"Blade: The Series" scores big on Spike TV

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Superherohype! reports that the network premiere of Blade: The Series came in with HUGE numbers on it’s Weds night debut.

Blade: The Series is Spike TV’s first original scripted action-adventure show, and drew record ratings for the network with a 2.0 HH rating and 2.5 million viewers, the highest premiere in network history for an original series. Additionally, Blade: The Series was the #1 entertainment show for the night with Men 18-34 and 18-49.

Blade: The Series tallied triple-digit gains in all key male demos versus last year including up +517% in M18-34 (2.6 rating, 680,000 viewers), up +472% in M18-49 (2.2, 1.17 million), up +277% in viewers (2.5 million), and up +247% in household rating (2.0, 1.8 million).

"We promised action and adventure with our first scripted series and really delivered," said Doug Herzog, president, Spike TV. "Our targeted audience of men came through for us with big numbers. ‘Blade: The Series’ serves as a launch pad for future original scripted shows."

Additionally, starting today, iTunes users can download a FREE copy of the two-hour premiere of Blade: The Series through July 11. The one-hour weekly series’ second episode premieres on Wednesday, July 5 (10:00 - 11:00 PM ET/PT). New episodes will be available for purchase on iTunes the day after their premiere on Spike TV.

Blade: The Series features Kirk “Sticky” Jones in the title role as Marvel’s immortal half-man, half-vampire who uses his superhuman powers and skills to fearlessly battle the demonic creatures of the night in a blood- drenched crusade to prevent their rise over mankind. The series also stars Jill Wagner as double-agent “Krista Starr,” Neil Jackson as “Marcus,” Blade’s chief nemesis and head of the Chthon House; Jessica Gower as “Chase,” a seductive vampire who is devoted to Marcus; and Nelson Lee as “Shen,” a technology genius and Blade’s confidante.