Prison Break is 20 times more anticipated than all other new TV shows

Fox's revival has received staggering traction on social media

The arrival of September heralds the start of a whole crop of new TV shows but it seems that audiences are only truly invested in one: Prison Break.

According to analytics firm ListenFirst Media, the drama - which ended in 2009 with TV movie The Final Break - has had a total of 19.5 million social media engagements between the months of May and August. In short, that's twenty times more than any other TV series - even more impressive when considering the second most discussed show - NBC drama This Is Us (20 September) - clocked up a mere 1.56m.

Third on the list is the MacGyver reboot (558,073) which will premiere in the States on 23 September.

It's understandable that fans would be excited for Prison Break - it's been seven years since we last saw Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and the gang - but it's staggering to see just how hyped fans are.

"The numbers show that Prison Break's return to air is met with fervour from fans who have been missing the show for years," said ListenFirst Media's co-CEO and co-founder Jason Klein.

If you've concerns that the premise of the new ten-parter will stray from the original series' trusted formula, cast them to one side: it turns out Scofield is alive, in prison and needs help breaking out.

Tipping off Scofield's brother Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) on Michael's whereabouts is former prisoner, Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Robert Knepper). After enlisting the help of Michael's 'widow' Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies) - the former Fox River physician he meets in season one - plans are put into motion to get Michael out.

Prison Break returns January 2017.