TNT's 'Monday Mornings' Opens Weak

Medical drama draws just 1.34 million viewers in premiere

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/5/2013 4:50:52 PM

The premiere of TNT's new medical drama Monday Mornings launched to just 1.34 million total viewers on Feb. 4 at 10 p.m., according to Nielsen fast nationals.

Mornings, from creator David E. Kelley and executive producer Dr. Sanjay Gupta, also posted a 40% drop-off from its Dallas lead-in. In the demos, it averaged 386,000 adults 18-49 and 472,000 adults 25-54.

Dallas, for its part, fell to a series-low 2.23 million total viewers, down 25% from last week's two-hour season premiere. The drama drew 773,000 in the adults 18-49 demo, down 24%, and 917,000 adults 25-54, down 25%.