The Sinner (USA): Ratings Recap

UPDATED 2021: USA's 'The Sinner' was pegged as a limited close-ended event series when in premiered in August 2017; however, it very quickly cemented itself as the breakout hit of the summer. After premiering to a 0.42 18-49 rating and 1.63 million viewers, it rose over 800K viewers and a 0.35 in the ratings to a 0.77 and 2.44 million viewer season conclusion. This warranted USA to renew the show for a second season which aired in 2018. Unfortunately, the ratings fell off from the inaugural season conclusion, down to just 0.28 in the demo & 1.1 million viewers (though in general this was strong for cable). Even those numbers were not sustained as the show tumbled to 0.16 & 651,000 in its third season, and down even more to 0.08 & 438,000 in its fourth season. The show ended after 4 seasons.

The Sinner Season 1 Ratings (2017)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 2, 2017	1.633	0.42
Aug. 9, 2017	1.413	0.43
Aug. 16, 2017	1.643	0.51
Aug. 23, 2017	1.759	0.53
Aug. 30, 2017	1.837	0.52
Sept. 6, 2017	1.842	0.55
Sept. 13, 2017	1.837	0.54
Sept. 20, 2017	2.438	0.77
Average	1.800	0.53

The Sinner Season 2 Ratings (2018)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 1, 2018	1.148	0.31
Aug. 8, 2018	1.104	0.29
Aug. 15, 2018	1.013	0.30
Aug. 22, 2018	1.092	0.31
Aug. 29, 2018	1.137	0.28
Sept. 5, 2018	1.132	0.29
Sept. 12, 2018	1.041	0.24
Sept. 19, 2018	1.128	0.25
Average	1.099	0.28

The Sinner Season 3 Ratings (2020)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 6, 2020	0.882	0.19
Feb. 13, 2020	0.704	0.15
Feb. 20, 2020	0.584	0.18
Feb. 27, 2020	0.555	0.13
Mar. 5, 2020	0.656	0.17
Mar. 12, 2020	0.548	0.12
Mar. 19, 2020	0.625	0.16
Mar. 26, 2020	0.650	0.16
Average	0.651	0.16

The Sinner Season 4 Ratings (2021)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Oct. 13, 2021	0.379	0.09
Oct. 20, 2021	0.428	0.06
Oct. 27, 2021	0.366	0.10
Nov. 3, 2021	0.411	0.08
Nov. 10, 2021	0.478	0.08
Nov. 17, 2021	0.460	0.07
Nov. 24, 2021	0.526	0.09
Dec. 1, 2021	0.452	0.06
Average	0.438	0.08

Source: Nielsen Media Research