Real Housewives of Atlanta: 4 million viewers, second highest-rated episode in franchise history

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" brought in nearly 4 Million viewers making it the second most watched episode in the Real Housewives franchise history.  See: The Real Housewives of Atlanta "South Africa, Just Like Home" [via press release from Bravo]

BRAVO'S "THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA" SCORES NEARLY 4 MILLION VIEWERS MARKING THE SECOND MOST WATCHED EPISODE IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

"Watch What Happens Live," Hosted by Andy Cohen, Scores Season High In All Key Demos

NEW YORK - January 31, 2012 - Bravo Media's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" hits ratings gold as Sunday's telecast scored a season high, as well as the second highest-rated episode in The Real Housewives franchise history (second only to The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 3 finale), according to Nielsen. The episode, following the ladies on an African adventure, garnered 3.95 million total viewers and 2.67 million adults 18-49, up double-digits from last week's episode. The fourth season of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is rating an average of 14 percent and 10 percent higher than the previous season, respectively. Source: Nielsen, LS data through 1/29/12, RH franchise record:  includes all regular season episodes.

Watch a sneak peek of next week's episode:  Sneak Peek "Make it Rain Down in Africa"

Premieres Sunday February 5, 9PM - The ladies' South African vacation continues with the "Talls" and "Smalls" moving beyond Sheree and Marlo's intense showdown. After blowing off some steam at a Cape Town nightclub, the women travel to the luxurious Shamwari game reserve. On safari, NeNe finds herself caught between the competing attention of Marlo and Cynthia, while Sheree, Phaedra, and Kandi learn about the pharmaceutical benefits of elephant dung. Later, the entire group has an opportunity to visit a South African orphanage, where they are touched by the children and leave with the sense that this trip has been a life-changing experience. 




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