Sunday night’s episodes of Showtime’s "Homeland" and "Dexter" joined forces to hit a ratings milestone for the pay-cable network, reports TV Guide.

"Dexter" delivered 2.28 million viewers, followed by "Homeland’s" delivery of 2.07 viewers — marking the first time that the network had two original series top 2 million viewers on the same night.

"Homeland" was up 19 percent from last week’s episode, hitting its highest ratings ever. "Dexter" garnered its biggest audience since the season premiere (2.4 million viewers).