BET's 'Real Husbands of Hollywood' Draws 4.1 Million Viewers in Debut

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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BET's Tuesday night premiere of original comedy series Real Husbands of Hollywood delivered more than four million viewers, according to network officials.

The series' 4.1 million viewers is the most for a cable sitcom premiere this year among total viewers, while the show's 2.1 million 18-49 year old viewers constitutes the most viewers of any new original cable series in 2013 within the demo. Combined with an 11 p.m. encore, the Kevin Hart-starrer Real Husbands of Hollywood attracted 6.5 million viewers, said BET.

Second Generation Wayans drew 3.4 million viewers in its debut following Husbands, making it the second-biggest original sitcom series debut on cable in 2013 behind Husbands, said network officials.

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.