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Pilot (The New Adventures of Old Christine) Pilot (The New Adventures of Old Christine) Pilot is the pilot episode of American sitcom series "The New Adventures of Old Christine". The German episode title is "Die neue Christine", meaning "The New Christine". This episode was broadcast along with the second episode, titled "Supertramp", and both episodes was watched by 15.09 million American viewers and received a 5.4 rating among adults 18-49, placing eleventh for the week. This is also the second most watched episode of the entire series, with the third episode of this season, "Open Water", being the most watched episode. The pilot episode received generally favorable