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Just 6.99 million people watched CBS’ Pirate Master

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The debut of Pirate Master on CBS was watched by only 6.99 million viewers.

The show “ran second in its 8 o’clock hour and delivered about half of what ‘Survivor’ averaged in the timeslot earlier this spring,” Variety reports. Worse, the show “finished behind another of [Mark] Burnett’s shows, Fox’s gamer ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'”

However, the show “did manage to maintain or gain in share in its second half-hour in all key ratings categories,” Variety notes, and that’s a good sign.

By the way, CBS is “likely waiting to see how it fares before announcing the summer sked of Big Brother,” which usually airs in Pirate Master‘s Thursday timeslot.

CBS’ ‘Pirate’ in rough seas [Variety]

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