Queen of the South (USA): Ratings Recap

UPDATED 2021: USA Network's 'Queen of the South' premiered in 2016 to a 0.45 18-49 rating and 1.39 million viewers. The first season concluded with a 0.4 rating and 1.35 million viewers, averaging a 0.39 & 1.22 million. The second season premiered in 2017, averaging a similar 0.38 rating & 1.16 million viewers, and a third season aired in 2018 where it remained relatively stable at 0.37 & 1.13 million viewers on-average. That stability had its limits though with its ratings falling to 0.29 & 920,000 for its fourth season in 2019, and finally down to 0.19 & 708,000 for its fifth season in 2021. The show concluded after five seasons.

Queen of the South Season 1 Ratings (2016)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 23, 2016	1.389	0.45
Jun. 30, 2016	1.352	0.48
Jul. 7, 2016	1.255	0.38
Jul. 14, 2016	1.258	0.42
Jul. 21, 2016	1.216	0.39
Jul. 28, 2016	1.220	0.42
Aug. 4, 2016	1.205	0.37
Aug. 11, 2016	1.059	0.32
Aug. 18, 2016	1.051	0.35
Aug. 25, 2016	1.203	0.37
Sept. 1, 2016	1.162	0.30
Sept. 8, 2016	1.119	0.36
Sept. 15, 2016	1.353	0.40
Average	1.219	0.39

Queen of the South Season 2 Ratings (2017)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 8, 2017	1.248	0.40
Jun. 15, 2017	1.266	0.42
Jun. 22, 2017	1.076	0.37
Jun. 29, 2017	0.904	0.31
Jul. 6, 2017	1.110	0.41
Jul. 13, 2017	1.104	0.38
Jul. 20, 2017	1.180	0.38
Jul. 27, 2017	1.162	0.41
Aug. 3, 2017	1.015	0.31
Aug. 10, 2017	1.179	0.38
Aug. 17, 2017	1.238	0.42
Aug. 24, 2017	1.240	0.40
Aug. 31, 2017	1.332	0.39
Average	1.158	0.38

Queen of the South Season 3 Ratings (2018)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 21, 2018	1.240	0.41
Jun. 28, 2018	1.023	0.32
Jul. 5, 2018	1.024	0.31
Jul. 12, 2018	1.215	0.40
Jul. 19, 2018	1.122	0.40
Jul. 26, 2018	1.094	0.35
Aug. 2, 2018	1.090	0.33
Aug. 9, 2018	1.049	0.35
Aug. 16, 2018	1.187	0.35
Aug. 23, 2018	1.135	0.37
Aug. 30, 2018	1.180	0.37
Sept. 6, 2018	1.140	0.38
Sept. 13, 2018	1.220	0.41
Average	1.132	0.37

Queen of the South Season 4 Ratings (2019)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 6, 2019	0.988	0.32
Jun. 13, 2019	0.790	0.27
Jun. 20, 2019	0.863	0.27
Jun. 27, 2019	0.832	0.28
Jul. 4, 2019	0.720	0.22
Jul. 11, 2019	0.868	0.28
Jul. 18, 2019	0.938	0.28
Jul. 25, 2019	1.028	0.34
Aug. 1, 2019	1.056	0.32
Aug. 8, 2019	0.894	0.29
Aug. 15, 2019	0.886	0.26
Aug. 22, 2019	1.063	0.31
Aug. 29, 2019	1.035	0.31
Average	0.920	0.29

Queen of the South Season 5 Ratings (2021)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Apr. 7, 2021	0.687	0.23
Apr. 14, 2021	0.656	0.19
Apr. 21, 2021	0.562	0.14
Apr. 28, 2021	0.766	0.23
May 5, 2021	0.704	0.17
May 12, 2021	0.707	0.19
May 19, 2021	0.670	0.16
May 26, 2021	0.640	0.20
Jun. 2, 2021	0.793	0.18
Jun. 9, 2021	0.894	0.24
Average	0.708	0.19

Source: Nielsen Media Research