'Shifting Gears' Shifts ABC's Streaming Audience To New Record in Just 7 Days

Tim Allen plus situational comedy equals big audiences. In just one week, across Disney's owned properties, ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, the first episode of Allen's new comedy Shifting Gears has garnered 17M multi-platform viewers. According to Deadline, for Disney, that's a 173% jump from the same-day audience of the series premiere. The debut marks ABC's strongest premiere since The Connors, the Roseanne spin-off/reboot. It's also ABC's most-watched streaming debut to date, according to Deadline. Joining Allen in the sitcom is Kat Dennings (2 Broke Girls), who plays his daughter, Riley. Daryl “Chill” Mitchell plays Stitch, Maxwell Simkins and Barrett Margolis play Dennings children, Carter and Georgia.