Ratings: ‘Connecting…’ Enjoys Trump Town Hall Lead-in, and Then Falls Off a Cliff

NBC’s freshman comedy “Connecting…” got a ratings and audience boost Thursday thanks to its Donald Trump town hall lead-in, but that bump lasted for only one of the two back-to-back episodes that aired last night. Immediately after POTUS’ hourlong Savannah Guthrie-moderated event, Episode 102 of the social-distancing sitcom at 9 p.m. averaged 0.5 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic and 2.4 million viewers, up from last week’s series premiere, which had a 0.3 and 1.6 million viewers. But Episode 103 at 9:30 fell to a 0.2/1 and 1.2 million viewers. Last night, NBC’s Trump town hall was trumped by ABC’s Joe Biden event in early ratings. You can read more about that here. Also Read: 'This Is Us' Season 5 Trailer: Randall and Beth Watch Black Lives Matter Protests With the Girls (Video) On Wednesday, “Connecting…” star Shakina (pictured above) criticized NBC’s decision to host the Trump town hall — an event filling the time slot vacated by the second presidential debate after Trump withdrew over objections to the debate’s virtual format — which she said would promote “fear mongering, bigotry [and] disinformation.” “Shame on @NBC. Y’all sign my checks as of late but I’m disgusted by my home network...

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