There have been a number of high-profile series debuts on broadcast this summer, such as CBS’s “Pirate Master,” Fox’s “On the Lot” and ABC’s “Ex-Wives Club.” But it’s been the returning programs, like NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” that draw the big audiences.
It's proving the same on cable. On Monday, the third-season premiere of TNT’s “The Closer” shattered basic cable records, clocking the best showing for any original series in cable history. The 9 p.m. program averaged 8.8 million total viewers, improving on last year’s then-record 8.29 million by 6 percent. It also set a record among households with 6.3 million, up 6 percent over last year’s 6.04 million.
“Closer” now stands as this year’s most-watched show on basic cable among total viewers, households and adults 25-54, where it averaged 3.79 million, up 6 percent over last year.
The show stars Kyra Sedgwick as a detective who specializes in wheedling confessions out of criminals but whose personal demons often undermine her confidence.
"Closer" has been a hit since debuting two years ago and was last year’s top-rated cable show among total viewers and 25-54s.
It's proving the same on cable. On Monday, the third-season premiere of TNT’s “The Closer” shattered basic cable records, clocking the best showing for any original series in cable history. The 9 p.m. program averaged 8.8 million total viewers, improving on last year’s then-record 8.29 million by 6 percent. It also set a record among households with 6.3 million, up 6 percent over last year’s 6.04 million.
“Closer” now stands as this year’s most-watched show on basic cable among total viewers, households and adults 25-54, where it averaged 3.79 million, up 6 percent over last year.
The show stars Kyra Sedgwick as a detective who specializes in wheedling confessions out of criminals but whose personal demons often undermine her confidence.
"Closer" has been a hit since debuting two years ago and was last year’s top-rated cable show among total viewers and 25-54s.
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