Twitter reacts to premiere of FOX's 'Pitch'
FOX debuted its much anticipated baseball drama "Pitch" on Thursday night to mostly favorable reviews.
The show centers around Ginny Baker (played by Kylie Bunbury), a right-handed pitcher who's called up to make a spot start for the team.
Baker's first outing was, well, less than ideal.
Ginny Baker's MLB debut. #Pitch pic.twitter.com/KdMqLDr0dC
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) September 23, 2016
Ahead of the premiere, Bunbury told The Associated Press that the show isn't just for women, nor is it a baseball show.
''This is an everyone show,'' she said. ''Baseball is the backdrop of the show. This is about relationships. It's about people and about representing all colors, creeds, genders properly and well. It has a lot of heart and it makes you feel good. I think that's what we need right now, with everything going on in the world. It just makes you feel good.''
And did it? Here's what the internet was saying about the show's own major-league debut:
We are all worse off for not having Mo'ne Davis live-tweeting #Pitch
— Kavitha A. Davidson (@kavithadavidson) September 23, 2016
Yeah #Pitch is about to be my new Thursday must-watch show.
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) September 23, 2016
"One up from Jackie" #43 #Pitch @PITCHonFOX
— Mark consuelos (@MarkConsuelos) September 23, 2016
shouts to PITCH for tricking everyone into watching a padres game in primetime i respect the con
— alex (@steven_lebron) September 23, 2016
Waited to watch #Pitch pilot until tonight. Really liked it. Works on a baseball and dramatic level. 👍⚾️
— Amanda Rykoff (@amandarykoff) September 23, 2016
My main problem with #Pitch - Joe Buck. He's bad enough to deal with when I'm really watching sports. Now he's in my fictional world, too?
— Lisa J (@ralkana47) September 23, 2016
The show went head-to-head with CBS's Thursday Night Football, and had some trouble making a dent. According to The Wrap, "Pitch" garnered a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic with 4.3 million viewers, compared with CBS's 4.0 rating.