Last night's season premiere of the MTV reality series was the cable network's most-watched opener to date, drawing 8.8 million total viewers, improving 4 percent over the third season opener earlier this year. Jersey Shore also beat broadcast's top program, CBS' Big Brother, in total viewers (8.8 million vs. 7.3 million).
Though last night's episode was a premiere high, a Jan. 20, 2011 telecast delivered a series best in total tune-in, averaging 8.9 million. That episode showed Snooki being released from jail and Deena meeting a Ronnie look-alike.
The premiere episode, set in Italy, was also Jersey Shore's third most-watched telecast to date, behind two Season 3 episodes. In the persons 12-34 demographic, the Jersey Shore premiere scored a 8.2 rating, or 6.5 million viewers.
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