Season five of Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch got off to a fast start Tuesday night, drawing 4.16 million total viewers in the 9 p.m. time slot, making the premiere the most-watched episode in the series’ history.
The April 14 season opener set a high-water mark, breaking the previous record established by the season three finale, which delivered 4.07 million viewers on June 19, 2007.
This week’s show also bagged record demo deliveries, including adults 25-54 (2.78 million) and viewers 18-49 (2.6
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