Magic City (Starz): Ratings Recap

Starz's 'Magic City' premiered March 30, 2012 as a sneak peek where it found a 0.19 adults 18-49 rating with 538,000 viewers. A repeat of that episode in its regular timeslot on April 6, 2012 only managed a 0.12 rating with 295,000 viewers. The 8-episode first season finished its run with a 0.14 rating and 498,000 viewers. A second season premiered in 2013 to a 0.1 rating with 496,000 viewers, and despite dropping to 338,000 on two separate occasions, performed on par, if not slightly better than the first season, bringing in 564,000 and 526,000 for its last two episodes. Even with its moderate second season success, the show was not renewed for a third. 

Magic City Season 1 Ratings (2012)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Mar. 30, 2012*	0.538	0.19
Apr. 6, 2012	0.295	0.12
Apr. 13, 2012	0.370	0.13
Apr. 20, 2012	0.375	0.14
Apr. 27, 2012	0.385	0.14
May 4, 2012	0.503	0.17
May 11, 2012	0.429	0.17
May 18, 2012	0.474	0.12
Jun. 1, 2012	0.498	0.14
Average	0.430	0.15

*Sneak peek ratings

Magic City Season 2 Ratings (2013)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 14, 2013	0.496	0.1
Jun. 21, 2013	0.338	0.1
Jun. 28, 2013	0.448	0.1
Jul. 12, 2013	0.522	0.2
Jul. 19, 2013	0.338	0.1
Jul. 26, 2013	0.442	0.1
Aug. 2, 2013	0.564	0.1
Aug. 9, 2013	0.526	0.1
Average	0.459	0.11

Source: Nielsen Media Research