Ratings
The pilot episode of The Riches drew 3.8 million viewers. With 2.5 million of those viewers in the 18-49 demographic, The Riches scored second only to the premiere of The Shield, thus beating out the premieres of other FX dramas such as Rescue Me, Over There, and Dirt. The pilot was also FX's first-ever Monday night premiere of an original series, and more than doubled the channel's highest-ever ratings for the Monday 10pm slot. The show averaged 5.9 million cumulative viewers per week in the USA, sufficient for FX to commission a second season. The Riches has gained popularity through online resources, such as Hulu and iTunes' "What We Are Watching" for April 2008.
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