Ratings
The first series averaged 1,242,125 viewers in the UK. The following weekly viewership statistics are from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board:
| ITV2 Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series number |
Episode number |
Date of first broadcast |
Total viewers |
Series average |
| Series 1 | 1 | 27 September 2007 | 1,997,000 | 1,242,125 |
| 2 | 4 October 2007 | 1,475,000 | ||
| 3 | 11 October 2007 | 1,098,000 | ||
| 4 | 18 October 2007 | 1,108,000 | ||
| 5 | 25 October 2007 | 1,077,000 | ||
| 6 | 1 November 2007 | 1,003,000 | ||
| 7 | 8 November 2007 | 1,194,000 | ||
| 8 | 15 November 2007 | 985,000 | ||
| Series 2 | 1 | 11 September 2008 | 1,074,000 | 975,500 |
| 2 | 11 September 2008 | 1,044,000 | ||
| 3 | 18 September 2008 | 1,081,000 | ||
| 4 | 25 September 2008 | 879,000 | ||
| 5 | 2 October 2008 | 896,000 | ||
| 6 | 9 October 2008 | 969,000 | ||
| 7 | 16 October 2008 | 959,000 | ||
| 8 | 23 October 2008 | 902,000 | ||
| Series 3 | 1 | 28 January 2010 | 924,000 | 837,125 |
| 2 | 28 January 2010 | 875,000 | ||
| 3 | 4 February 2010 | 731,000 | ||
| 4 | 11 February 2010 | 805,000 | ||
| 5 | 18 February 2010 | 941,000 | ||
| 6 | 25 February 2010 | 889,000 | ||
| 7 | 4 March 2010 | 806,000 | ||
| 8 | 11 March 2010 | 726,000 | ||
| Series 4 | 1 | 1 February 2011 | 829,000 | 649,000 |
| 2 | 8 February 2011 | 665,000 | ||
| 3 | 15 February 2011 | 614,000 | ||
| 4 | 22 February 2011 | 572,000 | ||
| 5 | 1 March 2011 | 661,000 | ||
| 6 | 8 March 2011 | 674,000 | ||
| 7 | 15 March 2011 | 582,000 | ||
| 8 | 22 March 2011 | 595,000 | ||
The series premiered in the U.S. on Showtime to the highest ratings the cable channel had seen in four years for a television premiere. The series debut reached almost one million viewers, its closest rival, Dexter, premiered to 604,000. The showing held on to an impressive 70% of its lead-in audience that tuned in for the fourth-series premiere of Weeds.
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