Little Birds, Death and Nightingales, & Men in Kilts (Starz): Ratings Recaps

Below are the Nielsen ratings for three of Starz's miniseries' that aired in the first half of 2021. 'Men in Kilts' premiered February 14, 2021 to an OK (for Starz) 0.03 adults 18-49 rating with 322,000 viewers, but was completely unable to maintain that number, falling to 137,000 in its second week, and to a 0.01 with 105,000 viewers by its conclusion. There is no word yet on whether or not it will receive a second season. 'Little Birds' premiered June 6th and averaged a 0.01 rating & 55,000 viewers over 6 episodes, and 'Death and Nightingales' premiered May 16th and averaged a zero rating & 59,000 viewers over 3 episodes. 

The Luminaries, The Gloaming, & Confronting a Serial Killer (Starz): Ratings Recaps

Below are the Nielsen ratings for three of Starz's miniseries' that aired in the winter and spring of 2021. 'The Luminaries' premiered February 14, 2021 to a minuscule 0.01 adults 18-49 rating with 154,000 viewers, but still managed to tumble to a dead zero in the demo and 63,000 viewers by the conclusion of its 6 episodes. 'The Gloaming' didn't perform much better: debuting to a 0.02 rating & 137,000 viewers, but remaining well below 100K viewers for the rest of its 8 episode run, and averaging just 75,000 & a 0.01. Finally, 'Confronting a Serial Killer' aired its 5 episodes in April & May where it averaged 0.01 & 59,000. 

The Girlfriend Experience (Starz): Ratings Recap

Starz's 'The Girlfriend Experience' premiered April 10, 2016 with a low 0.11 adults 18-49 rating and 363,000 & 334,000 viewers and stabilized around 0.06 in the demo and ~230,000 viewers throughout its first season. A second season aired more than a year later in fall 2017 and notably had a slight increase in ratings, up to 259,000 viewers and falling as low as only 0.04 in the demo (vs. the first season which fell as low as 0.03 on two occasions). There was a significant gap of nearly three-and-a-half years between the second and third seasons which may explain the major decline in ratings. The season premiered in May 2021 to a dead zero in the demo with 47,000 viewers and didn't end up doing much better than that - peaking once at 0.04 & 89,000 - but otherwise remaining at that 0.00 mark & ~50,000 viewers throughout. There was been no news yet on whether it will receive a fourth season.

Vida (Starz) & Sweetbitter (Starz): Ratings Recaps

Both Starz's 'Vida' and 'Sweetbitter' premiered May 6, 2018 to extremely low numbers - 0.01 in the demo for both with 20,000 viewers for the former and 38,000 for the latter. Luckily, the numbers picked up after that and both averaged over 100,000 viewers for their six-episode seasons: 164,000 for 'Sweetbitter' and 130,000 for 'Vida.' Both received second seasons though 'Vida's' premiered in the spring of 2019 while 'Sweetbitter's' was in the summer. The second season of 'Vida' held its first season's numbers pretty well, losing just 10K viewers on average and just a hundredth in the demo - good enough for a third season renewal. 'Sweetbitter,' on the other hand, lost half of its demo and nearly half of its viewership in its second season and was cancelled by Starz. A 6-episode third season of 'Vida' premiered in 2020, but averaged just 94,000 viewers and was cancelled. 

The White Queen, The White Princess, & The Spanish Princess (Starz): Ratings Recaps

Below are the ratings for three programs on Starz that aired in 2013, 2017, and 2019. 'The Spanish Princess' (2019) is a sequel to 'The White Princess' (2017) which itself is a sequel to 'The White Queen' (2013) hence why they appear in the same ratings recap. Eight additional episodes of 'The Spanish Princess' are expected to premiere in the fall of 2020.

Sunday January 13, 2019 Nielsen Finals

On a busy Sunday night on cable TLC's '90 Day Fiance' topped the ratings charts. The show edged out Bravo's 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' in adults 18-49 (0.91 rating v. 0.87), just barely in women 18-49 (1.24 v. 1.23), but fairly handedly in total viewers (2.67 million v. 2.23 million). Lead-out 'Return to Amish' lost more than half of its lead-in, down to 0.31/0.45 in those demos and 1.05 million viewers. Bravo's other entries; however, saw strong retention with 'Married to Medicine' at 0.61 in 18-48/0.89 in W18-49 with 1.64 million viewers and 'Dirty John' at 0.59/0.83 with 1.84 million viewers. On HBO, after a nearly three-and-a-half year wait, 'True Detective' returned for its third season with two episodes averaging 0.48/0.33 among 18-49 and 1.44 million/1.19 million total viewers. This was down hugely from the 2015 premiere (1.42 rating/3.17 million viewers) and finale (1.21/2.73 million) and is actually a series-low for the show (previous low was 0.68/1.67 million for the second episode of the first season). Other programs of note include: Nickelodeon's 'Spongebob' (1.05 million), Showtime's 'Ray Donovan' (1.21 million), and Starz's 'Outlander' (1.27 million). 

Sunday January 6, 2019 Nielsen Finals

TLC's '90 Day Fiancé' took victory on Sunday cable with a 0.9 A18-49 rating and 2.59 million viewers, also leading the day in W18-49 (1.23 rating) and females 12-34 (0.83). On Bravo, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' led-off the night with a 1.21 W18-49 rating and 2.12 million viewers, 'Married to Medicine' brought in a 0.77 rating in that demo with 1.47 million viewers, and drama-series 'Dirty John' stayed strong with a 0.62 demo rating and 1.49 million viewers. Over on premium cable, Showtime aired only 'Ray Donovan' (1.04 million), while Starz had both 'Outlander' (1.16 million) and 'Counterpart' (244,000). Other notables on the day include: Food Network's 'Worst Cooks' (1.68 million), Oxygen's 'Snapped' (407,000) & 'Snapped: Killer Couples' (372,000), and Smithsonian's 'Air Disasters' (223,000) & 'Eight Days that Made Rome' (129,000). 

Sunday December 30, 2018 Nielsen Finals

TLC's '90 Day Fiancé' topped the Sunday cable ratings with a 0.78 A18-49 rating and 2.41 million viewers, topping both the women 18-49 demo (1.07) and females 12-34 (0.78). On Bravo, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' notched a 0.93 W18-49 rating, a 0.47 F12-34 rating, and 1.77 million viewers, 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' was at 0.66/0.36 in those demos with 1.37 million viewers, and 'Dirty John' scored 0.53/0.31 with 1.37 million viewers. The final 5 fourth-season episodes of TBS's 'Angie Tribeca' averaged between 221,000 and 450,000 viewers. Finally, over on premium cable, Showtime aired 'Ray Donovan' (949,000) and 'Escape at Dannemora' (719,000), while Starz had 'Outlander' (1.01 million), and 'Counterpart' (181,000). 

Sunday December 23, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Sunday December 23, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Sunday December 16, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Sunday December 16, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Sunday December 9, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Sunday December 9, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text

Friday December 7, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Below are the daily Nielsen ratings for Friday December 7, 2018. In lieu of the daily text, an additional cable subdemos chart has been added below the normal cable ratings chart and includes information that would've otherwise been included in the text.

Sunday December 2, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Without competition from 'The Walking Dead,' Bravo's 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' topped the Sunday cable ratings with a 0.73 A18-49 rating and 1.94 million viewers. The show also secured the day's best numbers in women 18-49 (1.07 rating) and the second-best ratings in females 12-34 (0.58). Lead-out 'Real Housewives of OC' scored a 0.66 demo rating, 0.97 in W18-49, and 1.71 million viewers, while 'Dirty John' impressed at 0.54 in W18-49 with 1.23 million viewers. On TLC, '90 Day Fiancé' was at 0.87 in W18-49 with 1.8 million viewers, and on E!, 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' hit a 0.65 with 941,000 viewers. Over on Freeform, original movie 'Life Size 2' topped the F12-34 ratings (0.92) and averaged 1.26 million viewers. The Hallmark original movie, 'A Majestic Christmas,' scored a 0.58 W18-49 rating, a 1.78 P50+ rating, and 2.63 million viewers, while a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie, 'Once Upon a Christmas Miracle' hit 0.37/1.55 in those demos with 2.15 million viewers. Over on premium cable, HBO aired 'My Brilliant Friend' (291,000), 'Sally4Ever' (133,000), and the season finale of 'Camping' (308,000); Showtime had 'Ray Donovan' (1.05 million), 'Escape at Dannemora' (559,000), and 'Enemies' (142,000); and STARZ had 'Outlander' (958,000).

Sunday November 25, 2018 Nielsen Finals

The midseason finale of AMC's 'The Walking Dead' took an easy victory on Sunday cable with a 1.96 A18-49 rating and 5.09 million viewers. Per usual, the show led in all major sub demos including: men & women 18-49 (2.02/1.9 ratings), males & females 12-34 (1.03/1.07), people 18-34 (1.12), and people 25-54 (2.44). Lead-out 'Talking Dead' ranked second on the day with its 0.81 rating and 2.29 million viewers. On Bravo, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' notched a 1.09 W18-49 with 1.86 million viewers, 'Real Housewives of OC' had a 0.85 rating in that demo with 1.51 million viewers, and the series-premiere of scripted drama series 'Dirty John' began with a solid 0.53 and 1.22 million viewers. Over on E!, 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' found a 0.82 W18-49 rating with 1.1 million viewers, on Hallmark Channel, movie 'A Shoe Addict's Christmas' scored a 1.02 rating in that demo (2.77 rating in P50+) with 4.24 million viewers, and on Freeform, 'The Truth About Christmas' was at 0.26 in F12-34 with 562,000 viewers. Elsewhere on basic cable was BBC America's 'Doctor Who' (867,000), Oxygen's 'Snapped' (413,000) & 'Snapped: Killer Couples' (474,000) and Nickelodeon's 'Spongebob' (1.34 million). On premium cable, HBO had 'My Brilliant Friend' (244,000), 'Camping' (298,000), & 'Sally4Ever' (152,000), Showtime aired 'Ray Donovan' (989,000), 'Escape at Dannemora' (487,000), & 'Enemies' (136,000). Finally, 'Outlander,' on Starz, had 960,000 viewers. 

Sunday November 18, 2018 Nielsen Finals

'The Walking Dead,' on AMC, topped the Sunday cable ratings, but fell to a new series-low in both the key A18-49 demo (1.8 rating) and total viewers (4.79 million). The program again led in both men & women 18-49 (1.87/1.73 ratings), males & females 12-34 (0.95/0.96), and people 18-34 (1.02) & 25-54 (2.27). A Hallmark original movie, 'Christmas in Evergreen' brought in the best P50+ rating (2.51) and the second-best total viewership (4 million) on cable. Among female-skewing programs, Bravo's 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' had the second-best W18-49 rating (1.04) and had 1.86 million viewers; E!'s 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' notched a 0.88 rating in that demo with 1.23 million viewers; and TLC's '90 Day Fiancė' had a 0.8 with 1.79 million viewers. Elsewhere on basic cable, two premiere episodes of A&E's 'The Clinton Affair' were marginal at 0.21/0.20 in the demo with 1.1 million/1.04 million viewers, and parts 3 and 4 of Sundance's 'Jonestown' were remarkably stable from yesterday, averaging the same 0.11 demo rating with 437,000 viewers. On premium cable, HBO aired 'Last Week Tonight' (762,000), 'Camping' (273,000), & 'Sally4Ever' (142,000), while Starz had 'Outlander' (861,000). Showtime had 'Ray Donovan' (871,000), 'Escape at Dannemora' (397,000) and 'Enemies' (175,000). 

Sunday November 11, 2018 Nielsen Finals

AMC's 'The Walking Dead' topped the Sunday cable ratings with a 2.02 A18-49 rating with 5.4 million viewers, leading in men & women 18-49 (2.01/2.02 ratings), males & females 12-34 (0.93/1.15), and adults 18-34 (1.08) & 25-54 (2.56). In female-skewing programming, Bravo's 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' ranked just behind 'Dead' in W18-49 (1.13) & F12-34 (0.72), TLC's '90 Day Fiancė' was in third in W18-49 (0.81), and Hallmark's movie 'Christmas in Love' was in fourth (0.77, 2.31 rating in P50+); in total viewers the three programs were at: 1.84 million, 1.68 million, and 3.66 million viewers. Elsewhere in basic cable was BBC America's 'Doctor Who' (710,000/0.37 in P50+), Lifetime's 'You' (526,000/0.28 in W18-49), and the series-finale of TNT's 'The Last Ship' (1.15 million/0.78 rating in P50+).  'The 2018 People's Choice Awards' averaged a combined 1.68 million viewers and a 0.59 A18-49 rating across the five networks it aired on. On premium cable, HBO aired new episodes of 'Last Week Tonight' (782,000), 'Camping' (246,000) & the premiere of 'Sally4Ever' (165,000); Showtime had 'Ray Donovan' (868,000), 'The Circus' (238,000), & the season finale of 'Kidding' (224,000); and Starz had 'Outlander' (870,000). 

Sunday November 4, 2018 Nielsen Finals

AMC's much-hyped episode of 'The Walking Dead' took an easy victory on Sunday cable, notching a 2.07 A18-49 rating with 5.41 million total viewers. The show was remarkable even between men & women 18-49 (2.06/2.08 ratings) and 12-34 (1.07/1.08), but found its best numbers in adults 25-54 (2.58 rating). 'Talking Dead' had an even 1.0 in the key demo with 2.7 million viewers. On Bravo, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' scored the day's second-best W18-49 rating (1.08) and had 1.93 million viewers; lead-out 'Married to Medicine' averaged a 0.70 in that demo with 1.38 million viewers. Other programs robust in female viewership include E!'s 'Keeping Up with Kardashians' (0.82 in W18-49, 0.72 in F12-34) and TLC's '90 Day Fiancė' (0.79/0.55); those two shows were at 1.13 million & 1.76 million viewers respectively. Other notable basic cable offerings include: BBC America's 'Doctor Who' (685,000/0.20), TNT's 'The Last Ship' (1.13 milion/0.20), and Lifetime's 'You' (470,000/0.14). On premium cable, Starz saw the fourth-season premiere of 'Outlander' whose 1.08 million viewers were on par with its 2016 second-season numbers, but lower than any episode last year. Elsewhere, HBO aired 'Last Week Tonight' (648,000), 'The Deuce' (387,000), & 'Camping' (265,000), and Showtime had 'Ray Donovan' (732,000), 'Kidding' (152,000), 'The Circus' (227,000), and the return of 'Our Cartoon President' (108,000). 

Sunday October 28, 2018 Nielsen Finals

AMC's 'The Walking Dead' topped the Sunday cable ratings averaging a 1.95 A18-49 rating with 5.1 million total viewers. The game led the cable in men & women 18-49 (1.97, 1.93 ratings), females 12-34 (1.08), and both people 18-34 and 25-54 (1.18/2.41). NFL Network's morning coverage of Philadelphia vs. Jacksonville in London led in males 12-34 (1.14) and averaged 3.59 million viewers. In female-skewing programming, TLC's '90 Day Fiancė' notched a 0.93 W18-49 rating with 1.85 million viewers, 'Unexpected' had a 0.49 in that demo with 1.03 million viewers, E!'s 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' had a 0.68 with 878,000 viewers, and Bravo's 'Married to Medicine' was at 0.58 with 1.07 million viewers. Also airing on ad-supported scripted cable was TNT's 'The Last Ship' (1.12 million/0.23), BBC America's 'Doctor Who' (900,000/0.32), Lifetime's 'You' (488,000/0.14), and Syfy's 'Channel Zero' (273,000/0.10), the latter of which saw nice recovery from the previous day's low. Premium cable saw Showtime's 'Kidding' (179,000), 'The Circus' (238,000), and the season premiere of Showtime's 'Ray Donovan' (805,000) which returned to its lowest viewership ever. HBO aired 'Last Week Tonight' (918,000), 'The Deuce' (480,000), and 'Camping' (384,000).

Sunday October 21, 2018 Nielsen Finals

AMC's 'The Walking Dead' topped the Sunday cable ratings with a 1.93 A18-49 rating and 5.04 million viewers. While down from last week in the demo (1.98), this week was up in total viewers. The show was virtually even among men and women 18-49 (1.93 women, 1.92 men), but skewed a bit more female in the 12-34s (1.13 vs 0.96). 'Talking Dead' ranked second on the day with a 0.64 key demo rating and 1.87 million viewers. On TLC, '90 Day Fiancė' took the second spot on the day in both W18-49 (0.83 rating) and F12-34 (0.53), and 'Unexpected' ranked fourth in the former demo (0.61) and third in the latter (0.46); the two shows averaged 1.78 million & 1.2 million viewers respectively. Over at Lifetime, 'You' had a 0.21 W18-49 rating with 623,000 viewers while Bravo's 'Married to Medicine' scored a 0.55 in that demo with 1.05 million viewers. On premium cable, HBO aired 'The Deuce' (446,000) & 'Camping' (404,000), Showtime aired 'Shameless' (1 million), 'Kidding' (192,000), & 'The Circus' (275,000), and Starz aired 'Warriors of Liberty' (84,000) & 'America to Me' (31,000). Other shows of note include BBC America's 'Doctor Who' (808,000), and TNT's 'The Last Ship' (1.3 million). 

Sunday October 14, 2018 Nielsen Finals

AMC's 'The Walking Dead' took victory on Sunday cable with a 1.98 A18-49 rating and 4.95 million viewers. While that demo bested everything on the night (except Sunday Night Football), it was a series-low for the show. Second on the night was TBS's coverage of the 'MLB ALCS' between the Red Sox and Astros which averaged a 1.46 key demo rating with 5.66 million viewers. 'Walking Dead' barely edged out the baseball game in the men 18-49 demo (2.04 rating vs. 1.9); however, the game led in the males 12-34 demo (1.01 vs. 1.34). 'Dead' also led the night in women 18-49 (1.92), females 12-34 (0.99), and adults 25-54 (2.45), while baseball led in households (3.14 vs. 2.79), adults 18-34 (1.17) and people over 50 (3.08). In Boston, the game notched a 20.6 HH rating, while NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' featuring the Patriots had a 34.3. In the women 18-49 demo, TLC's '90 Day Fiancė' (1.14 rating) ranked second on cable, while E!'s 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' (0.64 rating) tied 'Talking Dead' for third; in viewership those three shows were at: 2.66 million, 867,000, and 1.69 million respectively. Lifetime's 'You' also showed strength in the W18-49 demo, notching a 0.35 rating, as did TLC's 'Unexpected' which garnered a 0.59; in total viewers they averaged 711,000 & 1.17 million. On premium cable, HBO had 'The Deuce' (554,000), 'Last Week Tonight' (919,000), and the series-premiere of 'Camping' (544,000); Showtime aired 'Shameless' (919,000), 'Kidding' (166,000), and 'The Circus' (230,000), and STARZ had 'Warriors of Liberty' (52,000) and 'America to Me' (24,000).