Ratings: 'Sherlock' Surges, But It's No 'Downton'

'Sherlock' Ratings Versus 'Downton': Who Won?
In this image released by PBS, Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess Grantham, is shown in a scene from the second season on "Downton Abbey." The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/PBS, Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011 for MASTERPIECE, Nick Briggs)
In this image released by PBS, Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess Grantham, is shown in a scene from the second season on "Downton Abbey." The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/PBS, Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011 for MASTERPIECE, Nick Briggs)

More U.S. viewers are watching "Sherlock" on PBS, but the show so far isn't experiencing an "Abbey"-like surge. Sunday's season-three premiere was seen by around 4 million viewers, PBS chief Paula Karger told critics this afternoon at the network's TV Critics Association press tour presentation.

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