Fresh off its two Golden Globe wins last night, HBO’s Girls Sundaypremiered its second season to 1.6 million viewers across several plays, the network said.
The series, which won Globes for best comedy series and best actress (for series star/producer Lena Dunham), drew 886,000 viewers for its 9 p.m. premiere – which was on par with its freshman season debut last year – as well a combined 727,000 viewers for a 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. airing, said network officials.
HBO’s Enlightened drew 609,000 viewers across three plays in its sophomore debut Sunday night. The 9:30 premiere episode drew 300,000 viewers, a 43% improvement over its Monday night series debut last year.
Cinemax’s new original series Banshee delivered 483,000 viewers in its Jan. 11 debut, the best performance for a Cinemax original series debut since Strike Back drew 567,000 in its Aug. 12 debut, said network officials. Overall the series drew nearly 1 million viewers over three airings.
