Results are unknown in the transgender demographic, but Sunday’s debut episode of “I Am Cait” had fair but not Olympian ratings.
According to Nielsen stats for the first episode of the E! documentary series on Bruce Jenner’s journey to womanhood, 2.73 million people tuned in.
Curiously, Caitlyn Jenner’s Twitter feed had almost the exact same number of followers — 2.74 million — despite only 25 tweets as of Tuesday morning. Her first were June 1, when she shared her Vanity Fair cover photo and said:
“I’m so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can’t wait for you to get to know her/me.”
More than half watching Sunday’s reality show were adults 18-49, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Next week’s episode will be the real tell-all though, to see if viewers stay tuned for Caitlyn’s journey,” the Reporter said. “The series has a shorter run than a typical ‘Kardashians’ season, with only seven episodes set to air this summer.”
Ratings: Early Signs Point to Solid Tune-In for E!’s ‘I Am Cait’: Viewership details won’t be available until … http://t.co/8dqGppYuws
— Actors Red Carpet (@ActorsRedCarpet) July 27, 2015
I Am Cait panel review – five trans writers give their verdict http://t.co/4wznGknXIp
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 27, 2015
.@Caitlyn_Jenner‘s mother, Esther Jenner, has a breakthrough during family therapy in this #IAmCait deleted scene: http://t.co/mXN2ANbC6C
— I Am Cait (@IAmCait) July 27, 2015
“I Am Cait” premiered to lower ratings than expected: http://t.co/6dJn3o2ATj pic.twitter.com/0QwCTwsrZT
— billboard (@billboard) July 28, 2015
Here’s what these transgender viewers thought of “I Am Cait” (via @ThinkProgress) http://t.co/BLjyRfTsNz
— huffpostgay (@huffpostgay) July 28, 2015
Caitlyn Jenner upset over the Kardashians’ lack of support for her TV show ‘I Am Cait’? http://t.co/Cs08r0SdCh pic.twitter.com/JtWha1xPT0
— Sugarscape (@sugarscape) July 28, 2015
Caitlyn Jenner’s trans documentary is boring, fake and forced, according to critics http://t.co/WRbwu5lwOx pic.twitter.com/1dNHDqCGNK
— The Independent (@Independent) July 28, 2015
“I Am Cait” recap: “Visibility is kind of like the sugar of trans politics.” http://t.co/kWMW6pjdxk
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 28, 2015
.@kanyewest made a touching cameo on the premiere of @Caitlyn_Jenner‘s I Am Cait. http://t.co/zCXr3jrbcg pic.twitter.com/olU6wkvm2U
— The FADER (@thefader) July 27, 2015