AMC’s new series Rubicon, scored by duotone’s Peter Nashel, became the network’s highest-rated AND most-watched original series premiere EVER, attracting 2 million viewers.  For comparison, Mad Men averaged 900,000 viewers and Breaking Bad 1.2 million viewers their first seasons.  ”AMC is now three for three with our original series,” said Charlie Collier, president and GM of AMC.  Rubicon, which moves to its regular Sunday 9 PM time slot next week, had already been sampled by 4.6 million viewers via the network’s sneak peek on-air as well as on VOD, iTunes, and Hulu.

http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/ratings-rat-race-solid-start-for-rubicon/

First Mad Men, then Breaking Bad and now Rubicon, AMC’s latest drama.

Rubicon is a political show that revolves around a secret society that uses conspiracy and espionage to create a suspenseful tone that has been described as “intriguingly enigmatic.”  The new show, scored by duotone’s Pete Nashel, is set to premiere in August 2010. Click on the link below to read what the New York Times had to say about AMC’s latest.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/arts/television/11rubicon.html?scp=1&sq=Rubicon&st=cse