"True Blood" picked up right where it left off -- both on-screen and in the ratings.
The third-season premiere of the HBO series drew 5.1 million viewers on Sunday night (June 13) -- a big improvement over the 3.7 million who tuned into the Season 2 premiere last summer. It ranks No. 6 on all of cable for the week of June 7-13.
An additional 1.3 million people watched a replay later in the night, pushing the show's total audience to 6.4 million.
The audience for Sunday's episode is far and away the biggest for a season premiere of "True Blood" -- last year's 3.7 million viewers was at the time the show's high point -- but it's not the best mark ever for the show. It hit 6.6 million viewers for a first airing at one point last season.
HBO has also said that between multiple airings, DVR use and on-demand viewing, the series was grabbing as many as 12 million viewers per episode last year. Given its performance on Sunday, it's not unreasonable to think the show will duplicate those numbers this season.
The third-season premiere of the HBO series drew 5.1 million viewers on Sunday night (June 13) -- a big improvement over the 3.7 million who tuned into the Season 2 premiere last summer. It ranks No. 6 on all of cable for the week of June 7-13.
An additional 1.3 million people watched a replay later in the night, pushing the show's total audience to 6.4 million.
The audience for Sunday's episode is far and away the biggest for a season premiere of "True Blood" -- last year's 3.7 million viewers was at the time the show's high point -- but it's not the best mark ever for the show. It hit 6.6 million viewers for a first airing at one point last season.
HBO has also said that between multiple airings, DVR use and on-demand viewing, the series was grabbing as many as 12 million viewers per episode last year. Given its performance on Sunday, it's not unreasonable to think the show will duplicate those numbers this season.
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