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Ratings: 'Mad Men' Can't Beat Kardashian Wedding

Ratings: 'Mad Men' Can't Beat Kardashian Wedding

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Season three of "Mad Men" ended with strong ratings-- but not enough to outdo E!'s special wedding episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians."

Sunday's "Mad" finale attracted 2.3 million viewers to AMC, a 33 percent increase over last season's ending episode. The closer was off from the season three premiere, which brought in 2.8 million viewers in August.

Among adults 18-49, "Mad" drew just over 1.1 million viewers, a whopping 56 percent increase over the season two finale. AMC also wants you to know that "Mad Men" remains the most upscale series on basic cable, with fully half of its adults 25-54 audience pulling down more than $100,000 per year.

Meanwhile, over in the always happy land of E!, the Kardashians kontinue to kill in the ratings.

A two-hour wedding episode, airing from 8-10 p.m., drew nearly 3.2 million viewers-- the most in "Keeping Up" history. It also scored a massive 3.92 rating among women 18-34, becoming the most-watched E! broadcast ever in that demo.

Feel free to make your own jokes about all of this.

Comments

This is meaningless information. In the world of DVR and on demand, what is ON TV has no bearing to what is holding interest. 18-34 year old women watch a show like the wedding because it's mindless and fun. Nothing advertised would even leave a memory. MM, on the other hand, is almost a docu-drama. I only watch it when I'm sure I won't be bothered by others coming in and out of the room asking what I'm watching....
Cheap TV can be fun -- don't let's pretend anyone thinks it's good TV. It's entertainment - not memorable or important.

Comments

This is meaningless information. In the world of DVR and on demand, what is ON TV has no bearing to what is holding interest. 18-34 year old women watch a show like the wedding because it's mindless and fun. Nothing advertised would even leave a memory. MM, on the other hand, is almost a docu-drama. I only watch it when I'm sure I won't be bothered by others coming in and out of the room asking what I'm watching....
Cheap TV can be fun -- don't let's pretend anyone thinks it's good TV. It's entertainment - not memorable or important.