As Warner Horizon Television’s LONGMIRE heads towards its season two finale next Monday, the penultimate episode hit a season high last night (Monday, August 19, 2013, at 10/9c on A&E) among its key Adults 25–54 demo, posting a 1.16 rating and delivering 1.382 million viewers in the demo (Nielsen, Live+SD)
Last night’s episode also delivered the show’s best performance of the season since its season two premiere on May 27 among both Total Viewers with 4.122 million and Adults 18–49 with an 0.79 rating and 997,000 viewers in the demo (Nielsen, Live+SD)
In its second season, LONGMIRE remains the most-watched scripted series on A&E among Total Viewers
Season to date in its new Monday 10/9c time period, LONGMIRE has improved A&E’s performance year-to-year by up to +312% in some categories (Nielsen, Most Current: Live+SD plus Live+7 where available):
Averaging 4.984 million Total Viewers, up +312% versus A&E’s performance in the same time period during the comparable time frame last year (1.211 million)
Averaging 1.774 million viewers Adults 25–54, up +166% versus A&E’s performance in the same time period during the comparable time frame last year (666,000)
Averaging 1.345 million viewers Adults 18–49, up +111% versus A&E’s performance in the same time period during the comparable time frame last year (638,000).
Source: tvbythenumbers.com, 8/20/13
