The first show did well in the ratings. Personally, I find the show boring. We'll see what the later shows do, after the hype dies down. A 2.0 rating is pretty high for cable. To give a frame of reference, the premiere of ECW Wrestling on Sci Fi was the most watched show on all of cable with a 2.4 rating.
Blade Carves Out Spike Ratings Record http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6348787.html
"The debut of Spike TV’s first original scripted action-adventure series, Blade: The Series, was a record-setter for the men’s-targeted network.
The premiere Wednesday from 10 p.m.-midnight (EST/PST) earned a 2.0 Nielsen Media Research household rating and drew 2.5 million viewers, both representing Spike TV records.
Spike TV also announced that iTunes Music Store users can download a free copy of the two-hour premiere episode through July 11. And new episodes of Blade: The Series will be available for purchase on iTunes the day after they air on the network."