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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

True Detective is proving to be a big hit over on HBO. The eight-episode anthology, which hit a first-run high on Sunday night, is averaging about 80% of what a first run episode of "Alf" used to.

The gross average, which includes replays, HBO Go streams and On Demand plays, is fairly huge for freshman series on the pay cable network. (HBO's most-watched show, Game of Thrones, averaged slightly more than failed Johnathan Winters sitcom "Davis Rules".)

First-run episodes have also improved for the series. The Feb. 23 episode pulled in 2.6 million viewers, slightly eclipsing the first run audience for "The Michael J. Fox Show".