A&E's 'Live Rescue' Series Draws 1.4 Million Viewers in Debut

By R. Thomas Umstead
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A&E’s new live documentary series Live Rescue garnered 1.4 million total viewers in its premiere Monday night, marking the network's best series premiere in more than two years, according to the network.

The April 22 premiere episode of the series -- a spinoff of A&E and Big Fish Entertainment's Live PD series -- also drew 665,000 viewers in the adult 25-54 demographic, making it cable's top non-fiction launch of 2019 in the demo, according to Nielsen. 

Live Rescue, which follows first responders from across the country as they respond to emergency rescue calls in real time, is A&E's most watched series launch since Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath premiered in November 2016.

Live Rescue is produced by Big Fish Entertainment, with Dan Cesareo, Lucilla D’Agostino, John Zito, Jordana Starr, Elaine Frontain Bryant, Shelly Tatro, and Sean Gottlieb serving as executive producers.

 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.