Two years of absence didn't hurt the "Sherlock" Season 3 ratings at all. Instead, the UK premiere on New Year's Day garnered the series' highest numbers ever and was the most-watched program in the country for both that day and the entire holiday season.
虽然失约两年,却完全没有对《神探夏洛克》第三季有所伤害,相反该剧第三季新年的首播收视人数激增,成为该剧开播以来观看人数最多的一集,也是当天甚至圣诞节假期收视人数最多的节目。

Overnight ratings for the BBC One broadcast (as reported by ) show that 9.2 million viewers tuned in to see Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) return from the dead and reunite with Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman). The premiere episode, "The Empty Hearse," had a 33.8 percent share to dominate the day's broadcasts.
通过BBC1台收看《神探夏洛克》第三季第一集的观众总共有920万。《神探夏洛克》第三季第一集《空棺》收视份额占到了33.8%,遥遥领先于当天的其他节目。

Wednesday's holiday return was helped along by the Christmas Eve release of a 7-minute mini-episode, "Many Happy Returns." Taking place in the period between the Season 2 finale, "The Reichenbach Fall," and the Season 3 premiere, 1.5 million watched the episode on the BBC. Almost 5 million have tuned in via YouTube as well.
去年圣诞节千叶在第二季和第三季之间播出的7分钟圣诞特辑《Many Happy Returns》也为这部剧第三季首播打下了很好的基础,这一圣诞特辑收看人数为150万,另外有500万观众选择在YouTube上看了这个特别迷你集。

A second episode, "The Sign of Three," will air in the UK on Sunday (Jan. 5).
《神探夏洛克》的第三季第二集将会在1月5日播出。