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Ratings: “The Americans” Season 5 Premiere Trails S4 Opener, Tops S4 Finale In L+SD

In terms of live+same-day viewership, fifth season premiere of FX’s “The Americans” trailed the fourth season opener but topped that season’s finale.

Per national L+SD data posted by Showbuzz, Tuesday’s “The Americans’ drew a 0.24 adults 18-49 rating and averaged 0.93 million overall viewers.

Last season opened with a 0.28 rating and 1.11 million viewers on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. It closed with a 0.21 and 0.77 million on 6/8/16.

In today’s age of DVR and multi-platform viewing, the live+same-day ratings obviously only tell a portion of the story. FX does not publicly comment on L+SD figures — even, as is the case with shows like “American Horror Story,” when the numbers are strong by cable standards.

As announced last year, “The Americans” will be concluding with the upcoming sixth season.

Brian Cantor

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