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Downton Abbey sets PBS record with 7.9 million viewers

 
Published on Jan 08, 2013
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This undated publicity photo provided by PBS shows Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley, left, and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley, from the TV series, Downton Abbey. The British period drama scored rave reviews and a record 7.9 million viewers for public broadcasting channel PBS as viewers tuned in to watch a wedding and financial calamity during the award-winning show's third season United States (US) premiere on Sunday. -- PHOTO: AP

LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) - British period drama Downton Abbey scored rave reviews and a record 7.9 million viewers for public broadcasting channel PBS as viewers tuned in to watch a wedding and financial calamity during the award-winning show's third season United States (US) premiere on Sunday.

Fans witnessed the wedding of Matthew and Lady Mary Crawley, after two seasons in which viewers were kept wondering if they would ever tie the knot.

According to PBS, the ratings for season 3 quadrupled the average viewings for PBS primetime shows, which usually is 2 million viewers, and nearly doubled the premiere of the second season, which kicked off with 4.2 million viewers in January 2012.

The joy over the wedding was offset by news that Lord Grantham, the owner of the grand estate, had lost his fortune to bad investments.

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