'Mad Men' goes out with bang
Season finale earns 1.75 million total viewers
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The finale notched 1.75 million total viewers for its 10 p.m. Sunday premiere airing, a big jump from its first-season curtain-closer (926,000). Its three Sunday-night airings combined for 2.9 million total viewers.
"Mad," created and exec-produced by "Sopranos" scribe Matthew Weiner, has been a critical darling, and snagged 2007's Emmy for drama, but has consistently struggled in the ratings: Prior to Sunday night, its soph season had averaged just 1.2 million total viewers.
Sunday's season-high numbers were likely helped by star Jon Hamm's guest-hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live," where he satirized the series in a couple of sketches.
