Mad Men, Season 3

Not quite what I had hoped, but it's still better than anything else on T.V. A slow start (Larry left the room after 20 minutes, bored and surprised that this is my favorite show). But I'm still tuning in. There's only 13 episodes per season, so I plan to savor every minute (this run ends in early November, and then we presumably have to wait another 9 months for the next installment).

ADDENDUM

I hadn't realized how much buzz there was about the show, or about what a substantial audience the show had:

The Mad Men season premiere brought in roughly 2.8 million viewers according to the Nielsen ratings, and while that may not seem like a lot of viewers when compared to a show like American Idol, it is definitely a great ratings share for a cable show. Before the estimated 2.8 million viewers tuned in on Sunday, the highest ratings numbers for Mad Men was the Season 2 season premiere, where an estimated 2.1 million viewers tuned in to watch the show. That is an increase of about 34% in total viewers as estimated by the Nielsen ratings scale, and spells a lot of success for the producers and creators of Mad Men.