▁the ▁series ▁would ▁have ▁" pl enty ▁more ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁the ▁Mus k ete ers ▁to ▁hit ▁their ▁more ▁( and ▁hopefully , ▁better ) ▁dram atic ▁str ides ". ▁ ▁Upon ▁its ▁premi ere ▁on ▁BBC ▁America , ▁Aless andra ▁Stanley ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁gave ▁the ▁drama ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁calling ▁the ▁series ▁" not ▁at ▁all ▁bad , ▁just ▁a ▁bit ▁old - f ashion ed ". ▁She ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁updates ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁series , ▁writing ▁" pur ists ▁may ▁be ▁dis may ed ▁that ▁Mr . ▁H od ges ▁took ▁so ▁many ▁libert ies ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁plot , ▁but ▁pur ists ▁are ▁rarely ▁any ▁fun ". ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁ ▁Series ▁over view ▁ ▁International ▁broadcast ▁Sh own ▁on ▁BBC ▁One , ▁the ▁first ▁series ▁of ▁The ▁Mus k ete ers ▁was ▁broadcast ▁week ly ▁at ▁ 9 pm ▁on ▁Sunday ▁night s ▁starting ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁programme ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁r ated ▁drama ▁to ▁debut ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁series , ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁ 9 pm ▁on ▁Friday ▁night s ▁and ▁screen ing ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁series ▁premier ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁on ▁BBC ▁America . ▁The ▁complete ▁first ▁series ▁was ▁" strip ed " ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁Fo