"Ray Donovan," which stars Liev Schreiber as a Hollywood fixer from South Boston, became the premium cable network's first new drama to increase its ratings in its second week. The second installment drew 1.56 million viewers, up an impressive 15 percent from the record-breaking 1.35 million who tuned in for the series premiere a week earlier when it became the highest-rated Showtime drama premiere ever. Factoring in replays, the show delivered 2.2 million viewers for the night. The series is currently pacing 49 percent ahead of the freshman season of the time slot's former occupant, "Homeland." The ratings increase could be attributed to the fact that the "Ray Donovan" pilot episode was...
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