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Major Crimes returned with a bang (or perhaps more appropriately, #BOOM), bringing in a whopping 6.7 million total viewers in season 3 premiere and encore last night, easily making it basic cable’s #1 scripted series premiere of the year!

Major Crimes scored 5.2 million total viewers for its 9pm showing, up sharply from the Season 2 and 2.5 premiere numbers (5.02 and 3.65, respectively), and remained steady with its season 2.5 finale, itself a record high (5.43).

In the demo Major Crimes also performed very strongly, bringing in 1.6 million adults 18-49, and 2 million adults 25-54, a 3% and 6% increase in over last summer’s season 2 premiere, respectively, and easily besting its new Monday night partner, the heavily promoted Murder in the First.

The Hollywood Reporter has called Major Crimes  “TNT’s crown jewel” in its lineup, and Michael Wright, president and head of programming for TNT, had this to say: “Major Crimes is a true mega-hit as it enters its third season, with an ensemble cast that’s second to none.”

Congrats to the cast and crew on what is sure to be a record-breaking season!

Updated 6/16/14

In time-shifted viewing, Major Crimes rose sharply again, increasing to 6.8 million viewers in Live+3, a 32% increase over its Live+Same Day numbers. Likewise in the key demos Major Crimes also saw huge gains in Live+3, with a whopping 31% increase in the all-important 18-49 demo to 1.6 million, and a 35% increase in viewers 25-54 (2.1 million).

Souce: TVbytheNumbers