Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Oge ahụ natara ọkwa dị elu maka Showtime; ihe omume pilot dọtara ihe karịrị otu nde ndị na-ekiri, na-enye ọwa ya ọkwa kachasị elu na ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ afọ abụọ, ebe njedebe "Born Free" dọtara ndị na-ekiri 1.1 nde ndị na-ekiri na US. Na nkezi, ndị na-ekiri nde mmadụ abụọ na-ekiri oge ọ bụla n'oge mbụ ya mgbe ị na-ele ndị na-ekiri DVR. N'ihi na
2007<unk>2008 Writers Guild strike and encouraged by the show's critical success and high ratings on Showtime, CBS, a national terrestrial broadcast network, announced in December 2007 that it was considering airing an edited version of the first season of "Dexter" for free-to-air broadcast. N'afọ 2007, ụlọ ọrụ na-ahụ maka mgbasa ozi na-ekwupụta na ọ na-atụle ka a na-agbasa ụdị nke mbụ nke "Dexter" maka mgbasa ozi n'efu. Ọ malitere ịgbasa ya na Febụwarị 17, 2008, ma si otú a, "Dexter" ghọrọ ihe omume mbụ n'ime afọ 20 ka ọ na-agbasa ozi na netwọkụ mgbasa ozi mgbe egosiri ya na ọwa USB dị elu. N'oge a na-emegharị ihe ngosi ahụ na netwọkụ CBS na 2008, ọkwa ndị ahụ dị elu karịa, na-eru nde mmadụ 8.2 n'oge mbido ya na February, na-enye netwọkụ ọkwa kachasị mma na elekere 10 nke abalị kemgbe Disemba afọ gara aga. N'ime izu iri na abụọ ọ na-agba, ọ dara na nde 7.1 na mbido Eprel, wee ruo nde 6.6 n'oge mmechi nke oge na Mee 6.