‘9-1-1’s Bobby Death Episode Scores Five-Month High: Ratings Report

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People tuned in to the 9-1-1 episode that killed off the 118’s captain, Bobby Nash (Peter Krause), in big numbers.

After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+, and digital platforms, the drama has scored 8.45 million total viewers and a 1.74 rating in the key demo among adults 18-49. That’s slightly up over the previous week in viewers (8.43 million) and double digits in the demo (1.57 rating). It’s also the highest rating in that key demo in five months, since the November 7, 2024, episode, “Confessions.”

The April 17 episode was also 9-1-1‘s top-performing episode on streaming since the Season 8 premiere, on September 27, 2024, based on seven-day views on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

Linearly, the show was watched by 5.64 million and received a 0.56 rating in the key demo, rising by double digits over the show’s initial Live+Same Day audience in Total Viewers (+48%; vs. 3.81 million) and Adults 18-49 (+56%; vs. 0.36 rating).

Bobby died after he was exposed to the same super-strain of CCHF (Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever) that Chimney (Kenneth Choi) was and he gave the only dose of the anti-viral to the other firefighter, knowing he was infected. He had a heartbreaking goodbye with his wife, Athena (Angela Bassett). Showrunner Tim Minear told TV Insider it was a strictly creative decision.

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“Nobody wanted Peter to leave, most of all me, but I just felt like we’re going into Season 9 and it would’ve been comfortable to keep everything status quo and happy happy,” Minear explained. “But it’s a first responder show, and I put these people in life and death situations, except you could probably look at it and say I just put them in life situations because no one ever dies. So it just felt like it was time.”

This week’s 9-1-1, Season 8 Episode 16, “The Last Alarm,” airing on Thursday, May 1, will see the 118 grieving and holding the funeral for Bobby. And, despite her own grief, Athena re-investigates the death of a child to help a grieving mother.

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    OliveTooth

    So what? That‘s why he killed him off. For shock value that increases the ratings for a short period of time. Season 9 won‘t be that lucky. People are no longer going to tune in, because her comfort show had to die because of the sudden realism. I can proudly say i haven‘t watch the last episode and everyone who has hated it from start to finish because the writing was sinply bad.

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      BlueCactus

      I stumbled across a spoiler about Bobbys death and I have not tuned in since, I have not watched the episode where he dies and I don't plan to. Bobby dying has ruined it for me. I'm done with 911, it was a show I looked forward to, I'm so disappointed.

      I always watched CSI, but I never watched it again after they killed Warwick.

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        Nicole

        Me to.

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    GoldCorn

    nope - I'm not included in that 8.4 million, or the 5.6 million. I won't watch it again. Y'all can brag about ratings for the show where you 'murdered' Bobby - but you screwed up the show completely!!

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    Nicole

    I will not be watching anymore. Was the show more realistic with Bobby's death, maybe, HOWEVER I watch tv for entertainment not depression. If im feeling like that type of show i will find a show about terminal illness or something. There is far too much death in real life and i watched that show because the heros always prevailed. Near missing and injuries, I'm down, but main character deaths, thats a nope for me. Saddest thing is I started watching 3 seasons in and liked it so much i bought season 2 because I couldn't find it on streaming. Then when they were cancelled on one network I was super bummed, but then the show was picked up and I was enjoying the new episodes. But i will just stop where I last watched (the first part of the virus eps) and never watch again. That way I can just fanfiction it in my mind and Bobby will be alive and enjoying his and Athena's new home.

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    GreenHat

    I have been watching from the beginning, I cried like a baby at Bobby Death. Knew something was up on the close-ups when he was talking to Athena.

    I will still watch, but my heart aches.

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    RedRocket

    Right? If I wanted to cry Id watch the news!

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    RedRocket

    I feel ya. I tuned it for some laughs but ended up sobbing! Eddie had already left the 118 that was tragic enough for the season. Huge mistake killing Bobby off. We love you Bobby!!