{"id":617918,"date":"2026-10-02T00:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/617918\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T00:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:10:11","slug":"nbcs-line-of-fire-scores-8-6m-viewers-after-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/617918\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC&#8217;s &#8216;Line of Fire&#8217; Scores 8.6M Viewers After Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/tag\/line-of-fire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cLine of Fire\u201d<\/a> is starting strong on NBC. The crime family drama from creator Joshua Safran gathered 8.6 million viewers across platforms and encore broadcasts, TheWrap can reveal exclusively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That marks a 48% increase for the broadcast network\u2019s 10 p.m. Monday timeslot from last fall, which then housed the second season of medical drama \u201cBrilliant Minds.\u201d The show captured the best three-day DVR lift for any NBC drama premiere since \u201cQuantum Leap\u201d in 2022, per Nielsen data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLine of Fire\u201d also earned a 63% retention of the audience of its lead-in \u201cThe Voice,\u201d a higher percentage than any other previous drama series in that timeslot. An even more promising sign is that the show gained momentum with Episode 2, posting a 47% viewership increase in the 18-49 demo from the premiere. That could be credited to a big twist revealed at the end of the series premiere, which likely brought new viewers in to see what happened next.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/line-of-fire-family-nbc.jpg\" alt=\"line-of-fire-family-nbc\" class=\"wp-image-8082230\"  \/>Taylor Bloom, Tommy O\u2019Brien, Kat Cunning, Hope Davis and Peter Krause in \u201cLine of Fire.\u201d (Spencer Pazer\/NBC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It all looks well for NBC\u2019s Monday lineup, with \u201cThe Voice\u201d and \u201cLine of Fire\u201d helping to secure a 10% increase in total viewership year-over-year, and 11% in the 18-49 demo. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLine of Fire\u201d follows a family of law enforcement officers who juggle complex family dynamics while solving cases for their respective agencies, which include the Secret Service, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals and the Department of Justice. The show stars Peter Krause, Hope Davis, Tommy O\u2019Brien, Kat Cunning, Taylor Bloom and Charlie Barnett. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLine of Fire\u201d airs Mondays at 10 p.m. PT on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"the-wrap-read-more__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/tv-shows\/line-of-fire-episode-1-joshua-safran-interview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/line-of-fire-family-nbc-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"line-of-fire-family-nbc\"   data-portal-copyright=\"TheWrap\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cLine of Fire\u201d is starting strong on NBC. 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