JamesG
08-15-2013, 04:09 PM
"Duck Dynasty" Season Premiere Breaks Cable Records with 11.8 Million Viewers
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
Thursday August 15, 2013
The Robertsons are at it again. Last night’s one-hour Season Four premiere of A&E‘s mega hit "Duck Dynasty" drew a staggering 11.8 million viewers to rank as the number one nonfiction series telecast in cable history.
The episode also set a cable record for a reality series telecast among adults 25-54 with 6.3 million viewers in the demo and became the No.1 series telecast in A&E history among adults 18-49 and 18-34 with 6.3 million and 3.0 million viewers, respectively.
The previous A&E records in total viewers and all key demos were held by "Duck Dynasty‘s" third season finale, which averaged 9.6 million total viewers, 5.6 million adults 25-54, 5.5 million adults 18-49 and 2.6 million adults 18-34.
"Duck Dynasty" also is poised to be the No.1 show on all of television, broadcast or cable, last night.
http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/duck-dynasty-season-premiere-breaks-cable-records-with-11-8-million-viewers/
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
Thursday August 15, 2013
The Robertsons are at it again. Last night’s one-hour Season Four premiere of A&E‘s mega hit "Duck Dynasty" drew a staggering 11.8 million viewers to rank as the number one nonfiction series telecast in cable history.
The episode also set a cable record for a reality series telecast among adults 25-54 with 6.3 million viewers in the demo and became the No.1 series telecast in A&E history among adults 18-49 and 18-34 with 6.3 million and 3.0 million viewers, respectively.
The previous A&E records in total viewers and all key demos were held by "Duck Dynasty‘s" third season finale, which averaged 9.6 million total viewers, 5.6 million adults 25-54, 5.5 million adults 18-49 and 2.6 million adults 18-34.
"Duck Dynasty" also is poised to be the No.1 show on all of television, broadcast or cable, last night.
http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/duck-dynasty-season-premiere-breaks-cable-records-with-11-8-million-viewers/