 The first and second seasons premiered in the UK on Five, with the first season being replayed on UKTV Gold before the second season debuted on Five. Prior to the start of the third season, Sky One acquired the rights to broadcast Prison Break, paying £ 500,000 per episode. The series premiered in France on August 31, 2006 with an average of 5.5 million viewers. The second season premiered on September 13, 2007 to 5.3 million viewers. The first season's broadcast in Hong Kong on TVB Pearl received the largest audience in the country for a foreign drama. The series premiere obtained an average of 260,000 viewers while the first season finale obtained an average of 470,000 viewers. The second season's premiere received an average of 270,000 viewers.
