Californication (Showtime): Ratings Recap

Showtime's 'Californication' premiered on August 13, 2007 to 550,000 viewers, rose to 685,000 in week 2, and concluded its first season to a 0.3 rating with 488.000 viewers. After pulling similar numbers in its second season (2008), it finally found some life in its third season, premiering to 821,000 viewers and concluding with almost 1.06 million. The series aired for a total of seven 12-episode seasons, hitting a series-high 1.07 million viewers for the season six premiere, and a series-low 369,000 viewers in the penultimate episode of the fourth season. The final season premiered in 2014 to a 0.2 rating with 640,000 viewers, and concluded with a 0.16 rating with 481,000 viewers. A total of 84 episodes aired over its seven year run.

Californication Season 1 Ratings (2007)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 13, 2007	0.550	-
Aug. 20, 2007	0.685	0.39
Aug. 27, 2007	0.658	0.36
Sept. 3, 2007	0.612	0.3
Sept. 10, 2007	0.533	0.32
Sept. 17, 2007	0.527	0.35
Sept. 24, 2007	0.536	0.4
Oct. 1, 2007	0.391	0.2
Oct. 8, 2007	0.400	0.24
Oct. 15, 2007	0.423	0.28
Oct. 22, 2007	0.489	0.3
Oct. 29, 2007	0.488	0.3
Average	0.524	0.31

Californication Season 2 Ratings (2008)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Sept. 28, 2008	0.522	0.3
Oct. 5, 2008	0.442	0.2
Oct. 12, 2008	0.410	0.16
Oct. 19, 2008	0.469	0.2
Oct. 26, 2008	0.378	0.13
Nov. 2, 2008	0.440	0.19
Nov. 9, 2008	0.551	0.23
Nov. 16, 2008	0.515	0.24
Nov. 23, 2008	0.552	0.20
Nov. 30, 2008	0.467	0.23
Dec. 7, 2008	0.479	0.20
Dec. 14, 2008	0.615	0.3
Average	0.487	0.22

Californication Season 3 Ratings (2009)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Sept. 27, 2009	0.821	0.4
Oct. 4, 2009	0.772	0.4
Oct. 11, 2009	0.739	0.3
Oct. 18, 2009	0.773	0.3
Oct. 25, 2009	0.773	0.4
Nov. 1, 2009	0.820	0.4
Nov. 8, 2009	0.762	0.4
Nov. 15, 2009	0.828	0.4
Nov. 22, 2009	0.773	0.4
Nov. 29, 2009	0.894	0.4
Dec. 6, 2009	0.913	0.5
Dec. 13, 2009	1.055	0.5
Average	0.827	0.40

Californication Season 4 Ratings (2011)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 9, 2011	0.848	0.4
Jan. 16, 2011	0.554	0.2
Jan. 23, 2011	0.432	0.2
Jan. 30, 2011	0.645	0.3
Feb. 6, 2011	0.418	0.2
Feb. 13, 2011	0.520	0.3
Feb. 20, 2011	0.550	0.2
Feb. 27, 2011	0.513	0.2
Mar. 6, 2011	0.469	0.2
Mar. 13, 2011	0.633	0.3
Mar. 20, 2011	0.369	0.2
Mar. 27, 2011	0.547	0.2
Average	0.542	0.24

Californication Season 5 Ratings (2012)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 8, 2012	0.758	0.4
Jan. 15, 2012	0.751	0.4
Jan. 22, 2012	0.641	0.3
Jan. 29, 2012	0.748	0.4
Feb. 5, 2012	0.742	0.4
Feb. 12, 2012	0.834	0.45
Feb. 19, 2012	0.714	0.38
Mar. 4, 2012	0.668	0.32
Mar. 11, 2012	0.680	0.37
Mar. 18, 2012	0.637	0.36
Mar. 25, 2012	0.725	0.42
Apr. 1, 2012	0.768	0.45
Average	0.722	0.39

Californication Season 6 Ratings (2013)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 13, 2013	1.070	0.6
Jan. 20, 2013	0.749	0.4
Jan. 27, 2013	0.889	0.4
Feb. 10, 2013	0.753	0.3
Feb. 17, 2013	0.669	0.3
Feb. 24, 2013	0.574	0.2
Mar. 3, 2013	0.788	0.3
Mar. 10, 2013	0.693	0.3
Mar. 17, 2013	0.766	0.3
Mar. 24, 2013	0.592	0.2
Mar. 31, 2013	0.580	0.2
Apr. 7, 2013	0.618	0.2
Average	0.728	0.31

Californication Season 7 Ratings (2014)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Apr. 13, 2014	0.640	0.2
Apr. 20, 2014	0.390	0.2
Apr. 27, 2014	0.399	0.16
May 4, 2014	0.451	0.16
May 11, 2014	0.507	0.18
May 18, 2014	0.513	0.15
May 25, 2014	0.371	0.11
Jun. 1, 2014	0.475	0.16
Jun. 8, 2014	0.397	0.13
Jun. 15, 2014	0.411	0.14
Jun. 22, 2014	0.504	0.15
Jun. 29, 2014	0.481	0.16
Average	0.462	0.16

Source: Nielsen Media Research