'Younger' Season Premiere Episode Sets Series Ratings Record

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Tv Land’s original dramedy series Younger set a series ratings record with its June 28 fourth season premiere, network officials said.

The series, which stars Sutton Foster as a 40-year old woman who pretends to be 26 in order to secure a publishing job, averaged 1.3 million viewers four its fourth season premiere -- a double-digit increase compared to the prior season’s premiere episode, according to network officials.

Younger, created by Darren Star, also stars Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor, Nico Tortorella, Peter Hermann and Molly Bernard.

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.