Into the Badlands (AMC): Ratings Recap

AMC's 'Into the Badlands' premiered to a very high 3.15 adults 18-49 rating with 6.39 million viewers. It lost all momentum by its season-finale which only managed a 0.83 rating with 2.16 million viewers. A second season premiered in 2017 with a 1.42 rating and 3.44 million viewers, and took a nosedive from episodes three to four, when it dropped from 3.11 million to 1.57 million viewers. The second season ended with a 0.47 rating and 1.37 million viewers, and averaged 1.99 million viewers. A third season premiered in 2018 and actually performed quite well in its first 8 episodes, averaging a 0.36 rating & 1.09 million viewers; however, the second half of the season (which aired a year later in 2019), tumbled by nearly half to 0.19 & 610,000 viewers, paving the way for the show's cancellation.

Into the Badlands Season 1 Ratings (2015)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Nov. 15, 2015	6.390	3.15
Nov. 22, 2015	4.828	2.27
Nov. 29, 2015	5.166	2.46
Dec. 6, 2015	2.424	1.06
Dec. 13, 2015	2.209	0.96
Dec. 20, 2015	2.159	0.83
Average	3.863	1.79

Into the Badlands Season 2 Ratings (2017)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Mar. 19, 2017	3.435	1.42
Mar. 26, 2017	3.413	1.49
Apr. 2, 2017	3.113	1.36
Apr. 9, 2017	1.574	0.58
Apr. 16, 2017	1.416	0.52
Apr. 23, 2017	1.311	0.48
Apr. 30, 2017	1.415	0.51
May 7, 2017	1.293	0.50
May 14, 2017	1.562	0.56
May 21, 2017	1.369	0.47
Average	1.990	0.79

Into the Badlands Season 3 Ratings (2018-19)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Apr. 22, 2018	1.349	0.45
Apr. 29, 2018	1.265	0.44
May 6, 2018	0.968	0.33
May 13, 2018	1.199	0.39
May 20, 2018	1.078	0.38
Jun. 3, 2018	0.921	0.26
Jun. 10, 2018	1.056	0.32
Jun. 17, 2018	0.894	0.29
Mar. 24, 2019	1.249	0.42
Mar. 25, 2019	0.591	0.17
Apr. 1, 2019	0.609	0.17
Apr. 8, 2019	0.413	0.14
Apr. 15, 2019	0.400	0.10
Apr. 22, 2019	0.653	0.24
Apr. 29, 2019	0.503	0.16
May 6, 2019	0.463	0.13
Average	0.851	0.27

Source: Nielsen Media Research