I presume it's an all-time record for a PBS program and it's an all-time record for that particular series (if not the "Masterpiece" franchise itself)--in household ratings it was second in the 9 p.m. time slot (in those markets where it aired at 9 ET/8 CT) only to "The Good Wife" and did better than three-out-of-the-Big Four's evening-long numbers (Fox's huge numbers distorted by a 42 share for the runover of the NFC wild card game):
http://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/downton-abbey-season-3-premiere-snares-79-million-viewers-71721 If it wasn't for WGBH's co-production, would NBCU (who owns producers Carnival) be considering trying to put the show on NBC in America? -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
