Mad Men (AMC): Ratings Recap

AMC's 'Mad Men' premiered in July 2007 to 1.65 million viewers and concluded its first season to 926,000 viewers, averaging 915,000 over its first 13 episodes. The season averages stayed on a steady trajectory upward, averaging 1.52 million in 2008, 1.83 million in 2009, 2.27 million in 2010, and 2.53 million in 2012. The streak was broken in the sixth season which ticked down to 2.41 million viewers, and fell even lower in the seventh season to 2.06 million. The show aired a total of 92 episodes over the course of 7 seasons. Note: even though full 18-49 data isn't available for season two, the average listed does represent the total season as it comes from an outside source: 705K 18-49 viewers (0.54 rating).

Mad Men Season 1 Ratings (2007)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jul. 19, 2007	1.645	0.4
Jul. 26, 2007	1.049	0.2
Aug. 2, 2007	1.086	0.4
Aug. 9, 2007	0.873	0.2
Aug. 16, 2007	0.753	0.3
Aug. 23, 2007	0.879	0.3
Aug. 30, 2007	1.019	0.2
Sept. 6, 2007	0.853	0.2
Sept. 13, 2007	0.841	0.2
Sept. 27, 2007	0.606	0.2
Oct. 4, 2007	0.679	0.2
Oct. 11, 2007	0.798	0.3
Oct. 18, 2007	0.926	0.3
Average	0.924	0.26

Mad Men Season 2 Ratings (2008)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jul. 27, 2008	2.059	0.8
Aug. 3, 2008	1.326	0.5
Aug. 10, 2008	1.255	0.5
Aug. 17, 2008	1.073	0.4
Aug. 24, 2008	1.473	0.5
Aug. 31, 2008	1.456	0.5
Sept. 7, 2008	1.671	0.6
Sept. 14, 2008	1.870	0.7
Sept. 28, 2008	1.642	0.6
Oct. 5, 2008	1.281	0.4
Oct. 12, 2008	1.489	0.5
Oct. 19, 2008	1.357	0.5
Oct. 26, 2008	1.748	0.5
Average	1.515	0.54

Mad Men Season 3 Ratings (2009)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 16, 2009	2.769	0.9
Aug. 23, 2009	1.910	0.7
Aug. 30, 2009	1.608	0.6
Sept. 6, 2009	1.512	0.5
Sept. 13, 2009	1.752	0.6
Sept. 20, 2009	1.573	0.6
Sept. 27, 2009	1.729	0.6
Oct. 4, 2009	1.909	0.7
Oct. 11, 2009	1.529	0.6
Oct. 18, 2009	1.608	0.5
Oct. 25, 2009	1.723	0.6
Nov. 1, 2009	1.776	0.7
Nov. 8, 2009	2.323	0.8
Average	1.825	0.65

Mad Men Season 4 Ratings (2010)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jul. 25, 2010	2.918	0.9
Aug. 1, 2010	2.473	0.8
Aug. 8, 2010	2.220	0.8
Aug. 15, 2010	2.049	0.7
Aug. 22, 2010	2.188	0.7
Aug. 29, 2010	2.039	0.8
Sept. 5, 2010	2.167	0.6
Sept. 12, 2010	2.312	0.7
Sept. 19, 2010	2.295	0.7
Sept. 26, 2010	2.116	0.7
Oct. 3, 2010	2.064	0.6
Oct. 10, 2010	2.229	0.7
Oct. 17, 2010	2.440	0.8
Average	2.270	0.73

Mad Men Season 5 Ratings (2012)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Mar. 25, 2012	3.535	1.2
Apr. 1, 2012	2.937	1.0
Apr. 8, 2012	2.754	1.0
Apr. 15, 2012	2.691	1.0
Apr. 22, 2012	2.662	0.9
Apr. 29, 2012	2.308	0.7
May 6, 2012	2.290	0.7
May 13, 2012	2.125	0.7
May 20, 2012	1.922	0.6
May 27, 2012	2.067	0.6
Jun. 3, 2012	2.414	0.8
Jun. 10, 2012	2.701	0.9
Average	2.534	0.84

Mad Men Season 6 Ratings (2013)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Apr. 7, 2013	3.366	1.1
Apr. 14, 2013	2.662	1.0
Apr. 21, 2013	2.403	0.9
Apr. 28, 2013	2.379	0.8
May 5, 2013	2.445	0.9
May 12, 2013	2.356	0.8
May 19, 2013	2.160	0.8
May 26, 2013	1.882	0.6
Jun. 2, 2013	2.448	0.8
Jun. 9, 2013	2.168	0.8
Jun. 16, 2013	2.059	0.7
Jun. 23, 2013	2.689	0.9
Average	2.418	0.84

Mad Men Season 7 Ratings (2014-15)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Apr. 13, 2014	2.268	0.81
Apr. 20, 2014	1.891	0.59
Apr. 27, 2014	2.024	0.73
May 4, 2014	2.141	0.77
May 11, 2014	1.856	0.65
May 18, 2014	1.926	0.71
May 25, 2014	1.936	0.67
Apr. 5, 2015	2.266	0.80
Apr. 12, 2015	1.974	0.73
Apr. 19, 2015	1.865	0.65
Apr. 26, 2015	1.768	0.61
May 3, 2015	1.793	0.65
May 10, 2015	1.866	0.64
May 17, 2015	3.287	1.08
Average	2.062	0.72

Source: Nielsen Media Research