"Ray Donovan" Premiere Sets Showtime Record
by Matt Webb Mitovich
7/1/13


Well, here’s one thing that doesn’t need “fixing” — the ratings for "Ray Donovan", which on Sunday night premiered to 1.35 million total viewers, eclipsing "Homeland" (1.08 mil) as Showtime’s most watched original series launch ever.

http://tvline.com/2013/07/01/ratings-ray-donovan-premiere-dexter-season-8-premiere/

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/07/01/the_tv_anti_hero_from_tony_soprano_to_ray_donovan_why_so_many_and_when_will.html

The new Showtime series isn't terrible, says June Thomas, but it's yet another rerun of a damaged tough guy that we keep on seeing with nothing new to say.
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