FX's Justified Armed to Teeth With Ratings

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FX’s newest original series Justified started with a bang, as the premiere episode drew 4.16 million viewers Tuesday night at 10 p.m., making it the second most successful launch in the network’s history.

Starring Timothy Olyphant (Deadwood) and FX veteran Walton Goggins (The Shield), Justified put up impressive demo deliveries, averaging 2.19 million adults 25-54 and 2.04 million adults 18-49. Moreover, the premiere served up 1.42 million men 18-49 and 1.42 million men 25-54.
 
Justified’s delivery of total viewers and men 18-49 ranks second all-time for an original series rollout on FX, just behind the March 2002 debut of The Shield (4.83

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