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Ratings: “American Horror Story: Hotel” Viewership Still Trails “Freak Show” In Live + 3

With three days of DVR viewing added to its total, last Wednesday’s “American Horror Story: Hotel” premiere still trails 2014’s “Freak Show” bow in a head-to-head viewership comparison.

According to Nielsen and FX, “Hotel” reached 9.1 million total viewers on a live+3 basis. 6.13 million of those viewers fell within the adults 18-49 demographic; 3.70 million were adults 18-34.

Last year’s “Freak Show” drew 10 million live+3 viewers; 6.54 million fell within adults 18-49 and 4.08 million were adults 18-34. It was the most-watched episode in FX history.

“Freak Show” also outdrew “Hotel” on a live+same-day basis. The former drew 6.127 million viewers for its premiere; the latter reached 5.807 million.

FX still believes the “Hotel” has a chance of overtaking “Freak Show” in the long run.

“It is possible that it will rank as the network’s most-watched telecast ever when full data is tabulated in approximately 60 days,” notes FX.

— With viewership for the first two encores and streaming (through Sunday) added to its total, the “Hotel” premiere has reached a total of 12.17 million viewers.

Brian Cantor

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