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•费勒斯创作的大热剧,第六季也是最终季于周日晚回归荧幕,并成为英国当天最多人收看的剧集。 

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记录840万名观众,大热剧集《唐顿庄园》第六季也是最终季,在周日晚的首播为英国ITV广播公司吸引了平均760万名观众,是这部大热剧集有史以来最低开播收视率。

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.
该数据低于第四季首播的950万,以及第三季开播的900万。第二季开播时有将近930万观众收看,高于该剧于2010年第一季770万的收视率。


The audience figures are expected to get a boost by on-demand viewing.

预期观众数能根据需求收视率有所增加。

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分钟的首播占全英国家庭在该时间段的收视的36%,低于去年的38%。就季首集收视份额而言,周日该剧表现与2011及2012年的开播持平。

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•费勒斯制作的该剧在周日晚仍然达到了5分钟收看观众高峰,即在晚9点播出时段达到840万名观众。上一季整晚峰值为920万名观众。

“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:“《唐顿庄园》是周日所有频道中最多人收看的节目。”击败了晚9点档的其他竞争者。比较而言,BBC1台的《送信人》平均收视率为260万,峰值为310万,收视份额达到12%。

"With #XFactor and #DowntonAbbey, #ITV ruled peaktime with average share of 32.6% vs BBC1's 19.5% (7-11pm)," tweeted.
发推说:“拥有#达人秀和#唐顿庄园的ITV,以平均收视份额32.6%比BBC的19.5%占领了收视高峰。”

In the U.S., the drama, produced by NBCUniversal's Carnival Films, has been airing on PBS since 2011.
在美国,《唐顿庄园》由NBC环球嘉年华电影公司制作并在PBS于2011年开始播出至今。