A&E Network’s season two premiere of the hit scripted drama series, “The Glades,” returned last night with tremendous growth in the key adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 demos.
The premiere of the second season garnered 1.4 million viewers in adults 25-54 and 1.2 million in adults 18-49. Versus “The Glades” first season average, the second season premiere posted gains of 20% in adults 18-49 and 8% in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals.
Garnering critical praise prior to the season launch, “The Glades” delivered 3 million total viewers, and combined with the encore airing, “The Glades” was watched by 4.4 million total viewers for the premiere night of the new season. The premiere episode also grew by nearly 50% among total viewers from its lead-in.
“The Glades,” a character driven police procedural set in the fictional town of Palm Glade, Florida, stars Australian actor Matt Passmore (“McLeod’s Daughters,” “Underbelly”), Kiele Sanchez (“Lost,” “Samantha Who?”), Carlos Gomez (“Shark,” “Sleeper Cell”) and Michelle Hurd (“Law & Order SVU,” “Gossip Girl”).
New episodes of “The Glades” air every Sunday at 10PM ET/PT on A&E.
“The Glades” is produced by Fox Television Studios for A&E Network. The series executive producers are Clifton Campbell (“White Collar,” “Profiler,” “21 Jump Street”) for Innuendo Productions and Gary Randall (“Saving Grace”) for Grand Productions, Inc. The series is created by Clifton Campbell.
