Years of Living Dangerously (Showtime/Nat Geo): Ratings Recap

'Years of Living Dangerously' premiered April 13, 2014 on Showtime to 294,000 viewers, but tumbled by more than half in its second week (123,000) and spent the majority of its first season at around 0.05 in the demo and ~150,000 viewers. The show switched networks between seasons and aired its second season on National Geographic Channel in fall 2016. That run performed slightly better in both the demo (0.07) and in viewership (272,000), but it was not renewed for a third season.

Years of Living Dangerously Season 1 Ratings (2014) Showtime
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Apr. 13, 2014	0.294	-
Apr. 20, 2014	0.123	0.04
Apr. 27, 2014	0.144	0.04
May 4, 2014	0.150	0.04
May 12, 2014	0.129	0.04
May 19, 2014	0.209	0.08
May 26, 2014	0.116	0.03
Jun. 2, 2014	0.118	0.06
Jun. 9, 2014	0.120	0.06
Average	0.156	0.05

Years of Living Dangerously Season 1 Ratings (2016) Nat Geo
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Oct. 30, 2016	0.533	0.08
Nov. 2, 2016	0.229	0.07
Nov. 9, 2016	0.329	0.08
Nov. 16, 2016	0.266	0.08
Nov. 23, 2016	0.250	0.08
Nov. 30, 2016	0.247	0.08
Dec. 7, 2016	0.171	0.05
Dec. 14, 2016	0.148	0.04
Average	0.272	0.07

Source: Nielsen Media Research