The first night of the documentary series draws a sizable audience for the two cable networks on Friday.
The first two hours chronicling the life of the Grammy-winning pop star averaged a combined 3 million viewers — way above the typical averages for both networks. The doc also drew a 0.66 rating among adults 18-49 across its two hours, beating everything on Nielsen-measured TV in primetime.Lifetime drew about two thirds of the audience, averaging 1.9 million at the 8 p.m. and 2.11 million for the second episode at 9 p.m.
A&E had 925,000 viewers for the first hour and 1.06 million for the second. The demographic ratings broke along similar lines, with Lifetime averaging 0.42 for the two hours and A&E 0.24. brought in more total viewers. An NBA game on ESPN was the closest competitor in adults 18-49 with a 0.43 rating.aired Saturday on the two outlets; final ratings for that night will be available early Tuesday.had the most total viewers with 6.1 million.
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