'Longmire' hunts down a ratings record for A&E
There's a new sheriff in town — and he tracked down some high ratings for A&E Sunday night.
"Longmire," starring Australian actor Robert Taylor as a charismatic Wyoming lawman, delivered 4.1 million total viewers Sunday night, according to Nielsen. That makes it A&E's most-watched scripted series premiere ever as well as the top cable drama launch of 2012.
"Longmire's" lead-in, the Season 3 rollout of the detective drama "The Glades," gathered 3.1 million total viewers, up 19% compared with the Season 2 average.
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Photo: Robert Taylor stars in A&E's new drama "Longmire." Credit: A&E.
