DALLAS Is A Hit! 6.9 Million Tune In To Watch Premiere!

Roger Newcomb June 14, 2012
Photo Credit: Mark Seliger
Last night’s eagerly anticipated premiere of TNT’s DALLAS struck it rich with 6,863,000 viewers, to rank as the #1 scripted series premiere on all of cable for the year-to-date. This marks the third consecutive summer TNT has scored a chart-topping series launch, following RIZZOLI & ISLES in 2010 and FALLING SKIES in 2011.

Competitively, TNT was #1 for the night among basic cable networks, with a 3.7 metered-market household rating. DALLAS also outperformed all broadcast network programs head-to-head from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. On the demo front, DALLAS drew 1,926,000 adults 18-49 and 2,482,000 adults 25-54.

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Roger Newcomb

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Roger Newcomb is a New York–based producer, writer, and media entrepreneur. He is the founder and executive producer of the Indie Series Awards and publisher of the We Love Soaps and Serial Scoop blogs. He's also executive producer/host of interview series We Love Soaps TV and the upcoming Soap Opera Time Capsule.