House of Lies (Showtime): Ratings Recap

'House of Lies' premiered January 8, 2012 on Showtime following the second-season premiere of 'Shameless.' The show hit a ratings-high for the second season premiere in 2013 (0.6 rating/1.19 million viewers), and the second season as a whole was the highest rated of the series. From then on, each season lost, on average, a tenth of a ratings point from the previous season, culminating in a 0.14 (323K viewers) average for the fifth season in 2016. The show was cancelled after five seasons, concluding on June 12, 2016 with a total of 58 episodes. 

House of Lies Season 1 Ratings (2012)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 8, 2012	1.031	0.5
Jan. 15, 2012	0.891	0.4
Jan. 22, 2012	0.725	0.4
Jan. 29, 2012	1.021	0.6
Feb. 5, 2012	0.829	0.4
Feb. 12, 2012	0.986	0.5
Feb. 19, 2012	0.846	0.4
Mar. 4, 2012	0.823	0.39
Mar. 11, 2012	0.698	0.37
Mar. 18, 2012	0.616	0.30
Mar. 25, 2012	0.715	0.39
Apr. 1, 2012	0.775	0.42
Average	0.830	0.42

House of Lies Season 2 Ratings (2013)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 13, 2013	1.188	0.6
Jan. 20, 2013	0.893	0.5
Jan. 27, 2013	1.142	0.6
Feb. 10, 2013	0.915	0.5
Feb. 17, 2013	0.795	0.4
Feb. 24, 2013	0.773	0.4
Mar. 3, 2013	0.947	0.4
Mar. 10, 2013	0.856	0.4
Mar. 17, 2013	0.805	0.4
Mar. 24, 2013	0.771	0.4
Mar. 31, 2013	0.787	0.4
Apr. 7, 2013	0.862	0.4
Average	0.895	0.45

House of Lies Season 3 Ratings (2014)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 12, 2014	0.842	0.40
Jan. 19, 2014	0.796	0.36
Jan. 26, 2014	0.741	0.40
Feb. 2, 2014	0.646	0.32
Feb. 9, 2014	0.852	0.43
Feb. 16, 2014	0.819	0.36
Feb. 23, 2014	0.798	0.39
Mar. 9, 2014	0.639	0.24
Mar. 16, 2014	0.734	0.33
Mar. 23, 2014	0.492	0.21
Mar. 30, 2014	0.757	0.37
Apr. 6, 2014	0.731	0.3
Average	0.737	0.34

House of Lies Season 4 Ratings (2015)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 11, 2015	0.723	0.33
Jan. 18, 2015	0.566	0.27
Jan. 25, 2015	0.645	0.23
Feb. 1, 2015	0.441	0.18
Feb. 8, 2015	0.556	0.24
Feb. 15, 2015	0.484	0.18
Mar. 1, 2015	0.622	0.28
Mar. 8, 2015	0.647	0.31
Mar. 15, 2015	0.723	0.31
Mar. 22, 2015	0.589	0.24
Mar. 29, 2015	0.503	0.20
Average	0.591	0.25

House of Lies Season 5 Ratings (2016)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Apr. 10, 2016	0.399	0.17
Apr. 17, 2016	0.418	0.18
Apr. 24, 2016	0.308	0.17
May 1, 2016	0.357	0.14
May 8, 2016	0.258	0.13
May 15, 2016	0.383	0.14
May 22, 2016	0.256	0.10
May 29, 2016	0.243	0.09
June 5, 2016	0.304	0.13
June 12, 2016	0.307	0.14
Average	0.323	0.14

Source: Nielsen Media Research