The Borgias Posts Best Ratings For A New Showtime Drama Series In Seven Years

SHOWTIME'S FRESHMAN SERIES CONTINUE TO DELIVER RECORD BREAKING RATINGS FOR THE NETWORK

THE BORGIAS Posts Best Ratings For A New Drama Series In Seven Years

THE BORGIAS SERIES PREMIERE NIGHT

9:00 p.m. 1.06 million viewers

11:00 p.m. 432,000 viewers

Total 1.49 million viewers

Comparisons:

THE BORGIAS premiere was up 22% from THE TUDORS S1 premiere - 869,000 viewers and 1.27 million viewers for the night.

The series debut of SHAMELESS on Jan. 9 garnered 982,000 total viewers at 9 p.m. and 1.3 million viewers for the night (at the time was our largest drama premiere in seven years until THE BORGIAS. 7 yrs ago: Dead Like Me with 1.11 million)