JamesG
09-07-2011, 03:19 PM
"Sons of Anarchy" Premiere Hits Series High
9/7/2011
by Philiana Ng
FX's "Sons of Anarchy" returned to the small screen without missing a beat.
The 90-minute fourth season premiere, which aired Tuesday night, scored the series' highest ratings ever, delivering 4.94 million total viewers at 10 p.m. -- a 20 percent uptick from its third season opener.
Among adults 18-49, "Sons of Anarchy" drew a record 3.22 million, an improvement of 15 percent.
That's not all; the episode also posted highs in women 18-49 (1.33 million), adults 18-34 (1.8 million), women 18-34 (746,000), adults 25-54 (3.03 million) and women 25-54 (1.34 million).
Combined with two encores at 11:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., the Kurt Sutter-created drama drew 7.25 million viewers with 4.76 million in the ad-coveted demo -- increases of 28 percent and 24 percent, respectively.
The previous series high in tune-in was the second season finale, which averaged 4.32 million viewers in December 2009.
The previous record in adults 18-49 was set September 2009 for the second season premiere.
FX is also touting the supersized episode as being the cable network's most-watched single episode ever for an original show when Live+7 data is counted.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/sons-anarchy-premiere-hits-series-231996
9/7/2011
by Philiana Ng
FX's "Sons of Anarchy" returned to the small screen without missing a beat.
The 90-minute fourth season premiere, which aired Tuesday night, scored the series' highest ratings ever, delivering 4.94 million total viewers at 10 p.m. -- a 20 percent uptick from its third season opener.
Among adults 18-49, "Sons of Anarchy" drew a record 3.22 million, an improvement of 15 percent.
That's not all; the episode also posted highs in women 18-49 (1.33 million), adults 18-34 (1.8 million), women 18-34 (746,000), adults 25-54 (3.03 million) and women 25-54 (1.34 million).
Combined with two encores at 11:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., the Kurt Sutter-created drama drew 7.25 million viewers with 4.76 million in the ad-coveted demo -- increases of 28 percent and 24 percent, respectively.
The previous series high in tune-in was the second season finale, which averaged 4.32 million viewers in December 2009.
The previous record in adults 18-49 was set September 2009 for the second season premiere.
FX is also touting the supersized episode as being the cable network's most-watched single episode ever for an original show when Live+7 data is counted.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/sons-anarchy-premiere-hits-series-231996