‘9-1-1’ Reaches Intense Ratings High With Shocking Death Episode

9-1-1 viewers might be recovering from the show's biggest development since the series premiere after Bobby (Peter Krause) died during a rescue gone wrong. And while that was a tough pill to swallow, there is something good to come out of it. The death and the viral conversation it started on social media helped boost the episode's viewership, thus boosting the show's ratings, at least for the episode "Lab Rats." The Wrap revealed that the episode was watched by 8.45 million total viewers across and a 1.74 key broadcast demo rating in seven days according to TV tracker Nielsen. These numbers were tallied across Disney-owned platforms such as Hulu, ABC, Disney+, and more. The key demo rating from the episode marks a five-month high for the show, with the last episode in close contest having aired on November 7, 2024.