SpotVault - The Expanse (Syfy) - Spring 2018 Ratings

Cablemetrics: The Expanse, The Magicians, The Fosters, Switched at Birth

These numbers are current through Monday, February 6.

WHAT MATTERS:

• After its breakthrough season two premiere, The Magicians (0.37) took a 29% drop in week two. A drop of that size is never a good thing, but 0.37 still puts it at the high end of its season one ratings.

SpotVault - The Expanse (Syfy) - Winter Spring 2017 Ratings

Cablemetrics: The Librarians, Legends, Agent X, The Expanse

These numbers are current through Wednesday, December 30.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Though the broadcast networks almost completely shut down for business during the holiday weeks, cable had a surprising volume of scripted originals powering through. Many of those were on TNT, including the last episodes of cancelled Agent X (0.28/0.21) and Legends (0.15/0.09/0.10). The only real standout of the week was The Librarians (0.55); even with a nice finale spike, it was -42% in its sophomore season, but that still puts it a clear step ahead of most other TNT winter offerings.

Cablemetrics: Into the Badlands, Homeland, The Affair, The Expanse

These numbers are current through Wednesday, December 23.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Had some earlier Twitter thoughts on finale Sunday for Showtime and AMC.

SpotVault - The Expanse (Syfy) - 2015-16 Ratings

The Expanse

Tuesdays, 10/9c, Syfy

Cablemetrics: The Expanse, The Magicians, Into the Badlands, Fargo

These numbers are current through Thursday, December 17.

WHAT MATTERS:

• This week saw Syfy use its three-night miniseries Childhood's End (0.43 -> 0.31 -> 0.33) as a lead-in for previews of its new drama series. On Monday and Tuesday, it was space opera The Expanse (0.33 -> 0.27), which will actually continue airing on Tuesdays through the holidays and into the winter. Wednesday brought The Magicians (0.26), which was more of a true "special preview" situation as it's not airing again until late January. At least so far, despite what seems like a bigger money investment, there's little indication that these will be the shows to get the channel out of its rut of 0.2-0.3 same-day ratings for dramas.