Copper (BBC America): Ratings Recap

'Copper' premiered August 19, 2012 on BBC America to a 0.36 A18-49 rating and 1.11 million viewers - strong numbers for that network. It hovered just below 1 million viewers and above a 0.2 rating for the next few episodes before dropping to 0.15 with 523,000 viewers for its first season finale. It was renewed for a second season which premiered in 2013 to a 0.13 rating with 510,000 viewers and continued falling - hitting a series-low 0.06 in the demo and 350,000 viewers near the end of the season. The second season averaged just a 0.09 rating and 414,000 viewers (down from 0.21/692K for season 1) which was not enough to warrant a third season. The show aired a total of 23 episodes over the course of its 2 seasons.

Copper Season 1 Ratings (2012)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 19, 2012	1.107	0.36
Aug. 26, 2012	0.874	0.27
Sept. 2, 2012	0.901	0.27
Sept. 9, 2012	0.837	0.25
Sept. 16, 2012	0.704	0.22
Sept. 23, 2012	0.624	0.17
Sept. 30, 2012	0.404	0.15
Oct. 7, 2012	0.436	0.17
Oct. 14, 2012	0.513	0.13
Oct. 21, 2012	0.523	0.15
Average	0.692	0.21

Copper Season 2 Ratings (2013)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 23, 2013	0.510	0.13
Jun. 30, 2013	0.416	0.07
Jul. 7, 2013	0.452	0.13
Jul. 14, 2013	0.394	0.07
Jul. 21, 2013	0.370	0.08
Jul. 28, 2013	0.404	0.08
Aug. 4, 2013	0.442	0.11
Aug. 18, 2013	0.395	0.08
Aug. 25, 2013	0.431	0.12
Sept. 1, 2013	0.418	0.08
Sept. 8, 2013	0.350	0.06
Sept. 15, 2013	0.351	0.08
Sept. 22, 2013	0.445	0.06
Average	0.414	0.09

Source: Nielsen Media Research