{"id":28982,"date":"2014-09-29T17:24:28","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T21:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=28982"},"modified":"2014-09-29T17:24:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T21:24:28","slug":"ratings-ray-donovan-finale-hits-high-masters-sex-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/09\/29\/ratings-ray-donovan-finale-hits-high-masters-sex-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratings: &#8220;Ray Donovan&#8221; Finale Hits High, &#8220;Masters of Sex&#8221; Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After proving itself to be a reliable self-starter all season, Showtime&#8217;s &#8220;Ray Donovan&#8221; saved its most impressive showing for last.<\/p>\n<p>The initial broadcast of Sunday&#8217;s second season finale drew a series high 2 million viewers.  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