\u201cStation 19\u201d premiered with an average of 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 for its two-hour premiere, which was below NBC\u2019s \u201cChicago Fire\u201d which was 1.2 for both hours in the demographic. \u201cFire\u201d had more total viewers overall, averaging 6.88 million over the two hours compared to \u201cStation 19\u201d\u2019s 5.42 million. \u201cStation 19\u201d was premiering against non-time zone adjusted NCAA games, which might have been a reason for the lower viewership.\u00a0 \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d was the lead-in to \u201cStation 19\u201d which pulled a 1.9 rating among adults 18-49 and 7.5 million viewers, coming in second place right after college basketball. These numbers for \u201cStation 19\u201d are not up to par with what ABC had predicted, but still hoping that viewership grows in the next week, especially with \u201cScandal\u201d and \u201cHow to Get Away with Murder\u201d having their season finales soon. This is the first-time Shonda Rhimes has showed a Latina leading one of her shows, which is a shift from the black and white heroine\u2019s viewers are used to seeing. Andy Herrera, the main character, shows that Latinas are more than their stereotypes of \u201cspicy\u201d eye candy and irritating supporting roles, and are strong woman who are the same as everybody else. As for press, Herrera talked to E! News for an exclusive first look at the poster and talked about her character on the show.<\/p>\n
Porter, Rick. TV Ratings Thursday: \u2018Station 19\u2019 has lukewarm debut, NCAA Tournament on top.<\/em> TVByTheNumbers. March 23, 2018.<\/p>\n O\u2019Connell, Michael. TV Ratings: \u2018Chicago Fire\u2019<\/em> bests \u2018Station 19\u2019 Premiere, March Madness Rules All.<\/em> Hollywood Reporter. March 23, 2018.<\/p>\n Romero, Ariana. Station 19 Finally Brings a Leading Latina Voice to TGIT<\/em>. Refinery 29. March 23, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cStation 19\u201d premiered with an average of 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 for its two-hour premiere, which was below NBC\u2019s \u201cChicago Fire\u201d which was 1.2 for both hours in the demographic. \u201cFire\u201d had more total viewers overall, averaging 6.88 million … Continue reading