Discovery Canada has reeled in an impressive launch for Cold Water Cowboys, a reality series about Newfoundland fishermen.

The 10-part series got its hooks into 569,000 total viewers, making it the third-highest series premiere ever for the channel, according to BBM Canada data.

“We’re very excited over here at Discovery Canada,” says Edwina Follows, director, commissioning and production, Discovery Networks Canada. “We’re hoping this title will get even stronger, becoming our very own Deadliest Catch.”

The first episode, which was promoted via Facebook and Twitter campaigns, also netted 237,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo, and 260,000 among 25-54 viewers.

Discovery estimates the Facebook campaign reached three million users and generated 3.8 million impressions on Twitter, making it the highest engagement of any Discovery promotional campaign to date, the network said. The series hashtag also briefly trended on Twitter in Canada.

Cold Water Cowboys follows workers during an intense fishing season.

From Playback Daily