via press release: "Homeland" DELIVERS SHOWTIME'S MOST WATCHED FRESHMAN FINALE EVER. "DEXTER" On Pace For Its Highest-Rated Season Yet
· The season one finale of Homeland drew 1.71 million viewers at 10 p.m. and 2.03 million viewers for the night, the highest-rated finale for a freshman series in SHOWTIME history.
Sunday's finale shattered prior ratings benchmarks, up 58 percent above the series premiere (1.08 million viewers), delivering the series best ratings to-date.
The series continued to build over the course of its first season, and has become SHOWTIME's highest rated freshman series ever.
· Homeland now ranks as SHOWTIME's No. 2 rated series behind only DEXTER.
· With 8 weeks of complete data, Homeland season one is averaging 4.23 million total viewers across platforms
· The season six finale of DEXTER garnered 2.23 million viewers at 9 p.m. and 2.71 million viewers for the night, the series best telecast of the year and highest-rated night.
· DEXTER's finale is the most watched telecast on the network in 2011.
· With 8 weeks of complete data, DEXTER season six is averaging 5.4 million total viewers across platforms, +10% above last season through the same time frame, and on pace to have its highest-rated season ever.
I guess Dexter never had a lead-in like Dexter in it's first season. Dexter had to build up it's viewership without a leg up from anyone. Showtime was such an unremarkable fledgeling back then. That it is still the highest rated show is just amazing.
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