Surviving Compton: Michel’le Lifetime Biopic Scores Major Ratings

Michel’le whipped up a social media storm with the premiere of her Lifetime biopic over the weekend.

But did the talk surrounding ‘Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge, & Michel’le,’ translate into high viewership?

Find out below…

In a statement issued by the network, it was revealed that the October 15th broadcast attracted an average of 2.3 million total viewers and was cable’s #1 entertainment telecast (excluding sports) among total viewers.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the key demographic break-down’s were are such: Adults 25-54 (1.2 million), Women 25-54 (934,000), Adults 18-49 (1.1 million) and Women 18-49 (836,000).

The film – in which the R&B singer candidly recounted her alleged abuse at the hands of Dr. Dre and Suge Knight – was also a social phenomenon.

‘Surviving Compton’ was the #1 most social TV program (excluding sports) on the day of premiere with 216,000 unique people generating 506,000 interactions across Facebook and Twitter. It was also the #1 most social movie of the weekend with a total of 573,000 interactions