The end is here — but how many people stuck it out until the final episode?
Episode 19 was viewed by 571,000 people with a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This is a huge increase of 156,000 viewers compared to last week, and the demo went up by 0.07. It was the second-highest-rated cable show of the night and this is the highest-rated episode of the season.
This is a great way to end the season, and the show had a lot working in its favor. People are inside in the winter and there’s less competition from other shows. Plus, The Challenge may have gotten extra promo on MTV because it’s no longer the network’s highest-rated show (based on the past seven days). The RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 premiere received 671,000 live viewers with a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demo, and The Challenge was advertised during its airing.
Here are some benchmarks to compare this episode:
Battle of the Eras Episode 17: 415,000 viewers (0.17 rating)
Battle for a New Champion Episode 19: 508,000 viewers (0.21 rating)
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