Black Sails (Starz): Ratings Recap

Starz's 'Black Sails' premiered on January 25, 2014 to 846,000 viewers and remained relatively stable throughout its first season, hitting a high of 847,000 viewers, and concluding to a 0.28 adults 18-49 rating with 762,000 viewers. A second season premiered in 2015 to a 0.19 rating with a series-high 860,000 viewers and finished with a 0.20 rating and 668,000 viewers. The third season premiered in 2016 to a 0.27 rating with 843,000 viewers - on par with the two previous season premiered, but concluded to a 0.17 rating with 644,000 viewers. A fourth and final season premiered in 2017; it hit a series-low 340,000 viewers in week 2, and finished with a 0.17 rating and 568,000 viewers.

Black Sails Season 1 Ratings (2014)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 25, 2014	0.846	0.3
Feb. 1, 2014	0.840	0.27
Feb. 8, 2014	0.671	0.2
Feb. 15, 2014	0.672	0.21
Feb. 22, 2014	0.744	0.24
Mar. 1, 2014	0.847	0.32
Mar. 8, 2014	0.703	0.20
Mar. 15, 2014	0.762	0.28
Average	0.761	0.25

Black Sails Season 2 Ratings (2015)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 24, 2015	0.860	0.19
Jan. 31, 2015	0.746	0.17
Feb. 7, 2015	0.691	0.22
Feb. 14, 2015	0.752	0.19
Feb. 21, 2015	0.750	0.18
Feb. 28, 2015	0.778	0.17
Mar. 7, 2015	0.632	0.16
Mar. 14, 2015	0.743	0.17
Mar. 21, 2015	0.653	0.22
Mar. 28, 2015	0.668	0.20
Average	0.727	0.19

Black Sails Season 3 Ratings (2016)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 23, 2016	0.843	0.27
Jan. 30, 2016	0.759	0.23
Feb. 6, 2016	0.501	0.12
Feb. 13, 2016	0.640	0.21
Feb. 20, 2016	0.679	0.21
Feb. 27, 2016	0.603	0.17
Mar. 5, 2016	0.658	0.20
Mar. 12, 2016	0.677	0.22
Mar. 19, 2016	0.608	0.17
Mar. 26, 2016	0.644	0.17
Average	0.661	0.20

Black Sails Season 4 Ratings (2017)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jan. 29, 2017	0.738	0.23
Feb. 5, 2017	0.340	0.09
Feb. 12, 2017	0.503	0.15
Feb. 19, 2017	0.483	0.12
Feb. 26, 2017	0.448	0.13
Mar. 5, 2017	0.448	0.16
Mar. 12, 2017	0.505	0.15
Mar. 19, 2017	0.473	0.13
Mar. 26, 2017	0.501	0.14
Apr. 2, 2017	0.568	0.17
Average	0.501	0.15

Source: Nielsen Media Research