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Building on momentum from last week’s mid-season premiere, the sophomore outing of Major Crimes episode run saw sharp gains in the ratings over the prior week.  4.2 million total viewers tuned in to see “Dr. Provenza” and company get to the bottom of a murder at a house party, matching the ratings for last year’s 2nd episode of the winter run, and winning the night as the most watched scripted cable offering.  In the 18-49 demographic the episode rose to 0.6 million viewers, still down from the series average of 0.9, but a 20% increase over the prior week. The episode drew 0.9 million viewers in the 25-54 demographic.

UPDATED: In Live + 3, the winter premiere of Major Crimes rose sharply over the live premiere numbers, which were impacted by the holidays and breaking news, bringing in 5.6 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery, a whopping 93% increase. In the key demos, the episode has so far grown to over 1.4 million and 1.9 million adults 18-49 and 25-54, respectively.