Positioned against FOX Business’ Republican debate coverage in addition to its usual timeslot opposition, FX’s “The Bastard Executioner” sank to live+same-day lows in adults 18-49 and total viewership.
Per Nielsen cable data, Tuesday’s episode drew a 0.26 adults 18-49 rating with a total live+same-day audience of 816,000.
New lows for the freshman drama, the numbers trail the 0.35 rating and 1.078 million viewership mark posted by last week’s episode.
Prior to this week’s episode, “TBX” had gone as low as a 0.30 in adults 18-49 and 833,000 in viewership.
— While it has been a modest, if not disappointing, live+same-day performer, “TBX” has been receiving ample boosts from time-shifted viewership.
