Strike Back (Cinemax): Ratings Recap

UPDATED: Cinemax's 'Strike Back' began airing in the United States in August 2011 airing a 10 episode series titled "Project Dawn." The series premiere in the United States brought in 567,000 viewers, and the show's second episode was, for almost four years, the series-low in viewers (169,000), until a season five episode in 2015 (166,000). The fifth season concluded in October 2015 to a 0.14 18-49 rating and 286,000 total viewers. A sixth-season premiered in 2018 to a 0.03 rating with 135,000 viewers, hit a series-low 0.01 rating with 89,000 viewers, and concluded with a 0.03 rating and 95,000 viewers. A seventh season aired in 2019 and an eighth season aired in 2020. The eighth season is the show's last.

Season 1 (Project Dawn) Ratings (2011)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 12, 2011	0.567	-
Aug. 19, 2011	0.169	0.05
Aug. 26, 2011	0.255	-
Sept. 9, 2011	0.212	0.09
Sept. 16, 2011	0.302	0.10
Sept. 23, 2011	0.284	0.12
Sept. 30, 2011	0.270	0.12
Oct. 7, 2011	0.335	0.12
Oct. 14, 2011	0.244	-
Oct. 21, 2011	0.249	0.09
Average	0.289	0.10

Season 2 (Vengeance) Ratings (2012)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 17, 2012	0.390	0.14
Aug. 24, 2012	0.333	0.14
Aug. 31, 2012	0.266	0.12
Sept. 7, 2012	0.325	0.10
Sept. 14, 2012	0.263	0.11
Sept. 21, 2012	0.358	0.18
Sept. 28, 2012	0.310	0.14
Oct. 5, 2012	0.235	0.09
Oct. 12, 2012	0.249	0.13
Average	0.303	0.13

Season 3 (Shadow Warfare) Ratings (2013)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 9, 2013	0.493	0.15
Aug. 16, 2013	0.364	0.14
Aug. 23, 2013	0.331	0.08
Sept. 6, 2013	0.506	0.16
Sept. 13, 2013	0.417	0.12
Sept. 20, 2013	0.447	0.17
Sept. 27, 2013	0.309	0.09
Oct. 4, 2013	0.312	0.07
Oct. 11, 2013	0.351	0.14
Oct. 18, 2013	0.441	0.12
Average	0.397	0.12

Season 4 (Origins) Ratings (2013)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Oct. 25, 2013	0.259	0.10
Nov. 1, 2013	0.204	0.06
Nov. 8, 2013	0.187	0.07
Nov. 15, 2013	0.126	0.04
Nov. 22, 2013	0.182	0.06
Nov. 29, 2013	0.194	0.03
Average	0.192	0.06

Season 5 (Legacy) Ratings (2015)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jul. 31, 2015	0.237	0.09
Aug. 7, 2015	0.275	0.10
Aug. 14, 2015	0.221	0.07
Aug. 21, 2015	0.204	0.07
Aug. 28, 2015	0.251	0.10
Sept. 11, 2015	0.234	0.10
Sept. 18, 2015	0.166	0.07
Sept. 25, 2015	0.280	0.12
Oct. 2, 2015	0.196	0.07
Oct. 9, 2015	0.286	0.14
Average	0.235	0.09

Season 6 (Retribution) Ratings (2018)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 2, 2018	0.135	0.03
Feb. 9, 2018	0.133	0.02
Feb. 16, 2018	0.089	0.01
Feb. 23, 2018	0.138	0.02
Mar. 2, 2018	0.112	0.02
Mar. 9, 2018	0.093	0.02
Mar. 16, 2018	0.132	0.02
Mar. 23, 2018	0.145	0.03
Mar. 30, 2018	0.130	0.02
Apr. 6, 2018	0.095	0.03
Average	0.120	0.02

Season 7 (Revolution) Ratings (2019)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 25, 2019	0.113	0.03
Feb. 1, 2019	0.113	0.02
Feb. 8, 2019	0.060	0.01
Feb. 15, 2019	0.114	0.02
Feb. 22, 2019	0.090	0.03
Mar. 1, 2019	0.096	0.02
Mar. 8, 2019	0.121	0.03
Mar. 15, 2019	0.127	0.03
Mar. 22, 2019	0.100	0.01
Mar. 29, 2019	0.133	0.03
Average	0.107	0.02

Season 8 (Vendetta) Ratings (2020)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 14, 2020	0.077	0.02
Feb. 21, 2020	0.059	0.01
Feb. 28, 2020	0.063	0.02
Mar. 6, 2020	0.034	0.00
Mar. 13, 2020	0.093	0.01
Mar. 20, 2020	0.059	0.01
Mar. 27, 2020	0.100	0.02
Apr. 3, 2020	0.089	0.02
Apr. 10, 2020	0.044	0.01
Apr. 17, 2020	0.133	0.01
Average	0.075	0.01

Source: Nielsen Media Research