Tim Allen's 'Shifting Gears' Breaks ABC Streaming Records
The sitcom marks ABC's most-watched series debut since 2018 and its strongest streaming premiere to date.
- The premiere of 'Shifting Gears,' starring Tim Allen, garnered 17 million viewers across ABC, Hulu, and other platforms within its first seven days.
- This viewership represents a 173% increase from the show's same-day audience of 6.2 million viewers.
- Excluding linear encores, the show still achieved 12.45 million viewers in its first week, making it ABC's strongest streaming debut to date.
- 'Shifting Gears' is ABC's most successful series launch since the debut of 'The Conners' in 2018.
- The sitcom features Tim Allen as Matt, a widowed car restoration shop owner, navigating life with his estranged daughter and her children.