Final Ratings Update: Airing from 8-10PM, FOX’s “Scream Queens” season finale drew a 0.9 adults 18-49 rating and 2.526 million total viewers.
Last week’s episode, which aired from 9-10PM, drew a 0.9 and 2.398 million total viewers.
Earlier in the day, Nielsen’s fast national ratings report revealed a viewership decline from hour one two hour two. Expected to confirm the same trajectory, Nielsen’s final hourly breakdown is forthcoming.
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The masses were not anxious to learn the identity of the (last remaining) Red Devil killer. Tuesday’s two-hour “Scream Queens” finale enjoyed only slight week-to-week improvement in adults 18-49.
By the second hour, the episode’s demo rating was even with that posted by last week’s one-hour episode (which aired in the corresponding 9PM hour).
Per Nielsen fast national data, Tuesday’s “Scream Queens” drew a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating and 2.619 million total viewers in the 8PM hour. It followed with a 0.9 and 2.481 million at 9PM.
Occupying the 9-10PM slot, last week’s one-hour episode posted a 0.9 in the demo and drew a total audience of 2.398 million total viewers.
From a live+same-day ratings standpoint, “Scream Queens” had a disappointing run this fall. Its DVR gains were impressive from a percentage standpoint, but they were not enough to turn the series into a Live+7 ratings blockbuster.
The series did, however, resonate immensely with social media users and cultivate strong brand recognition. Whether that will yield a second season remains to be seen.
