The hit drama, created by Julian Fellowes, returned for its sixth and final season on ITV on Sunday night and was the most-watched show of the day in Britain.
由朱利安?費勒斯創(chuàng)作的大熱劇，第六季也是最終季于周日晚回歸熒幕，并成為英國當天最多人收看的劇集。?

The premiere of the sixth and final season of hit drama Downton Abbey drew an average audience of 7.6 million for U.K. broadcaster ITV on Sunday night, compared with the 8.4 million recorded in overnight data last season. It was the lowest-ever season start for the hit drama in overnight data.
相比上一季在去年的記錄840萬名觀眾，大熱劇集《唐頓莊園》第六季也是最終季，在周日晚的首播為英國ITV廣播公司吸引了平均760萬名觀眾，是這部大熱劇集有史以來最低開播收視率。

The figure compared with the 9.5 million overnight ratings for the fourth-season debut and the 9 million overnight audience for the third-season opener. The second season had started with nearly 9.3 million viewers, up from the 7.7 million overnights viewers for the first-season opener in 2010.
該數(shù)據低于第四季首播的950萬，以及第三季開播的900萬。第二季開播時有將近930萬觀眾收看，高于該劇于2010年第一季770萬的收視率。


The audience figures are expected to get a boost by on-demand viewing.?
預期觀眾數(shù)能根據需求收視率有所增加。

The share for the 90-minute Sunday debut of the final season amounted to 36 percent of all U.K. homes watching TV at the time, down from 38 percent last year. In terms of viewing share for season-launch episodes, the Sunday performance was in line with the 2011 and 2012 series launches.
周日90分鐘的首播占全英國家庭在該時間段的收視的36%，低于去年的38%。就季首集收視份額而言，周日該劇表現(xiàn)與2011及2012年的開播持平。

The drama, created by Julian Fellowes, on Sunday night also hit a five-minute peak audience of 8.4 million in its 9 p.m. slot, compared with 9.2 million in last season's overnight data.
由朱利安?費勒斯制作的該劇在周日晚仍然達到了5分鐘收看觀眾高峰，即在晚9點播出時段達到840萬名觀眾。上一季整晚峰值為920萬名觀眾。

“It was the most-watched program on any channel on Sunday,” ITV highlighted. It also trounced its 9 p.m. competition. In comparison, BBC One's The Go-Between averaged 2.6 million viewers, peaked with 3.1 million and reached a 12 percent share of viewing.
ITV表示：“《唐頓莊園》是周日所有頻道中最多人收看的節(jié)目?！睋魯×送?點檔的其他競爭者。比較而言，BBC1臺的《送信人》平均收視率為260萬，峰值為310萬，收視份額達到12%。

"With #XFactor and #DowntonAbbey, #ITV ruled peaktime with average share of 32.6% vs BBC1's 19.5% (7-11pm)," tweeted.
發(fā)推說：“擁有#達人秀和#唐頓莊園的ITV，以平均收視份額32.6%比BBC的19.5%占領了收視高峰。”

In the U.S., the drama, produced by NBCUniversal's Carnival Films, has been airing on PBS since 2011.
在美國，《唐頓莊園》由NBC環(huán)球嘉年華電影公司制作并在PBS于2011年開始播出至今。?