American Horror Story (FX): Ratings Recap

FX's 'American Horror Story' premiered October 5, 2011 to a solid 1.6 A18-49 rating with 3.18 million viewers and held in the high-2 millions throughout its first season, ultimately averaging a 1.6 & 2.82 million viewers. Following a slight decline in its second season, the show's ratings peaked in its third where it logged a 2.2 rating & 4 million viewers. Its fourth season dipped a bit to a still-great 1.9 rating & 3.9 million viewers, but then lost a million viewers down to 2.9 million in its fifth and sixth seasons. Numbers declined pretty consistently for the next few seasons, and its most-recent 10th season pulled just a 0.23 rating & 652,000 viewers in fall 2021. FX has renewed the series through season 13.

American Horror Story Season 1 Ratings (2011)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Oct. 5, 2011	3.184	1.6
Oct. 12, 2011	2.462	1.4
Oct. 19, 2011	2.586	1.5
Oct. 26, 2011	2.961	1.7
Nov. 2, 2011	2.745	1.6
Nov. 9, 2011	2.831	1.6
Nov. 16, 2011	3.061	1.8
Nov. 23, 2011	2.812	1.6
Nov. 30, 2011	2.851	1.7
Dec. 7, 2011	2.543	1.6
Dec. 14, 2011	2.589	1.4
Dec. 21, 2011	3.222	1.7
Average	2.821	1.6

American Horror Story Season 2 Ratings (2012-13)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Oct. 17, 2012	3.848	2.2
Oct. 24, 2012	3.061	1.7
Oct. 31, 2012	2.469	1.5
Nov. 7, 2012	2.648	1.5
Nov. 14, 2012	2.779	1.6
Nov. 21, 2012	1.893	0.9
Nov. 28, 2012	2.273	1.3
Dec. 5, 2012	2.363	1.4
Dec. 12, 2012	2.216	1.3
Jan. 2, 2013	2.210	1.2
Jan. 9, 2013	2.506	1.5
Jan. 16, 2013	2.303	1.3
Jan. 23, 2013	2.288	1.3
Average	2.527	1.4

American Horror Story Season 3 Ratings (2013-14)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Oct. 9, 2013	5.538	3.05
Oct. 16, 2013	4.513	2.47
Oct. 23, 2013	3.779	2.14
Oct. 30, 2013	3.714	2.01
Nov. 6, 2013	3.799	2.17
Nov. 13, 2013	4.161	2.29
Nov. 20, 2013	3.995	2.22
Dec. 4, 2013	4.066	2.17
Dec. 11, 2013	3.942	2.11
Jan. 8, 2014	3.486	1.79
Jan. 15, 2014	3.462	1.72
Jan. 22, 2014	3.352	1.75
Jan. 29, 2014	4.242	2.23
Average	4.004	2.16

American Horror Story Season 4 Ratings (2014-15)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Oct. 8, 2014	6.127	3.11
Oct. 15, 2014	4.527	2.26
Oct. 22, 2014	4.439	2.21
Oct. 29, 2014	4.511	2.30
Nov. 5, 2014	4.220	2.11
Nov. 12, 2014	3.647	1.77
Nov. 19, 2014	3.912	1.99
Dec. 3, 2014	3.303	1.61
Dec. 10, 2014	3.071	1.51
Dec. 17, 2014	2.993	1.50
Jan. 7, 2015	3.111	1.46
Jan. 14, 2015	2.938	1.39
Jan. 21, 2015	3.271	1.55
Average	3.852	1.91

American Horror Story Season 5 Ratings (2015-16)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Oct. 7, 2015	5.807	2.99
Oct. 14, 2015	4.061	2.15
Oct. 21, 2015	3.202	1.67
Oct. 28, 2015	3.045	1.60
Nov. 4, 2015	2.867	1.48
Nov. 11, 2015	2.637	1.40
Nov. 18, 2015	2.637	1.41
Dec. 2, 2015	2.310	1.20
Dec. 9, 2015	2.142	1.07
Dec. 16, 2015	1.846	0.94
Jan. 6, 2016	1.840	0.85
Jan. 13, 2016	2.245	1.15
Average	2.887	1.49

American Horror Story Season 6 Ratings (2016)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Sept. 14, 2016	5.137	2.78
Sept. 21, 2016	3.273	1.79
Sept. 28, 2016	3.078	1.69
Oct. 5, 2016	2.828	1.43
Oct. 12, 2016	2.824	1.46
Oct. 19, 2016	2.482	1.36
Oct. 26, 2016	2.622	1.41
Nov. 2, 2016	2.197	1.19
Nov. 9, 2016	2.433	1.30
Nov. 16, 2016	2.450	1.33
Average	2.932	1.57

American Horror Story Season 7 Ratings (2017)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Sept. 5, 2017	3.933	2.02
Sept. 12, 2017	2.381	1.24
Sept. 19, 2017	2.247	1.15
Sept. 26, 2017	2.126	1.06
Oct. 3, 2017	2.199	1.07
Oct. 10, 2017	2.149	1.04
Oct. 17, 2017	2.065	0.97
Oct. 24, 2017	2.061	1.03
Oct. 31, 2017	1.483	0.72
Nov. 7, 2017	1.820	0.83
Nov. 14, 2017	1.974	1.01
Average	2.222	1.10

American Horror Story Season 8 Ratings (2018)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Sept. 12, 2018	3.081	1.45
Sept. 19, 2018	2.210	1.07
Sept. 26, 2018	1.945	0.92
Oct. 3, 2018	2.022	1.00
Oct. 10, 2018	2.116	1.02
Oct. 17, 2018	2.008	0.93
Oct. 24, 2018	1.848	0.90
Oct. 31, 2018	1.625	0.74
Nov. 7, 2018	1.648	0.75
Nov. 14, 2018	1.830	0.81
Average	2.033	0.96

American Horror Story Season 9 Ratings (2019)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Sept. 18, 2019	2.126	1.00
Sept. 25, 2019	1.491	0.68
Oct. 2, 2019	1.344	0.62
Oct. 9, 2019	1.293	0.64
Oct. 16, 2019	1.085	0.50
Oct. 23, 2019	1.350	0.61
Oct. 30, 2019	1.053	0.46
Nov. 6, 2019	1.046	0.49
Nov. 13, 2019	1.082	0.50
Average	1.319	0.61

American Horror Story Season 10 Ratings (2021)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Aug. 25, 2021	0.925	0.36
Aug. 25, 2021	0.581	0.23
Sept. 1, 2021	0.697	0.26
Sept. 8, 2021	0.610	0.20
Sept. 15, 2021	0.642	0.22
Sept. 22, 2021	0.732	0.29
Sept. 29, 2021	0.687	0.26
Oct. 6, 2021	0.483	0.15
Oct. 13, 2021	0.579	0.20
Oct. 20, 2021	0.579	0.17
Average	0.652	0.23

Source: Nielsen Media Research