HBO's 'Veep' Premieres Solid

The series premiere of HBO's Veep opened to solid viewership Sunday night, drawing 1.4 million
viewers at 10 p.m., up 34% over what Eastbound
& Down
previously averaged in the timeslot.

Sunday's premiere episode drew an additional 296,000 viewers
in its 12 a.m. replay with a cumulative audience of 1.7 million viewers for the
night.

New comedy Girls
was steady in its second week, down just 2% to 858,000 viewers at 10:30 p.m. and
1.1 million viewers when combined with its 12:30 a.m. replay.

At 9 p.m., Games of
Thrones
dipped just 3% to 3.7 million viewers, with its 11 p.m. replay
combining to average 4.6 million viewers for the night.