2.01 Part 1

Did you watch the season 2 premiere of Gossip Girl last night? What did you think? The CW took a chance by debuting their fall schedule 3 weeks before every one else, AND on Labor Day when most TV ratings are low anyway.

Taking this risk seemed to pay off. Watch Gossip Girl 2.01 “Summer, Kind of Wonderful” below and read the ratings.

The network’s buzzy second-year show “Gossip Girl” debuted to its best-ever ratings in the network’s target women 18-34 demographic, according to Nielsen overnights, averaging a 2.3 rating and finishing a close second behind Fox’s “Prison Break” in the 8 p.m. timeslot.

“Girl,” which launched a racy campaign earlier this summer that included criticism from the Parents Television Council as part of the promotion, also hit series-high ratings among women 18-34 (3.2), women 18-49 (2.3) and adults 18-49 (1.7).

The show drew its second-best numbers among total viewers, averaging 3.4 million, behind last year’s premiere. Last year, “Girl” had the advantage of airing behind “America’s Next Top Model,” the CW’s top-rated show.

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