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20.8 million tune in for 'Elementary' after Super Bowl

Aidan Quinn, Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller of the CBS Show Elementary arrive at the CBS Upfronts at Lincoln Center in New York City on May 16, 2012. UPI/ John Angelillo

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Published: Feb. 4, 2013 at 4:53 PM

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- About 20.8 million viewers tuned in for an episode of the New York-set Sherlock Holmes mystery series "Elementary" after the Super Bowl, CBS said.

The network declared Sunday's edition of the show "television's highest-rated entertainment broadcast of the year."

The hour-long episode started at 11:11 p.m. EST after the high-profile football game, aired on the same network, ended. The game ran long because of a 34-minute delay caused by a power outage at the New Orleans stadium where the game was played.

The first-season series stars Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu and Aidan Quinn. It usually airs Thursday nights at 10 p.m. EST.

Topics: Sherlock Holmes, Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Dan Quinn

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