The Magicians (Syfy): Ratings Recap

UPDATED 2021: Syfy's 'The Magicians' premiered in 2016 to a 0.39 adults 18-49 rating and 1.06 million viewers and ticked up to 0.41 & 1.11 million viewers in week 2. The first season concluded to a 0.27 & 676,000 viewers, and averaged a 0.30 & 786,000 viewers. The second season premiered in 2017 to a 0.52 rating & 1.29 million viewers, and averaged a 0.31 & 788,000 viewers. A third season aired in 2018, essentially holding its numbers in the demo (0.27) & viewers (710,000), but the same wasn't the case for 2019's fourth season which dipped to 0.19 & 541,000. A fifth and final season aired in 2020 with its lowest numbers ever, falling as low as 0.07 & 261,000 and barely averaging ~350K.

The Magicians Season 1 Ratings (2016)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 25, 2016	1.057	0.39
Jan. 25, 2016	1.113	0.41
Feb. 1, 2016	0.901	0.35
Feb. 8, 2016	0.745	0.28
Feb. 15, 2016	0.748	0.27
Feb. 22, 2016	0.647	0.27
Feb. 29, 2016	0.702	0.25
Mar. 7, 2016	0.672	0.27
Mar. 14, 2016	0.712	0.28
Mar. 21, 2016	0.778	0.32
Mar. 28, 2016	0.723	0.28
Apr. 4, 2016	0.746	0.28
Apr. 11, 2016	0.676	0.27
Average	0.786	0.30

The Magicians Season 2 Ratings (2017)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 25, 2017	1.288	0.52
Feb. 1, 2017	0.944	0.37
Feb. 8, 2017	0.913	0.35
Feb. 15, 2017	0.778	0.29
Feb. 22, 2017	0.884	0.36
Mar. 1, 2017	0.782	0.32
Mar. 8, 2017	0.626	0.24
Mar. 15, 2017	0.708	0.29
Mar. 22, 2017	0.611	0.25
Mar. 29, 2017	0.724	0.26
Apr. 5, 2017	0.650	0.24
Apr. 12, 2017	0.671	0.26
Apr. 19, 2017	0.667	0.27
Average	0.788	0.31

The Magicians Season 3 Ratings (2018)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 10, 2018	0.782	0.30
Jan. 17, 2018	0.762	0.29
Jan. 24, 2018	0.607	0.22
Jan. 31, 2018	0.669	0.28
Feb. 7, 2018	0.795	0.26
Feb. 14, 2018	0.674	0.26
Feb. 21, 2018	0.636	0.23
Feb. 28, 2018	0.732	0.28
Mar. 7, 2018	0.720	0.27
Mar. 14, 2018	0.702	0.28
Mar. 21, 2018	0.766	0.29
Mar. 28, 2018	0.732	0.28
Apr. 4, 2018	0.659	0.24
Average	0.710	0.27

The Magicians Season 4 Ratings (2019)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 23, 2019	0.611	0.19
Jan. 30, 2019	0.534	0.19
Feb. 6, 2019	0.615	0.20
Feb. 13, 2019	0.573	0.20
Feb. 20, 2019	0.531	0.21
Feb. 27, 2019	0.534	0.17
Mar. 6, 2019	0.517	0.18
Mar. 13, 2019	0.534	0.19
Mar. 20, 2019	0.498	0.16
Mar. 27, 2019	0.515	0.19
Apr. 3, 2019	0.505	0.16
Apr. 10, 2019	0.560	0.20
Apr. 17, 2019	0.501	0.21
Average	0.541	0.19

The Magicians Season 5 Ratings (2020)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 15, 2020	0.429	0.15
Jan. 22, 2020	0.355	0.09
Jan. 29, 2020	0.374	0.11
Feb. 5, 2020	0.338	0.14
Feb. 12, 2020	0.335	0.09
Feb. 12, 2020	0.261	0.07
Feb. 19, 2020	0.328	0.10
Feb. 26, 2020	0.308	0.10
Mar. 4, 2020	0.376	0.12
Mar. 11, 2020	0.308	0.07
Mar. 18, 2020	0.369	0.14
Mar. 25, 2020	0.379	0.12
Apr. 1, 2020	0.432	0.14
Average	0.353	0.11

Source: Nielsen Media Research