Nurse Jackie Increases In Second Week

by Brian Gianelli
Jun 17th, 2009 | 12:14 PM | Comments 0

Showtime has another big hit on its hands. ‘Nurse Jackie‘ increased its audience in Week 2, with just over 1.1 million viewers. This marks an increase from last week’s series premiere of nearly 10 percent - and shows the network made a good move with the quick season 2 renewal after last week’s premiere.

What’s Hot: True Blood

The second-season premiere of HBO’s addictive vampire series ‘True Blood‘ was lapped up by 3.7 million viewers Sunday night, setting a series high in viewers. It was also the most watched program on HBO since the finale of ‘The Sopranos‘ two years ago. When a later replay is factored in, the total audience for the premiere Sunday night is just over 5 million. The season finale for last season netted almost 2.5 million viewers, so the increase this year is quite substantial. And thank God Lafayette is alive!

Wednesday Sizzlers:

I Survived A Japanese Game Show: 9pm ET on ABC It’s the season premiere of one of ABC’s wackier game shows. Watch Americans make complete fools of themselves in Japanese game show style competitions, all for cold hard cash.

Real World Road Rules Challenge: 10pm on MTV The season is over, but the reunion promises to be juicy. Get all the inside dirt on what really happened in New Zealand, including the hookups you didn’t see on TV.

The Unusuals: 10pm ET on ABC It’s not only the season, but also the series finale. Find out how it all ends.

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