Just off its season three finale, the Primetime Emmy award-winning masterpiece "Downton Abbey" has continued to garner the attention of millions of viewers worldwide.

In the respective episode, which aired in the U.K. on Nov. 4, fans of the show were treated with a slew of significant plot points. It began with Matthew (Dan Steven) pushing to save his estate while he also attempted to impregnate Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery). Astonishingly, he managed to accomplish the former without much assistance from Lord Grantham, who had more interest in a cricket match versus the villagers.

Bates (Brendan Coyle) had just unpacked his suitcase before having to put his livelihood on the line once again, only this time he came to the aid of his former rival Thomas Barrow (Rob James-Collier). Ultimately, Bates seemingly was also able to bring down O'Brien (Siobhan Finneran).

Carter Matt stated that "Downton Abbey" will again air a two-hour Christmas special, which was originally filmed in August. It was reportedly done in a similar fashion to last year's holiday installment. There is buzz that the featured episode may not have a plot centered around the holidays but the latest information has yet to be confirmed. The Christmas special is set to air in the U.K. on Christmas Day.

Technically speaking, the popular show has now put forth ten episodes in each of its past two seasons, which is equal length to HBO series hits such as "The Newsroom" and "Game of Thrones," amongst other notable shows.

Taking place in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey, the series chronicles the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family during the post-Edwardian era and revolves around historic events that took place during that respective time period. "Downton Abbey" will premiere in the U.S. in January of 2013.

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