Finally, Battle for a New Champion resulted in a new champion — but did people watch?
Episode 19 was viewed by 508,000 people and received a 0.21 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This is a decrease of 13,000 viewers from last week, and the demo remained flat. It was the fourth-highest-rated cable show of the night.
Compared to most of the season, this is above-average viewership. However, it fell to MTV’s second most-viewed show over the past seven days. It topped RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 —episode 6 brought in 519,000 viewers with a 0.17 rating last Friday. Meanwhile, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 7, episode 2, brought in 379,000 viewers and a 0.19 rating last Thursday.
Here are some benchmarks to compare this episode:
Episode 18: 521,000 viewers
Ride or Dies Episode 19: 671,000 viewers
Stop Being Polite 