Ratings Review: THE RETURNED (Season One)

Not all shows about the dead returning to life succeed. A&E's THE RETURNED, based on a French series of the same name, was a bit of a disappointment this spring.

After the series premiere, the ratings fell quickly to right around a million viewers per episode. The A18-49 ratings were not good either, hovering around a 0.3 to 0.4 rating. The Live+7 day ratings did rise to more than 50%, but when you start so low, doubling up is still a low number.

For the season, THE RETURNED averaged 1.05 million viewers and a 0.4 rating in Adults 18-49. Soon after the season finale, A&E announced that THE RETURNED was cancelled.

THE RETURNED (Tuesdays at 10 p.m., on ABC)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
03/09/15	1.54	0.6
03/16/15	1.08	0.4
03/23/15	1.05	0.4		2.11 (0.8)
03/30/15	1.12	0.4
04/06/15	1.05	0.4		1.95 (0.8)
04/13/15	1.05	0.4		1.88
04/20/15	0.87	0.3		1.70 (0.7)
04/27/15	0.83	0.3
05/04/15	0.94	0.3		1.62 (0.6)
05/11/15	0.95	0.3

* - in millions