Ratings Review: SONS OF ANARCHY (Season Seven)

When SONS OF ANARCHY aired its final episodes, FX said good-bye to its most successful series ever. This comes at a time when FX is having trouble finding the next generation of hit programs to continue though the next decade.

SONS OF ANARCHY had a great start and finish to its final season, but in the middle, the ratings softened a bit. Viewership dropped by 2.5 million viewers and the demo followed in similar fashion, dropping below a 2.0, at its lowest point.

The Live+3 ratings were strong, staying above six million viewers and peaking at over nine million viewers. The A18-49 demo  rose near a 5.0, at its highest, but staying above a 3.0 at its lowest.

Compared to Season 6, Season 7 of SOA posted increases of +8% in Total Viewers (7.54 million vs. 6.98 million), +5% in Adults 18-49 (5.0 million vs. 4.77 million), and +7% in Adults 25-54 (5.12 million vs. 4.77 million).

For the season, SONS OF ANARCHY averaged 4.65 million viewers and a 2.4 rating in Adults 18-49. SOA will be a huge void to fill for FX and, at the moment, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, the networks current ratings leader, is showing major signs of erosion in the ratings.

SONS OF ANARCHY (Tuesdays at 10 p.m., on FX)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
09/09/14	6.20	3.2	9.25 (4.8)
09/16/14	4.83	2.5
09/23/14	4.13	2.2
09/30/14	4.04	2.1	6.64(3.5)
10/07/14	4.23	2.3
10/14/14	4.42	2.3
10/21/14	4.29	2.3
10/28/14	3.96	2.0
11/04/14	3.88	1.9
11/11/14	4.38	2.2
11/18/14	4.62	2.4
11/25/14	preempted
12/02/14	5.05	2.6
12/09/14	6.39	3.3	9.26 (4.8)

* - in millions