'True Blood' scares up historic Nielsen ratings for HBO in season ...

Jun 17th, 2009 - NY Daily News

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Sunday's "True Blood" on HBO scared up good numbers, according to the Nielsen Co.

The second-season launch of the sexy vampire drama starring Anna Paquin attracted 3.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched HBO original program since the June 2007 finale of "The Sopranos."

Moreover, Sunday's telecast was up 157% from the first-season premiere and up 51% from the first-season finale, indicating viewers were eagerly awaiting some, uh, fresh blood.

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