'Manifest' review roundup: NBC pilot "doesn't pretend to have answers it only poses questions"
On Monday night's premiere marathons, where old and long-running sitcoms have taken a tumble in terms of TV ratings, high-concept dramas have quietly slipped into viewer's must-watch list. NBC's latest missing plane mystery, 'Manifest' opened to soaring numbers, garnering an average viewership of 10.3 million and a respectable 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
Starring Melissa Roxburgh (Michaela Stone), Josh Dallas (Ben Stone), Athena Karkanis (Grace Stone), and Parveen Kaur (as Saanvi Bahl), the series follows the 191 passengers and crew of Montego Air Flight 828.
After what is supposed to be a brief (but otherwise regular) turbulence, the plane makes a safe landing only to reveal that over five years have gone by during the period when the flight went off the radar.