This season is slowing picking up — do the ratings reflect that?
The Challenge: Vets & New Threats: Episode 3 was watched by 319,000 live viewers and received a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This is an increase of 67,000 viewers compared to episode 2, and the demo is up by 0.03. It was the 5th highest-rated cable show of the night.
While the numbers still aren’t great compared to other seasons, this is good momentum. Live viewership went up by about 27%, which is a sign that people are starting to connect with the season.
Here are some benchmarks to compare this episode:
Vets & New Threats Episode 2: 252,000 viewers (0.10 rating)
All Stars Rivals Episode 3: 401,000 (0.16 rating)
Battle of the Eras Episode 3: 407,000 viewers (0.19 rating)
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