Preacher (AMC): Ratings Recap

UPDATED 2019: AMC's 'Preacher' premiered in 2016 to a 0.9 adults 18-49 rating with 2.38 million viewers. It dropped by half by week 4, to a 0.43 with 1.14 million viewers, and concluded its inaugural season to a 0.6 rating with 1.72 million viewers, and averaged 1.68 million viewers. A second season premiered in 2017 with a 0.58 rating and 1.69 million viewers and averaged a 0.4 rating and 1.17 million viewers. The ratings continued to fall in the next two seasons, averaging a 0.25 rating with 853,000 viewers in the third season (2018), and a 0.12 with 532,000 viewers in the fourth season (2019). It was not renewed for a fifth season.

Preacher Season 1 Ratings (2016)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
May 22, 2016	2.380	0.90
Jun. 5, 2016	2.075	0.80
Jun. 12, 2016	1.754	0.68
Jun. 19, 2016	1.142	0.43
Jun. 26, 2016	1.425	0.49
Jul. 3, 2016	1.494	0.51
Jul. 10, 2016	1.547	0.55
Jul. 17, 2016	1.649	0.63
Jul. 24, 2016	1.565	0.61
Jul. 31, 2016	1.722	0.60
Average	1.675	0.62

Preacher Season 2 Ratings (2017)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 25, 2017	1.693	0.58
Jun. 26, 2017	1.347	0.43
Jul. 3, 2017	1.111	0.37
Jul. 10, 2017	1.186	0.40
Jul. 17, 2017	1.269	0.42
Jul. 24, 2017	1.192	0.44
Jul. 31, 2017	1.248	0.47
Aug. 7, 2017	1.153	0.36
Aug. 14, 2017	0.992	0.36
Aug. 21, 2017	1.031	0.31
Aug. 28, 2017	0.898	0.32
Sept. 4, 2017	1.099	0.33
Sept. 11, 2017	0.972	0.35
Average	1.169	0.40

Preacher Season 3 Ratings (2018)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 24, 2018	0.838	0.23
Jul. 1, 2018	0.763	0.19
Jul. 8, 2018	0.773	0.21
Jul. 15, 2018	0.750	0.21
Jul. 22, 2018	0.819	0.26
Jul. 29, 2018	0.781	0.22
Aug. 5, 2018	0.879	0.30
Aug. 12, 2018	0.937	0.28
Aug. 19, 2018	0.977	0.26
Aug. 26, 2018	1.017	0.29
Average	0.853	0.25

Preacher Season 4 Ratings (2019)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 4, 2019	0.622	0.15
Aug. 4, 2019	0.622	0.15
Aug. 11, 2019	0.553	0.14
Aug. 18, 2019	0.544	0.14
Aug. 25, 2019	0.527	0.12
Sept. 1, 2019	0.453	0.08
Sept. 8, 2019	0.533	0.11
Sept. 15, 2019	0.450	0.08
Sept. 22, 2019	0.511	0.10
Sept. 29, 2019	0.506	0.12
Average	0.532	0.12

Source: Nielsen Media Research