The Strain (FX): Ratings Recap

FX's 'The Strain' premiered in 2014 to a 1.18 adults 18-49 rating with almost 3 million viewers. It lost around 900,000 viewers over the course of its inaugural season, concluding to a 0.07 rating with 2.09 million viewers, and averaging 2.21 million viewers. A second season premiered in 2015 and averaged a 0.59 rating with 1.34 million viewers, and a third season premiered in 2016 and averaged a 0.42 rating with 961,000 viewers. A fourth and final season premiered in 2017 and averaged a 0.37 rating with 985,000 viewers, with 995,000 viewers tuning in for the show's final episode.

The Strain Season 1 Ratings (2014)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jul. 13, 2014	2.986	1.18
Jul. 20, 2014	2.120	1.0
Jul. 27, 2014	2.299	1.0
Aug. 3, 2014	2.274	1.18
Aug. 10, 2014	2.030	1.01
Aug. 17, 2014	2.283	1.01
Aug. 24, 2014	2.434	1.06
Aug. 31, 2014	1.914	0.86
Sept. 7, 2014	1.866	0.86
Sept. 14, 2014	2.216	1.04
Sept. 21, 2014	2.280	1.08
Sept. 28, 2014	1.973	0.94
Oct. 5, 2014	2.091	0.97
Average	2.213	1.01

The Strain Season 2 Ratings (2015)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jul. 12, 2015	1.664	0.78
Jul. 19, 2015	1.625	0.74
Jul. 26, 2015	1.469	0.64
Aug. 2, 2015	1.381	0.59
Aug. 9, 2015	1.264	0.57
Aug. 16, 2015	1.435	0.60
Aug. 23, 2015	0.949	0.40
Aug. 30, 2015	1.360	0.61
Sept. 6, 2015	1.154	0.50
Sept. 13, 2015	1.296	0.56
Sept. 20, 2015	1.419	0.63
Sept. 27, 2015	1.231	0.54
Oct. 4, 2015	1.171	0.54
Average	1.340	0.59

The Strain Season 3 Ratings (2016)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 28, 2016	1.353	0.62
Sept. 4, 2016	0.987	0.42
Sept. 11, 2016	1.107	0.47
Sept. 18, 2016	0.990	0.40
Sept. 25, 2016	0.884	0.40
Oct. 2, 2016	0.796	0.35
Oct. 9, 2016	0.815	0.36
Oct. 16, 2016	0.848	0.34
Oct. 23, 2016	0.939	0.40
Oct. 30, 2016	0.886	0.39
Average	0.961	0.42

The Strain Season 4 Ratings (2017)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jul. 16, 2017	1.443	0.52
Jul. 23, 2017	0.913	0.30
Jul. 30, 2017	0.864	0.33
Aug. 6, 2017	1.169	0.43
Aug. 13, 2017	0.933	0.36
Aug. 20, 2017	0.794	0.31
Aug. 27, 2017	0.889	0.31
Sept. 3, 2017	1.009	0.38
Sept. 10, 2017	0.837	0.34
Sept. 17, 2017	0.995	0.40
Average	0.985	0.37

Source: Nielsen Media Research