"Big Brother" Off To A Promising Start

The 12th edition of CBS' reality show 'Big Brother' debuted on Sunday evening with an enormous ratings bump over last summer.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, "'Big Brother" gained about 7 million viewers, winning its 8 p.m. time slot and increasing viewership by 15 percent over its Sunday episode last year.

This is a promising start for the reality series that usually ascends in ratings during the season.

On Sunday, the episode of "Scoundrels" earned 3 .0 million viewers and an episode of "The Gates" drew 3.2 million viewers.