‘Pacific' Draws Healthy Viewership For Opener

First hour of ten-part series attracts 3.1 million viewers, topping ‘John Adams' premiere

By Marisa Guthrie -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/16/2010 1:14:07 PM

The Pacific, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's latest World War II miniseries for HBO, opened with healthy viewership for the premium network.

The first hour of the 10-part series attracted 3.1 million viewers at 9 p.m. March 14.  That marks a 22% uptick over the premiere of HBO's most recent miniseries, John Adams (2.5 million viewers in March 2008).

Combined with the 11 p.m. rerun, the opening episode of The Pacific attracted 4 million viewers and outperformed the 9 p.m. time period by 69%.