HBO's 'True Blood' Sucks In 4.5 Million for Premiere, Down From Last Year

"True Blood is back!" is a statement that, once upon a time, used to excite and titillate. But after the Season 6 premiere, "Who Are You, Really?," I think it's safe to say that the base joy that viewers experienced with this series - the fun, sassyRemember those heady, happy days when True Blood's sly comments on politics and prejudice were mainly confined to a metaphor, only occasionally breaking through in a witty, nasty remark? But now subtext has become text, and heavy-handed text at that, HBO's True Blood returned with less bite in the ratings this summer, though competition from the NBA Finals might have been to blame. The sixth season of the vampire drama debuted to 4.5 million viewers Sunday evening, After a finale full of vampire scripture, fairy safe havens, and pack-master wars, True Blood season six picks up right where we left off

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