Shear Genius' Third Season-Premiere Cuts New Nielsen Mark

Feb. 3 Telecast Topples Sophomore Debut Among Total Viewers, Adults 18-49

MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 2/4/2010 4:13:00 PM

The third season of Bravo's Shear Genius got off to a solid start Wednesday night, cutting down the series' sophomore- season opener by double-digits, relative to viewers and its key demo.
The Feb. 3 telecast of Shear Genius was watched by just under 1.1 million viewers, 23% more than the 892,000 for its second-season premiere, according to Nielsen live + same-day data. Among adults 18 to 49, Bravo tallied 655,000 of those watchers with the reality show, marking 17% growth from 558,000.