Ratings Review: THE STRAIN (Season Two)

Like most cable series this year, THE STRAIN saw a significant drop in the ratings. The Live+SD average dropped 900,000 in total viewers and the A18-49 demo was off by about 40%. But, most of that, and more,was made up within the DVR ratings.

In the Live+SD ratings, THE STRAIN averaged 1.34 million viewers, a 0.5 rating in Adults 18-34, a 0.6 rating in Adults 18-49, and a 0.7 rating in Adults 25-54.

The Live+3 ratings increased viewership by 1.2 million and the A18-49 demographic rose a half a point. The Live+7 ratings brought the total averages up to 2.7 million viewers (+101%) and a 1.2 rating (+100%) in the A18-49 demo.

Live+Same Day Ratings
 (Sundays at 10 p.m., on FX)

Date	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
07/12/15	1.66	0.7	0.8	0.9
07/19/15	1.63	0.6	0.7	0.8
07/26/15	1.47	0.5	0.6	0.8
08/02/15	1.38	0.4	0.6	0.7
08/09/15	1.26	0.5	0.6	0.6
08/16/15	1.44	0.6	0.6	0.7
08/23/15	0.95	0.4	0.4	0.5
08/30/15	1.36	0.5	0.6	0.7
09/06/15	1.15	0.4	0.6	0.6
09/13/15	1.30	0.4	0.6	0.6
09/20/15	1.42	0.5	0.6	0.7
09/27/15	1.23	0.4	0.5	0.6
10/04/15	1.17	0.4	0.5	0.6

* - in millions

"DVR" Ratings (post same day viewership)

Date	L+3 (P2+)	L+3 (18-49)	L+7 (P2+)	L+7 (18-49)
07/12/15	2.82	1.3	3.19	1.5
07/19/15	2.67	1.2
07/26/15	2.59	1.2
08/02/15	2.26	1.0	2.49	1.1
08/09/15	2.36	1.1	2.59	1.2
08/16/15	2.51	1.1	2.86	1.2
08/23/15	2.19	1.0	2.40	1.1
08/30/15	2.58	1.2	2.83	1.3
09/06/15	2.51	1.1	2.75	1.2
09/13/15	2.33	1.1	2.60	1.2
09/20/15	2.60	1.2
09/27/15	2.28	1.0
10/04/15				1.2

* - in millions

Season 1 Ratings Review