The six-part prequel to Spartacus: Blood & Sand made its UK debut last night (Sky1, 10pm), attracting a healthy average of 482,000 viewers. Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena was expected to air on Bravo (where Blood & Sand's premiere drew 365,000 viewers last summer), but following Sky's buyout and closure of Bravo Spartacus was inherited by Sky1 (along with Hawaii Five-0.)
On a related note, I've heard a rumour that Sky are close to agreeing to let Virgin Media carry Sky Atlantic, which would bring the UK's new "home of HBO" to an additional 3 million homes. There's been no official word on this, but hopefully it's true.
