Original sentence: The series experienced its lowest ratings to-date during the week of June 4, 2012, when the total audience averaged  1.07 million viewers, the first time the  weekly ratings went below 1.1 million viewers
Edited sentence: The series experienced its lowest ratings to-date, however, during the week of June 4, 2012, when the total audience averaged a mere 1.07 million viewers, the first time the series' weekly average dipped below 1.1 million viewers