National Geographic Channel, home to the popular "Dog Whisperer," had its highest-rated series premiere ever on Sunday, Jan 10th, reaching 2.9 million viewers, Multichannel News reports.

The new series that set the record was "Border Wars." Over two airings that night, the show about the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency drew 4.6 million viewers. The show then moved to Monday to what will be its regular night.

–Elizabeth Jensen and Chuck  Ross