We’re only 1/3 of the way through the final. Are people in for the ride?

Episode 17 was viewed by 551,000 viewers and received a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demographic. It remained the 4th highest-rated cable show of the evening.
This is a large drop of 84,000 viewers — not the type of thing you want to see going into a final, but something MTV should expect if they’re gonna make the final 3 episodes long.
Over the past seven days, The Challenge has lost its title of MTV’s most-watched show. Last week’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race soared up to 729,000 viewers, 151,000 more than the prior week. It was the second most-watched cable show on Friday night.