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Showtime’s ‘The Comey Rule’ Debuts to Record Ratings for a Limited Drama Series

“The Comey Rule” debuted Sunday to more than 400,000 viewers and more than 1 million when adding in on demand and streaming platforms, making it Showtime’s top multiplatform debut ever for a limited drama series. The 90-minute premiere of the network’s two-part miniseries notched 626,000 viewers on TV with an additional 375,000 viewers when accounting for on demand and streaming. Showtime says that’s about 23% higher than “Escape at Dannemora,” the prior record holder. The 626,000 viewers include two replays — one Sunday night and another one Monday prior to Part 2. For the 9 p.m. debut on Sunday, “The Comey Rule” drew 415,000 viewers. Monday’s Part 2, the only one to feature Brendan Gleeson’s Donald Trump, drew 425,000 viewers (including one replay), with an additional 215,000 viewers on streaming and on demand platforms, where it’s been available since Sunday. Showtime expects “The Comey Rule” to draw more than 2 million viewers for both episodes across all platforms when counting for the entire week. Also Read: Inside 'The Comey Rule,' the TV Miniseries About Trump and the Chaos of the 2016 Election The “Comey Rule” numbers also come well above the paltry count for the network’s miniseries about Roger Ailes,...

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