User blog comment:Jkl9817/Jkl's blog no. 29 (I guess)/@comment-4669666-20111106193013/@comment-1874924-20111106194140

It's common for a show to lose a lot of its initial audience over the early episodes. The first episode's audience includes a lot of people who look in out of curiosity. Many of those people stop watching in short order, for whatever reason, leaving a core viewership. This loss doesn't necessarily reflect on the show's actual or perceived quality.