From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

• Rookie Blue Repeats as Thursday Winner
  “Fortunately, Rookie Blue did not appear to take too much of a hit this Thursday, which was Canada Day. The Global cop opera drew an overnight, estimated 1.4 million in its second outing, down from its strong 1.8+ opener last week but still good enough to win a quiet night in Canada.” Read more.

From a media release:

ROOKIE BLUE’S ARRESTING PREMIERE WINS THE NIGHT WITH 1.8 MILLION VIEWERS

• CANADIAN ORIGINAL DRAMA A HIT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER
• ROOKIE BLUE IS THE #1 NEW CANADIAN DRAMA

Last night, Global Television’s homegrown drama Rookie Blue was a force to be reckoned with as 1.8 million (2+, national) Canadians tuned into the highly-anticipated series premiere. Airing in simulcast with ABC, the much buzzed-about episode won the night nationally and across all key markets.

South of the border, Rookie Blue was also a ratings success as over seven million viewers tuned into the broadcast on ABC. It was the top-rated scripted summer debut in over a year and easily won its 9pm ET/PT timeslot opposite well-established programs including So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) and CSI (CBS).

ROOKIE BLUE DATA HIGHLIGHTS (All data Adults 18- 49):

• 712,000 million viewers in key A18-49 demo
• Rookie Blue won the night in Toronto with 317,000 viewers.
• Highest rated premiere for a Canwest-commissioned original drama within the last five years
• Rookie Blue bested the closest competitor of the night, The Mentalist, with 37% more viewers
• Outperformed The Bridge (CTV) premiere by double the number of viewers and had 165% more viewers than the Republic of Doyle (CBC) premiere
• Rookie Blue garnered 88% more viewers than Flashpoint premiere (July 11, 2008)

Viewers who missed last night’s episode can log onto GlobalTV.com to catch up on the premiere.

The drama continues next week in “Mercury Retrograde” (Thursday, July 1 – 9pm ET/PT), as Detective Sam Swarek (Ben Bass) drags Andy (Missy Peregrym) through his undercover haunts on a mission he won’t explain. At first, Andy assumes Swarek is a rogue cop trying to settle scores from his undercover days. Then she realizes two things: he’s actually trying to track down a missing informant whose life is in danger now that his cover has been blown; and that there is an undeniable attraction between them.

Source:

Canada: All data, as of August 31st 2009, BBM Canada PPM Overnight Data based on Adults 18-49 unless otherwise indicated. BBM NMR Data is used for dates prior to August 31st, 2009.

U.S.: Nielsen Media Research (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Day Ratings), 6/24/10.

Hopefully Bill Brioux will post the Canadian ratings today (rumour is that it was #1 in Toronto), but for US ratings …

From Nellie Andreeva of Deadline Hollywood:

• RATINGS RAT RACE: Promising Start For ABC Drama ‘Rookie Blue’
  “In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king. After a slew of new dramas opening in the 1.3-1.5 rating range among adults 18-49 this summer, ABC’s Canadian import Rookie Blue last night emerged as the most promising new off-season scripted prospect with a 2.0 rating/6 share in 18-49 and a solid 7.3 million viewers overall for its premiere.” Read more.

Bill Gorman of TV By the Numbers:

• RATINGS RAT RACE: Promising Start For ABC Drama ‘Rookie Blue‘
  “The 2.0 adults 18-49 rating for the premiere of ABC’s Rookie Blue may not seem like much, but by the standards of this summer’s new scripted shows, it’s a blockbuster.” Read more.