‘Doc’ Finale Audience Up 9% Over Series Premiere, Ending First Season On High Note For Fox With Big Demo Growth

Katie Campione

Thu, March 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM UTC

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The finale of the medical drama "Doc" on Fox saw a 9% increase in total viewers from the series premiere, with 2.4M total live + same-day viewers.
In the 18-49 demo, the finale of "Doc" experienced a 56% increase over the premiere, reaching a 0.28 L+SD rating, making it the strongest 18-49 growth for any major broadcast network scripted series since Fox's Empire in 2015.
"Doc" has been renewed for a 22-episode second season after becoming Fox's highest-rated and most-watched new drama this season, with episodes averaging around 7.2M multi-platform viewers, more than tripling the L+SD audience.

Doc concluded its first season on a high note for Fox.

The finale of the freshman medical drama, which aired Tuesday, secured 2.4M total live + same-day viewers, per Nielsen, marking a 9% increase from the series premiere. In the 18-49 demo, the finale skyrocketed 56% over the premiere to a 0.28 L+SD rating.

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The demo success is particularly noteworthy, since its the strongest 18-49 growth for any major broadcast network scripted series, drama or new show, over the course of its premiere season since Fox’s Empire in 2015.

Averaging 2.3M live + same-day viewers and a 0.24 18-49 demo rating over the course of the first season, Doc is Fox’s highest-rated and most-watched new drama this season. Ultimately, episodes have swelled to an average of around 7.2M multi-platform viewers, more than tripling the L+SD audience.

Doc has been quite the success story for Fox. Amid a swath of new medical dramas on broadcast, it managed Fox’s best series debut in more than five years , since 9-1-1: Lone Star in January 2020. It’s already been renewed for a 22-episode second season, marking a rare full-season order of that size in a broadcast era where seasons often consist of 13-18 episodes.

Based on the Italian series Doc — Nelle tue mani , Doc follows the story of Dr. Amy Larsen, the hard-charging, brilliant ex-Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital and her colleagues, loved ones and rivals who must navigate a new reality when she returns to work after a brain injury erases the past eight years of her life.

Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment Studios co-produce the series, which stars Molly Parker, Omar Metwally, Amirah Vann, Jon Ecker and Anya Banerjee. Season 1 featured recurring guest stars Scott Wolf and Patrick Walker.

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