Sunday's CBS telecast of the 2013 Emmys is likely to easily outpace last year's ratings, with initial figures up double digits.
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The show, which clocked in at 3 hours and 15 minutes, saw one of the strongest lead-ins in recent memory thanks to football coverage running right up until the 8:00 p.m. ET start time, bleeding into the hour by a couple minutes. Final returns are likely to see some adjustment, but the telecast likely fared very well in the beginning.
Local ratings give the show a 12.1 rating/19 share, that's up from last year's local average of a 9.6/15 -- and the best early numbers the show has seen since 2006.
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