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[ThePrivateCookie]

The drama's sophomore season kicks off as the cable network's most-watched episode for an original.

Power continues to click for Starz. The drama, which proved a big draw for the pay cable network last summer, returned Saturday with its sophomore season premiere — and the episode now ranks as the most-watched (pre-DVR) in network history.

Ahead of time-shifting, the premiere telecast of the episode drew 1.43 million viewers. With encores over the course of the weekend, it grossed 3.62 million live-plus-same day viewers. That pushes Power past Spartacus: Vengeance's 3.33 million stat for the largest weekend haul of any Starz original to date.

Over the course of its freshman season, Power pulled an average 4.7 million viewers per episode with time-shifting and encores. If the show keeps up the premiere momentum, it will easily eclipse that number.

Compared to the series premiere week a year ago, Power was up a whopping 79 percent.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-power-eclipses-spartacus-801291

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“Power,” the STARZ Original series and 2014 summer breakout hit, blew past its previous viewership highs in its second season debut on Saturday, June 6, 2015 with season premiere and total weekend Live+SD viewership results that established new record highs at STARZ.


* 1.43 million Live+SD viewers made the second season premiere episode of “Power” destination viewing on Saturday, June 6 at 9PM ET/PT, the most ever for a STARZ Original series season premiere episode.1

Tripled the original “Power” audience from June 2014 series premiere (462,000) with growth of nearly 1 million viewers since “Power” first debuted on STARZ.2
The first episode of season two of “Power” grew by 32% from the season one finale (1.08 million).3

* 3.62 million Live+SD gross weekend viewers made “Power’s” second series premiere the most watched episode ever for a STARZ Original series, besting episode five from “Spartacus: Vengeance” (3.33 million weekend viewers).4

Live+SD weekend viewership grew by 79% compared to the “Power” series premiere weekend (2.02 million).5
Live+SD weekend viewership grew by 47% compared to the “Power” season one final weekend (2.46 million).6

* “Power” is now an even bigger hit with African-American audiences, as the season two premiere episode was the #1 show on all of cable television on Saturday among African-Americans (1.11 million) and #6 for the week of June 1-7 on a viewership projections basis.

* Additional demographic data shows that “Power” played well with younger audiences (54% A18-49) and across gender lines with a new viewership surge with women (52% W18+) in comparison to season one which had a slight male skew (49%, M18+; 45% W18+).8

* Strong results on social media: #1 on Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings for Saturday and in the weekly top 10 for series and specials.9

* “Power” season one averaged more than 4.7 million multiplatform viewers, including linear/multiplex repeats, extended DVR, STARZ ON DEMAND, STARZ PLAY, and other on demand/online platforms.10

”Power” airs in more than 175 countries/territories worldwide. Starz retains all global distribution and home entertainment rights to the series. “Power” season two is ten episodes long and airs exclusively on STARZ at 9PM ET/PT.

smh move to off topic please.

 

[InfiniteCombo]

Off-topic?

 

[Interfectum]

Bullet Proof HD on PS4?

 

[Rembrandt]

50 is really a marketing genius, man. Props to him. He's become filthy rich while still being insanely grimy, lmao.

 

[Stanng243]

It had the power to end up in the wrong section of the board.

 

[CHC]

50 Cent: Sandz of Power

.... at E3 2015.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

I'll wait for the steam sale.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Bullet Proof HD on PS4?

Blood in the Sand: Definitive Edition IMO

 

[kuroneko0509]

oh off topic already...

 

[cw_sasuke]

We need a Power mobile game were you play Tommys mom.

Blood in the Sand: Definitive Edition IMO

new 3DS exclusive.

 

[Neoriceisgood]

Damn OP I've been waiting for YEARS for a new 50 cent game.


Way to break my fragile heart.

 

[Hot Coldman]

YO FIDDY, HIT THOSE BIG-ASS VIEWING RECORDS

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Surprised that it's most watched show in Starz history.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Finally a win for PrivateCookie to celebrate. Your man's music career is irrelevant, his boxing promotion company just went bankrupt, and Power isn't more successful than Empire.

 

[Oppo]

what the shit

I know nothing Jon Snow

someone fill a cord-cutter in

 

[jediyoshi]

Man 50 sounds exhausted in that track

 

[Hip Hop]

#EFFENVODKA #SMSAUDIO

 

[a secret-boss]

wut I stopped watching since episode 2 of season 1

 

[Barzul]

Didn't 50 help push Vitamin water before they got bought by Coke? The man does know how to pick em.

 

[ThePrivateCookie]

Finally a win for PrivateCookie to celebrate. Your man's music career is irrelevant, his boxing promotion company just went bankrupt, and Power isn't more successful than Empire.

Damn the saltiness in that post......what are you doing with your life?

 

[hobozero]

No one man should have all that... wait, wrong guy, dangit.

 

[Super Nothing]

Didn't 50 help push Vitamin water before they got bought by Coke? The man does know how to pick em.

Yep. Dude made half a billion dollars off of that deal.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Damn the saltiness in that post......what are you doing with your life?

Being a responsible member of society with good taste, of course.

I'm just curious how you feel about 50's career ending shortly after our little bet on Graduation v Curtis.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

is this the same show by sony or is another completely different thing?

 

[GQman2121]

Most watched show in Starz history is a fairly low bar though.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

is this the same show by sony or is another completely different thing?

It's a different show. This is 'Power', which is about a drug dealing club owner. The PSN series about superheroes is called 'Powers'.

 

[Industrialist]

Who, in the name of all that is good and pure, gives a damn?

 

[foxtrot3d]

It's a different show. This is 'Power', which is about a drug dealing club owner. The PSN series about superheroes is called 'Powers'.

It's easy to get the two shows confused.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

It's easy to get the two shows confused.

Power and Powers are really bland names for TV shows, imo. Both would be better off with different titles.

 

[Slayven]

1.43 million ?

 

[Syntsui]

Yep. Dude made half a billion dollars off of that deal.

He didn't? He's not even close to being worth that Forbes after Forbes's ranking.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

It's a different show. This is 'Power', which is about a drug dealing club owner. The PSN series about superheroes is called 'Powers'.

hmm i see, thanks for clearing that up. i hope they put it on netflix, i would like to give it a chance for old time's sake (i like 50 cent)

 

[TheAbsolution]

Cable numbers are not comparable to network numbers. You know this.

 

[ThePrivateCookie]

Fox vs Starz

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

I'm so out of the loop with 50 Cent but I keep hearing that he is a stellar bussiness man, and that 50 Cent: Blood on the sand is a really fun video game.

 

[Slayven]

Cable numbers are not comparable to network numbers. You know this.

Obviously, but Starz bragging about CW numbers is hilarious.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Obviously, but Starz bragging about CW numbers is hilarious.

No it isn't.

 

[block tower]

good! really dig this show, so I'm glad it's getting a nice reception.