<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Season 1 (2011): Percentage of positive reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Season 1 (2011): Percentage of positive reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes </Li> </Ul> <Li> Season 1 (2011): Percentage of positive reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes </Li> <P> The first episode attracted 2.2 million viewers its initial airing on April 17 in the U.S., and totaled 5.4 million viewers across multiple Sunday and Monday night airings . It averaged 743,000 and reached a peak 823,000 in UK and Ireland on its April 18 premiere . HBO announced that they would be commissioning a second season on the strength of the reception of the premiere episode . By the final episode of the season, which aired June 20, the ratings had climbed to over 3 million . </P>

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