Yeah, well stick that into your pipe and smoke it, Abu Nazir! Carrie Matheson and her merry band of CIA agents are kicking ass and taking names: ratings-wise. The Showtime series has continued to grow in popularity following its string of Emmy wins this year, and Sunday night’s new episode (the incredible, divisive, and best-so-far of the season, Q&A) was no exception. In fact, the show hit a series high with its Sunday episode, on top of delivering a first-time honor to the network.
The episode, which revolved around (SPOILER ALERT, duh) Sgt. Brody’s maybe-sorta-gosh-I-hope-so crossover to the side of the good guys (but did he really? Gah!), drew 2.07 million viewers during its 10PM premiere on Sunday. That’s a 19 percent jump from the previous week—delivering the highest viewership to date for the sophomore series.
And that’s not all, Showtime brethren Dexter, now in its seventh season, increased its numbers 5 percent from last week—nabbing 2.28 million total viewers. For those keeping score at home, that means Sunday marked the first time in Showtime’s history that two back-to-back episodes of original series drew more than 2 million viewers each in a single night. No doubt Carrie would be thrilled to know that so many people know she’s right.
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