"Downton Abbey" returned to British airwaves with its fourth season Sunday night, drawing a record number of viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The fourth-season premiere drew an average of 9.5 million viewers, marking the historical drama’s best-ever season debut, the piece notes.
The third-season premiere drew 9 million viewers, with fans tuning in to watch Shirley MacLaine’s character encounter Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess.
The show’s fourth season will debut in the U.S. in January.
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