MUMBAI:10.6 million viewers tuned in on Sunday night to bid adieu to Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda- the four central actors in Sex and the City'..

The 45 minute telecast of the of farewell turned out to be a roaring hit as the Home Box offices's Sex and the City bewitched its biggest audience ever.

The finale emerge as the second most watched show at that hour Sunday night, says a company release.

The telecast gave beating all the broadcast networks except ABC, which drew 17.5 million viewers for its first edition of Super Millionaire.

It also managed to draw the highest household rating on HBO since the September 2002 premiere of the fourth season of mob drama The Sopranos.

Sex and the City, a signature show that established HBO as a creative powerhouse and the first cable series to win an Emmy Award for best comedy may just be treading the Hollywood route.

So its not adieu after all.