'Hardcore Pawn: Chicago' Scores truTV's Best-Ever Series Launch

2.1 million viewers tuned in for spinoff's premiere, surpasses record set by original show in August 2010

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/2/2013 4:15:42 PM

TruTV's Hardcore Pawn spinoff Hardcore Pawn: Chicago debuted to 2.1 million viewers, the best-ever series launch in network history.

The show also scored truTV's biggest series debut numbers in key demos, including adults 18-49 (1.0 million) and men 18-49 (602,000). The original Hardcore Pawn served as the series' lead-in, drawing 2.8 million total viewers, 1.4 million adults 18-49 and 827,000 men 18-49.

The 2.1 million viewers for Hardcore Pawn: Chicago surpass the previous record, set by the original Hardcore Pawn in August 2010.