We’re halfway through the season — are viewers still along for the ride?
Episode 9 was viewed by 379,000 people with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This is a drop of 5,000 viewers compared to last week, but the demo went up by 0.04. It was the eighth-highest-rated cable show of the night.
It feels like The Challenge is falling into a rut with viewership in the high 300,000s. Sure, there was competition last night from Survivor, election coverage, and MLB playoffs. But when there’s predictable competition every week, is that really an excuse?
Here are some benchmarks to compare this episode:
Battle of the Eras Episode 8: 384,000 viewers (0.15 rating)
Battle for a New Champion Episode 9: 389,000 viewers (0.17 rating)
Stop Being Polite 