Fox Business Network’s reality show “Strange Inheritance” launched Monday night and recorded the highest rated program launch ever for the network.
The series follows Jamie Colby as she travels the country speaking with people who have been bequeathed unusual inheritances.
Monday night’s debut of “Strange Inheritance” featured two back-to-back episodes, one detailing 1909 “caramel” baseball cards and the other, a story of two actors inheriting a $1 million estate from a stranger.
“The Black Swamp Baseball Card Find,” which aired from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., recorded an audience of 289,000 and 44,000 viewers in the 25 to 54 age group.
“The Hoarder & The Actors,” which aired from 9:30 to 10 p.m., recorded an audience of 315,000 and 49,000 viewers in the 25 to 54 age group.
The 9:30 show delivered the network’s highest rated regularly airing telecast, excluding special events programming.
