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FX’s hit drama series American Horror Story capped its highly-rated first season with its most-watched episode to date. The first season finale drew 3.22 million total viewers. In adults 18-49, the closer averaged 2.19 million viewers. Also today, series co-creator/executive producer Ryan Murphy officially announced that AHS will be a seasonal anthology series, with every future season featuring a new story, new setting, new theme, and new cast members, while some actors from the previous season could return to the series playing entirely new characters.
With nine weeks of Live+7 data, AHS is averaging 4.4 million viewers, 3.3 million Adults 18-49 and 2.0 million Adults 18-34 on a first-run basis. It is currently tied with TNT’s Falling Skies as the top-rated new cable series in Adults 18-49 (3.3 million), but likely to become the sole No.1 when Live+7 data is available for the full season. AHS by far is the highest-rated first season of any FX series, topping Justified by 29% in Total Viewers, and Murphy’s previous FX hit Nip/Tuck by 50% in Adults 18-49. The series debut of AHS ranks as the No.1 series premiere ever for FX in Adults 18-49 (3.14 million) and Adults 18-34 (1.77 million). On a weekly basis, including linear viewing, video-on-demand and online viewing, AHS is averaging 8.6 million total viewers per episode.
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Smart move making it a seasonal anthology — that might be a solution to Murphy’s problem of writing horrible second seasons.
well, Nip/Tuck’s second season was its best in the series, it went down hill after that. Popular only lasted two fun but before-its-time seasons. Glee, on the other hand, indeed had a messy second season.
AHS was always announced as an anthology with its principle cast only signed on for one season.
Ryan Murphy,
You’re an amateur storyteller at best, and I use the term loosely. It’s obvious by the gratuitous sex scenes and shock-value inserted throughout AHS that you’re weak in your craft. You’re no Joe Hill, a master storyteller who knows how to draw the audience in to his characters.
Anyone who wants to see what Horror is really about—characters you care about who elicit a sympathetic response—go read the popular graphic novel series: LOCKE & KEY.
For those of you who aren’t familiar, let me add this…
Joe HIll is a highly acclaimed NY Times Best Selling author—HEART-SHAPED BOX, HORNS—oh, and also happens to be Stephen King’s son.
How can you even compare the two? One is a graphic novel (one that no one at the TV networks want, by the way), and one is a weekly TV show. Relax – go somewhere else to trash things you clearly don’t have an interest in to begin with.
Obviously the ratings increased. I liked the entire season and can’t wait for season 2. Something different that I haven’t seen before. Well done all ’round.
For one, big FOX wanted to pick up the pilot…but didn’t want the hefty price tag that came along with backing it as a series. Spielberg was even attached as producer, but it was reported to have a movie’s pricey budget for TV. That’s the reason.
As for your graphic novel comment: Joe HIll also writes Novels, and, in then end, storytelling is storytelling, and Ryan Murphy has the skill set of a B movie screenwriter…i.e. AWFUL!
Ryan Murphy,
You’re an amateur storyteller at best, and I use the term loosely. It’s obvious by the gratuitous sex scenes and shock-value inserted throughout AHS that you’re weak in your craft. You’re no Joe Hill (aka Stephen King’s son), a master storyteller who knows how to draw the audience in to his characters.
Anyone who wants to see what Horror is really about—characters you care about who elicit a sympathetic response—go read the popular graphic novel series: LOCKE & KEY.
Hey Corpse Bride,
What hit television shows are you writing, producing, and making tons of money off of, again?
After that abortion of a finale, let’s see how many people tune in next season.
I am not into horror movies or TV shows but for some reason I love this show.
Why didn’t Fox pick up Locke and Key? Why didn’t NBC pick up Locke & Key?
Disastrous finale episode — so bored i fell asleep. Should’ve ended on the penultimate ep. Regardless, can’t wait for season 2.
This show was the definition of a mess. If I were Murphy, I’d hire a new showrunner, one who actually knows and understands good genre storytelling, rather than continue with his “Let’s throw everything against the wall and hope something sticks” style of writing.
And PLEASE hire better directors and editors. The directing and editing on this show was horrendous. Yes, Mr. Editor, we know you’re using jump cuts, but you don’t know HOW to use them, so it just becomes an annoying distraction.
“Definition of a mess” .
Please see above article. Clearly if it did this well in the ratings, the viewing public does not share your opinion. You losers are out in full force tonight!
You’re taking this awfully personal, Ryan, ahem, I mean, Brett.
Jeez, what is up with you Locke & Key psychos? I’ve heard of it but never read it, and now I’m not sure I want to after reading these ridiculous tantrums from what sounds like spoiled children. Don’t worry guys, Stephen King’s son will make it in this world.
As for American Horror Story, I thought it ended wonderfully. I love that they’ve told this story and aren’t going to milk it dry. I really dig the thought of an anthology show, and I’m just glad there is a great horror show on television that is about CHARACTER (I’m looking at you, Walking Dead).
Murphy ripped off locke and key…get it.
Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk didn’t rip off Locke and Key, they ripped off every horror movie of the last 50 years.
Just read the synopsis of Locke and Key, and still not getting how AHS ripped this off.
But good for Stephen King’s son that SOMEONE is in his corner; an uphill battle, that life must be. Good looking out, John!
The finale wasn’t what I expected, but then I never knew what to expect from this show each week and that was kind of refreshing on TV lately. I think the story could have stretched another season and then gone on to something different, but I enjoyed the ride while it lasted this season. Jessica Lange was just wonderful to watch too.
Like “Lost,” AHS was uneven and all over the place and its finale was incredibly boring and disappointing.
Well said!
At least Lost was entertaining for six years before falling off a cliff at the end. AHS can’t even get a baker’s dozen episodes under its belt!
I agree with the Murphy-Can’t-Write crowd. AHS was a mess. (And citing ratings in a debate about a show’s quality is the definition of clueless.)
lost did not “fall off a cliff” for an ending… neither did ahs season 1.