Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo): Ratings Recap

Bravo's 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' premiered July 15, 2003 to a 0.9 adults 18-49 rating & 1.64 million viewers and rose to a peak of 2.0 & 3.35 million viewers mid-way through its first season. That first season performed very well, averaging a 1.3 rating & 2.2 million viewers, but the numbers consistently declined from there. A second season tumbled to a 0.6 rating & 1.15 million viewers though the last several episodes fell below 1 million, and that trend continued in its third season which dropped to 0.3 & 640,000. The final two seasons fell to nearly invisible levels at 0.23 & 0.17 in the demo and at ~470,000 & ~380,000 in total viewers, and the show was cancelled. It was later revived by Netflix though ratings are not available.

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Season 1 Ratings (2003-04)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jul. 15, 2003	1.642	0.9
Jul. 15, 2003	1.436	0.8
Jul. 22, 2003	1.569	0.9
Jul. 29, 2003	2.753	1.6
Aug. 5, 2003	2.681	1.6
Aug. 12, 2003	2.267	1.3
Aug. 19, 2003	2.932	1.7
Aug. 26, 2003	3.088	1.7
Sept. 2, 2003	3.349	2.0
Sept. 16, 2003	2.797	1.6
Sept. 23, 2003	2.388	1.3
Nov. 18, 2003	2.816	1.6
Nov. 25, 2003	2.167	1.2
Dec. 2, 2003	2.464	1.4
Dec. 9, 2003	2.010	1.0
Dec. 16, 2003	2.922	1.7
Feb. 17, 2004	2.197	1.3
Feb. 24, 2004	1.680	0.9
Mar. 2, 2004	1.762	1.0
Mar. 9, 2004	2.364	1.3
Mar. 16, 2004	1.785	1.0
Mar. 23, 2004	2.114	1.2
Apr. 6, 2004	1.446	0.9
Apr. 13, 2004	1.650	0.9
Apr. 20, 2004	1.497	0.8
Average	2.23	1.26

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Season 2 Ratings (2004)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 1, 2004	2.175	1.2
Jun. 8, 2004	1.847	0.9
Jun. 15, 2004	1.815	0.8
Jun. 22, 2004	1.348	0.7
Jun. 29, 2004	1.959	0.9
Jul. 6, 2004	1.280	0.7
Jul. 13, 2004	-	-
Jul. 20, 2004	1.447	0.8
Jul. 27, 2004	1.302	0.7
Aug. 3, 2004	1.066	0.5
Aug. 10, 2004	1.721	0.9
Aug. 31, 2004	1.287	0.6
Sept. 7, 2004	1.297	0.6
Sept. 14, 2004	0.940	0.5
Sept. 21, 2004	0.868	0.4
Nov. 2, 2004	0.663	0.3
Nov. 23, 2004	0.627	0.3
Dec. 7, 2004	0.773	0.4
Jan. 11, 2005	1.468	0.8
Jan. 18, 2005	0.839	0.4
Jan. 25, 2005	1.011	0.5
Feb. 1, 2005	0.968	0.5
Feb. 15, 2005	0.892	0.4
Feb. 22, 2005	1.005	0.5
Mar. 1, 2005	0.619	0.3
Mar. 8, 2005	0.922	0.5
Mar. 15, 2005	0.668	0.3
Mar. 29, 2005	0.765	0.3
Apr. 5, 2005	0.885	0.5
Apr. 12, 2005	0.871	0.5
Average	1.149	0.58

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Season 3 Ratings (2005-06)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 7, 2005	1.199	0.6
Jun. 14, 2005	0.738	0.4
Jun. 21, 2005	0.630	0.3
Jun. 28, 2005	0.622	0.3
Jul. 5, 2005	1.035	0.5
Jul. 12, 2005	0.927	0.5
Jul. 19, 2005	0.995	0.5
Jul. 26, 2005	0.558	0.3
Aug. 2, 2005	0.604	0.3
Aug. 9, 2005	0.685	0.3
Aug. 16, 2005	0.706	0.4
Dec. 6, 2005	0.475	0.2
Dec. 13, 2005	0.421	0.2
Dec. 20, 2005	0.365	0.2
Jan. 3, 2006	0.539	0.3
Jan. 10, 2006	0.366	0.2
Jan. 17, 2006	0.446	0.2
Jan. 24, 2006	0.447	0.2
Feb. 7, 2006	0.402	0.2
Average	0.640	0.32

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Season 4 Ratings (2006)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Jun. 6, 2006	0.753	0.3
Jun. 13, 2006	0.317	0.2
Jun. 20, 2006	0.383	0.2
Jun. 27, 2006	0.585	0.3
Jul. 4, 2006	0.360	0.2
Jul. 11, 2006	0.352	0.1
Jul. 18, 2006	0.637	0.3
Jul. 25, 2006	0.413	0.1
Aug. 1, 2006	0.550	0.3
Aug. 8, 2006	0.376	0.2
Aug. 15, 2006	0.537	0.3
Aug. 22, 2006	0.405	0.2
Aug. 29, 2006	0.573	0.3
Sept. 5, 2006	0.441	0.2
Sept. 12, 2006	0.435	0.2
Sept. 19, 2006	0.437	0.2
Average	0.472	0.23

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Season 5 Ratings (2007)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Oct. 2, 2007	0.282	0.1
Oct. 2, 2007	0.545	0.3
Oct. 9, 2007	0.419	0.2
Oct. 9, 2007	0.294	0.1
Oct. 16, 2007	0.273	0.1
Oct. 16, 2007	0.445	0.2
Oct. 23, 2007	0.362	0.2
Oct. 23, 2007	0.384	0.2
Oct. 30, 2007	0.365	0.1
Oct. 30, 2007	0.448	0.2
Average	0.382	0.17

Source: Nielsen Media Research