'Dance Moms' Hits Series-Best 2.8M Viewers for Third Season Premiere

Sneak peek of 'Double Divas' averaged 1.5 million viewers

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/2/2013 2:54:35 PM

The third season of Lifetime's Dance Moms drew a series-best 2.8 million total viewers on Tuesday night, according to Nielsen.

That was up 12% over season two's debut last January. The 90-minute premiere was also up across all key demos, averaging 1.4 million adults 18-49 (+17%), 1.3 million adults 25-54 (+30%), 1.1 million women 18-49 (+10%) and 999,000 women 25-54 (+25%).

Immediately following Dance Moms, Lifetime aired a sneak peek of its upcoming reality series Double Divas, which drew 1.5 million total viewers. Double Divas officially premieres with back-to-back episodes Jan. 10 at 10 p.m.