Ryan Murphy's new medical series debuts with huge viewership milestone as it hits No. 1 on Hulu

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Ryan Murphy's new medical series debuts with huge viewership milestone as it hits No. 1 on Hulu

Doctor Odyssey has debuted with a major viewership milestone. The medical drama, which was co-created by Ryan Murphy along with Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken, stars Joshua Jackson as newly hired luxury cruise ship medical staff Dr. Sean Teale as Nurse Tristan Silva, and Don Johnson as Captain Robert Massey. Doctor Odyssey Season 1 premiered on September 26 as part of ABC's fall season.

Per TermDisney reports that the premiere episode of the ABC show reached a cross-platform viewership of 13.4 million in its first week. Doctor Odyssey Crossing the 10 million milestone in a week is a rare record for any individual episode of a network television program. Because of this landmark viewership, the show was named the best drama premiere for the network in four years.

What the viewership record means for Doctor Odyssey

The show could have a bright future ahead

The record-breaking debut for the new Ryan Murphy program would seem to indicate that the Doctor Odyssey Cast may have their next few years laid out for them, like The show could have legs as the next big medical drama for ABCWhich is already home to other long-running hits in the genre such as Gray's Anatomy And The good doctor. It's built for longevity, as its cruise ship setting allows a small group of rotating cast members to form its center as guest stars cycle in and out around the core medical team for various arcs.

The successful debut also seems to show that Ryan Murphy hasn't oversaturated the market despite being behind half a dozen different new and returning programs Across various genres that premiered this season. In addition to Doctor OdysseyThis includes FX's Grotesquerie And American Sports Story: Aaron HernandezABC's 9-1-1fox s 9-1-1: Lone StarAnd Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

Our take on the Doctor Odyssey viewership record

The show still has a lot to prove


Joshua Jackson looks deep in his cruise uniform in Doctor Odyssey

While the debut figures for Doctor Odyssey are irresistibly strong, It remains to be seen if the show can maintain these numbers As season 1 continues to run. The medical drama has not fared well in audience reviews and has so far received scores of 37% from users on Rotten Tomatoes and 5.4 out of 10 on IMdb, which may indicate that viewers are not satisfied with the direction of the premiere. If the dissatisfaction continues, viewers could quickly decrease from the record-breaking numbers.

Doctor Odyssey Season 1 airs on ABC on Thursdays at 9/8c.

Source: Term