The petition states that the “spiritually dangerous” program “glorifies Satan as a caring, likable person in human flesh. The character Lucifer Morningstar makes being the devil look cool, drives a fancy car, gets out of a speeding ticket, owns a nightclub in LA, and is irresistible to women.” It feels the company is using its advertising is “supporting sympathy towards the devil and glorifying Satan.”
In the scripted e-mail, the group argues “The program mischaracterizes Satan and is spiritually dangerous” and asks Olive Garden to pull its financial support immediately.
Though live-plus-3 ratings have not yet been cataloged, the series debut posted a 2.4 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic, and drew 7.2 million viewers in Live+ same day, according to Deadline. It ties Rosewood as the network’s highest-rated series launch this season.
The series from Jerry Bruckheimer and Len Wiseman is based on the Lucifer comics which spun out of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Vertigo series.
