The average rating increased by 20% from the previous season.
The average rating of the top 100 players, meanwhile, increased from 2644 to 2700, a 56-point increase.
The third edition saw a ratings increase for the series.
So far, the show's ratings have increased significantly over its first season last summer.
But a lower rating does increase a school's borrowing costs.
The ratings have steadily increased since the series began in 2001.
In contrast, his rating increased slightly among young people and men.
During the channel's second full year, 2006, the ratings had increased slightly to 0,2 minutes per day and person.
Following the September 11 attacks, ratings increased 17% over the previous season.
After the move to prime time the ratings increased to almost 1.5 million viewers each week.