Hard Core Pawn Ratings: Not Too Bad But Pawn Stars Kick Butt

From The Hollywood Reporter: TruTV's "Hardcore Pawn" debuted Monday to 2 million viewers, and 1 million in the adult demo -- the network's most-watched series premiere ever.
http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/08/trutv-hardcore-pawn-ratings.html
However, Pawn Stars still kicks the butt of Hard Core Pawn:
Pawn Stars (10pm)- 6.082 million viewers- 3.7/6 HH- 2.2/6 A18-49
Pawn Stars (10:30pm)- 6.238 million viewers- 3.8/7 HH- 2.3/7 A18-49
6 million vs 2 million. But for the pawn shops of America, that is 8 million people watching pawn shows. It has to be a boom for the industry.
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/17/monday-cable-with-monday-night-football-rizzoli-isles-the-closer-drop-but-pawn-stars-american-pickers-thrive-much-more-more/60241
To be honest, I did like the Hard Core Pawn, except they had a character on the show who reminds me of a person who I dislike, so I can hardly stand to watch the show.
So, it will be interesting to see how the ratings stick.