FlashForward had an impressive UK debut for Five last night, according to early viewing figures. The series premiere, which beat ratings champ Survivor in the States last Thursday, drew 3.19m (13.2%) for Five at 9pm last night.
Despite making a strong start, the Joseph Fiennes-fronted drama failed to beat Five’s fellow US import The Mentalist, which opened to 3.69m (16.7%) on Thursday, March 26, 2009, making it the most successful ever launch of any US drama shown on Five.
Previously on Five, CSI premiered with 2.41m in 2001, CSI: Miami took 3.09m in 2003 and 3.35m tuned in for CSI: New York in 2005. House opened with 1.97m in 2005, NCIS logged 1.63m in 2006 and the debut of Prison Break brought in 1.85m in 2006.
(Source: Digital Spy)
