'The Knick' Draws 1.7M Viewers In Debut Weekend

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Cinemax’s new drama series The Knick drew 1.7 million viewers across its premiere weekend, said network officials.

In its Feb. 8 premiere, the series – which looks at an operations staff at a New York hospital in the 1900s – drew 354,000 viewers and an additional 303,000 viewers across the night’s three replays, said the network.

An additional airing of The Knick premiere series on HBO this past Saturday drew another 533,000 viewers, said network officials.

The first episode of The Knick is also currently available on Youtube.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.