
The ratings are in for the FOX’s Batman-less “Gotham” series premiere, and it looks like the Caped Crusader wasn’t needed after all. According to The Futon Critic, the inaugural hour-long episode took in nearly 8 million viewers and a 3.2 rating among adults 18-49, a strong turnout for a show branded on Batman’s rogues gallery of villains and a pint-sized Bruce Wayne.
That turnout was no doubt aided by stellar reviews, with a 95% critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes and an 88% audience approval. With a charismatic lead in the form of Ben McKenzie as Det. James Gordon and Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot (a.k.a The Penguin), the prequel series will no doubt be keeping the streets clean of crime for quite awhile.
“Gotham” is an origin story of the great DC Comics super villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist,” “Rome”), “Gotham” follows one cop’s rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time.
Also starring Donal Logue, Sean Pertwee, Zabryna Guevara, Erin Richards, David Mazouz, Camren Bicondova, David Zayas, and Jada Pinkett Smith, “Gotham” airs Mondays at 8 p.m. EST on FOX.
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GOTHAM: Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Detective Gordon (Ben McKenzie) visits Wayne Manor in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Detective Gordon (Ben McKenzie) visits Wayne Manor in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor) finds temporary lodging in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor) finds temporary lodging in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Detective Bullock (Donal Logue) celebrates a victory in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Detective Bullock (Donal Logue) celebrates a victory in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Detectives Gordon (Ben McKenzie, L) and Bullock (Donal Logue, C) question Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith, R) in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Detectives Gordon (Ben McKenzie, L) and Bullock (Donal Logue, C) question Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith, R) in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) orders everyone to leave her club in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) orders everyone to leave her club in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Mayor James (guest star Richard Kind, L) holds a press conference after Detectives Gordon (Ben McKenzie, second from R) and Bullock (Donal Logue, second from L) apprehend child abductors in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Also pictured: Zabryna Guevara. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Mayor James (guest star Richard Kind, L) holds a press conference after Detectives Gordon (Ben McKenzie, second from R) and Bullock (Donal Logue, second from L) apprehend child abductors in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Also pictured: Zabryna Guevara. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Montoya (Victoria Cartagena, R) and Allen (Andrew Stewart Jones, L) pay a visit to Oswald Cobblepot's mother in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Montoya (Victoria Cartagena, R) and Allen (Andrew Stewart Jones, L) pay a visit to Oswald Cobblepot's mother in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Guest star Carol Kane as Gertrud Kapelput in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Guest star Carol Kane as Gertrud Kapelput in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Detectives Gordon (Ben McKenzie, L) and Bullock (Donal Logue, C) are commended by the Mayor (guest star Richard Kind, R) in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Detectives Gordon (Ben McKenzie, L) and Bullock (Donal Logue, C) are commended by the Mayor (guest star Richard Kind, R) in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Alfred (Sean Pertwee, L) discusses Bruce's well-being with Detective Gordon (Ben McKenzie, R) in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Alfred (Sean Pertwee, L) discusses Bruce's well-being with Detective Gordon (Ben McKenzie, R) in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX -
GOTHAM: Bullock (Donal Logue, R) apprehends a suspect (guest star Frank Whaley, L) in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX
GOTHAM: Bullock (Donal Logue, R) apprehends a suspect (guest star Frank Whaley, L) in the "Selina Kyle" episode of GOTHAM airing Monday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2014 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jessica Miglio/FOX