, I had thought this would be a higher number. The Mayor absolutely destroyed Andy Samberg’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine which in ratings and viewership nearly doubled both with its 1.2 rating and four million turnout. NBC’s highest rated show, This is Us stole the show on Tuesday with a 3.1 rating and eleven million viewers. The Mayor is in the same spot (behind Black-ish at 9:30pm) that The Real O’Neals was in just last year. Which ended up lasting two years before the network decided to cancel it. USA Today believes that The Mayor is a “breath of earnest fresh air in a dark and cynical world” They specifically enjoyed all the political humor and credited the Hall with creating a great character dynamic. Overall, it was a solid but not great premiere for a show that has held a ton of hype.