It seems silly for any show to go up against the big game on Super Bowl Sunday.
However, while a record-breaking 111.5 million tuned in to watch the biggest football game of the year, there's one show that has consistently been able to bring a large viewership — to PBS.
For the third year in a row, "Downton Abbey" has been the second highest-rated show after the Super Bowl.
The BBC series, now in its fourth season, grabbed 8.2 million viewers.
That's a huge increase from previous years.
Last year, the show had an audience of 6.6 million. In 2012, 4 million tuned into the series.
While 8 million may not sound like much, if you take a look at every other network that isn't FOX Super Bowl Sunday, the number is pretty significant. The only show on a competing network that comes close is CBS' NCIS.
Via TVbythenumbers:
PBS promoted "Downton Abbey" on Twitter using the hashtag #DramaBowlPBS.
10.2 million tuned in to watch the US season 4 premiere.
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