Legion (FX): Ratings Recap

UPDATED 2019: 'Legion,' on FX, premiered in 2017 to a 0.69 adults 18-49 rating with 1.62 million viewers, held above 1 million viewers for 2 subsequent episodes, before falling into the 700,000s for the next four episodes and ultimately concluding to a 0.42 rating with 812,000 viewers, averaging 950,000 viewers over 8 episodes. A second season premiered in 2018 to a 0.30 rating with 669,000 viewers, down by almost 150,000 viewers from the previous season finale. It hit a series-low 0.12 rating with 315,000 viewers for its second season finale, and only averaged a 0.19 rating and 430,000 viewers over 11 episodes. A third season aired in 2019 and fell even further, averaging just a 0.12 rating with 335,000 viewers and was not renewed for a fourth season. 

Legion Season 1 Ratings (2014)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 8, 2017	1.622	0.69
Feb. 15, 2017	1.133	0.53
Feb. 22, 2017	1.043	0.49
Mar. 1, 2017	0.750	0.37
Mar. 8, 2017	0.795	0.38
Mar. 15, 2017	0.732	0.34
Mar. 22, 2017	0.716	0.38
Mar. 29, 2017	0.812	0.42
Average	0.950	0.45

Legion Season 2 Ratings (2015)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Apr. 3, 2018	0.669	0.30
Apr. 10, 2018	0.439	0.21
Apr. 17, 2018	0.380	0.16
Apr. 24, 2018	0.434	0.20
May 1, 2018	0.456	0.20
May 8, 2018	0.353	0.14
May 15, 2018	0.451	0.22
May 22, 2018	0.409	0.18
May 29, 2018	0.362	0.15
Jun. 5, 2018	0.467	0.21
Jun. 12, 2018	0.315	0.12
Average	0.430	0.19

Legion Season 3 Ratings (2017)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 24, 2019	0.377	0.12
Jul. 1, 2019	0.381	0.14
Jul. 8, 2019	0.370	0.13
Jul. 15, 2019	0.277	0.10
Jul. 22, 2019	0.288	0.11
Jul. 29, 2019	0.332	0.12
Aug. 5, 2019	0.288	0.10
Aug. 12, 2019	0.365	0.13
Average	0.335	0.12

Source: Nielsen Media Research