Ratings Review: REVENGE (Season Three)

I have to admit that I did not think REVENGE would be around after three seasons, let alone being very competitive after three seasons. The premise of the series felt very one season, at best. but, you have to credit the producers for keeping enough viewers interested to keep the series going into a fourth year.

The numbers for REVENGE are not great, but they are competitive against the CBS dramas. The move from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. did not hurt the series. The numbers remained consistent, aside from the usual spring erosion, most shows experience.

The DVR Ratings are consistent and relatively good, as the series regularly makes each week's charts for the delayed viewing ratings. 2.5 to 3.0 million viewers watch the series after the Sunday night airing. the A18-49 ratings jump a full point, or more, during the same period.

For the season, REVENGE averaged 5.90 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in Adults 18-49, for the 22 airings. Like ONCE UPON A TIME the lack of repeatability hurt the strength of the series. But, services like Netflix or iTunes are thankful as they are the only way to watch older episodes.

REVENGE (Sundays at 9 p.m., on ABC)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
09/29/13	8.11	2.3	10.60 (3.3)	11.05 (3.5)
10/06/13	6.84	1.9	9.00 (2.8)	9.43 (2.9)
10/13/13	6.00	1.6	8.30 (2.6)	8.75 (2.8)
10/20/13	6.16	1.5		8.76 (2.5)
10/27/13	5.71	1.4		8.39 (2.5)
11/03/13	6.33	1.7		8.79 (2.7)
11/10/13	5.49	1.3		8.30 (2.4)
11/17/13	5.81	1.5		(2.5)
11/24/13	preempted
12/01/13	preempted
12/08/13	6.04	1.6		8.57 (2.5)
12/15/13	6.22	1.5		8.55 (2.5)
12/22/13	preempted
12/29/13	preempted
01/05/14	6.69	1.8		9.22 (2.6)
01/12/14	5.71	1.6		8.14 (2.5)
01/19/14	5.37	1.3		7.85 (2.2)

* - in millions

REVENGE (Sundays at 10 p.m., on ABC)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
03/09/14	6.60	1.9		9.29 (2.9)
03/16/14	6.24	1.7		8.93 (2.6)
03/23/14	5.66	1.5		8.42 (2.5)
03/30/14	5.25	1.4		7.94 (2.4)
04/06/14	5.16	1.3		8.05 (2.4)
04/13/14	5.26	1.3		8.34 (2.5)
04/20/14	preempted
04/27/14	5.19	1.3		8.06 (2.2)
05/04/14	4.98	1.3		7.59 (2.2)
05/11/14	4.87	1.4		7.52 (2.3)

* - in millions