HBO's `Sex' Finale Draws Record Ratings
Feb 24, 3:44 PM EST

It was a fond farewell to Carrie Bradshaw and her pals, with HBO's "Sex and the City" attracting its biggest audience ever for Sunday's series finale.

An estimated 10.6 million people saw Sarah Jessica Parker's character exit Paris into the arms of Mr. Big, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday.

That was the biggest HBO audience for any program since the fourth season premiere of "The Sopranos," which was seen by 13.4 million viewers in September 2002.

Among viewers aged 18 to 34, particularly women, HBO beat the broadcast networks with "Sex and the City." HBO, a pay cable network, is seen in about 30 percent of the nation's television homes.