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Lance Armstrong interview pulls 3.2 million in United States, says Oprah network

Thursday's much-anticipated interview ran against "American Idol" on the mainstream Fox network, which drew 16.2 million viewers during its two-hour broadcast, Variety reported.

Written by Agence-France Presse
Updated: January 19, 2013 10:31 am IST

Read Time: 2 min

Los Angeles:

Some 3.2 million viewers in the United States tuned in to see fallen cyclist Lance Armstrong confess to Oprah Winfrey that he was a drug cheat, the TV interviewer's cable channel said on Friday.

It was the most-watched show ever on the fledgling OWN network after Oprah's March 2012 conversation with the family of late singer Whitney Houston, the channel said in a statement.

The figure does not include viewers in other countries, or the 1.1 million who watched a repeat immediately after the initial broadcast of the 90-minute special that was also streamed live on Oprah.com.

Entertainment Weekly called the ratings "extremely strong," but showbusiness trade journal Variety thought the numbers were "below what might have been expected considering the gravitas of the interview."

TV ratings authority Nielsen also put viewership at 3.2 million, adding that the "Oprah's Next Chapter" special "ranked among the top 20 most-watched primetime programs for the night among all broadcast and cable networks."

Thursday's much-anticipated interview ran against "American Idol" on the mainstream Fox network, which drew 16.2 million viewers during its two-hour broadcast, Variety reported.

Part two of the Armstrong interview, pre-recorded Monday in his hometown of Austin, Texas, goes out on the OWN network and online from 9:00 p.m. Eastern time (0200 GMT Saturday).