The Fosters (ABC Family/Freeform): Ratings Recap

ABC Family's 'The Fosters' premiered in 2013 to a 0.6 18-49 rating and 1.42 million viewers; the season concluded with a 0.51 rating & 1.29 million viewers in 2014, and averaged 1.68 million. The second season averaged 1.39 million viewers in 2014-15, the third season averaged 1 million viewers in 2015-16, and the fourth season averaged 804,000 viewers in 2016-17. The fifth season premiered in 2017 with a 0.33 and 872,000 viewers; the second half of the season will air in 2018.

Season 1 Ratings (2013-14)
Episode #	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
101	1.423	0.6
102	1.700	0.6
103	1.250	0,5
104	1.893	0.6
105	1.781	0.7
106	1.766	0.7
107	1.786	0.6
108	1.894	0.8
109	1.877	0.7
110	2.073	0.8
average summer 2013	1.74	0.7
111	1.918	0.75
112	2.144	0.87
113	1.877	0.69
114	1.796	0.63
115	1.833	0.70
116	1.679	0.62
117	1.483	0.55
118	1.511	0.58
119	1.208	0.52
120	1.204	0.45
121	1.285	0.51
average winter 2014	1.63	0.6
total season 1 average	1.68	0.6

Season 2 Ratings (2014-15)
Episode #	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
201	1.465	0.50
202	1.445	0.58
203	1.374	0.61
204	1.421	0.62
205	1.616	0.65
206	1.512	0.60
207	1.444	0.60
208	1.382	0.53
209	1.356	0.54
210	1.478	0.62
average summer 2014	1.45	0.59
211	1.927	0.70
212	1.448	0.53
213	1.203	0.49
214	1.256	0.47
215	1.239	0.45
216	1.276	0.53
217	1.250	0.45
218	1.227	0.51
219	1.144	0.42
220	1.317	0.57
221	1.448	0.62
average winter 2015	1.28	0.50
total season 2 average	1.39	0.55

Season 3 Ratings (2015-16)
Episode #	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
301	1.261	0.47
302	0.970	0.41
303	1.004	0.42
304	1.185	0.49
305	1.295	0.51
306	1.302	0.51
307	1.332	0.54
308	1.225	0.54
309	1.065	0.40
310	1.246	0.52
average summer 2015	1.19	0.48
311	1.054	0.43
312	0.789	0.32
313	0.837	0.29
314	0.814	0.29
315	0.788	0.30
316	0.673	0.26
317	0.844	0.34
318	0.731	0.30
319	0.800	0.31
320	0.778	0.30
averag winter 2016	0.811	0.31
total season 3 average	1.00	0.40

Season 4 Ratings (2016-17)
Episode #	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
401	0.907	0.39
402	1.045	0.47
403	0.798	0.34
404	0.822	0.33
405	0.848	0.34
406	0.937	0.43
407	0.802	0.34
408	0.884	0.36
409	0.879	0.36
410	0.989	0.44
average summer 2016	0.891	0.38
411	0.916	0.40
412	0.675	0.27
413	0.759	0.29
414	0.730	0.28
415	0.658	0.26
416	0.705	0.28
417	0.686	0.29
418	0.693	0.29
419	0.617	0.26
420	0.720	0.30
average winter 2017	0.716	0.29
total season 4 average	0.804	0.34

Season 5 Ratings (2017)
Episode #	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
501	0.872	0.33
502	0.687	0.30
503	0.764	0.29
504	0.657	0.25
505	0.694	0.29
506	0.612	0.25
507	0.586	0.21
508	0.577	0.24
509	0.743	0.33
average summer 2017	0.688	0.28
preliminary total season 5 ave.	0.688	0.28

Source: Nielsen Media Research