No, “Siren” did not draw particularly massive ratings for its series premiere. It does not appear to be the big hit show that will reinvigorate Freeform.<\/p>\n
The two-hour broadcast did, however, respectable numbers.<\/p>\n
According to live+same-day data posted by Showbuzz, Thursday’s “Siren” premiere drew a 0.30 adults 18-49 rating and averaged 872,000 viewers in the 8PM hour. It, admirably, held almost completely steady in hour two: the 9PM portion posted a 0.30 in the demo and 869,000 in overall viewership.<\/p>\n
The numbers are solid by conventional cable drama standards. For comparison’s sake, this week’s episodes of USA Network’s “Suits” and Syfy’s “Krypton” both drew the same 0.30 adults 18-49 rating.<\/p>\n
When it comes to Freeform-specific comparisons, Thursday’s “Siren” did not fare as well as the recent “grown-ish” season premiere (0.40, 950,000). It did, however, beat most other episodes of that show.<\/p>\n
It also outperformed all but a few episodes from the most recent “Shadowhunters” and “The Fosters” seasons.<\/p>\n
Granted, the real question is whether “Siren” can retain this audience — one boosted by heavy Freeform promotion — moving forward. Cable series, after all, tend to decline (sometimes sharply) in the weeks following their premieres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ratings are in for the two-hour \u201cSiren\u201d premiere.","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":109381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[5597,10761],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n