After being a ratings hit for A&E in its first season, Bates Motel saw a significant drop in the ratings in season two. Will the numbers continue to drop this time around? Cancelled or renewed for a fourth season? Stay tuned.
Set in the small town of White Pine Bay, Oregon, Bates Motel tells the story of a teenage Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga). Others in the cast include Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell, Kenny Johnson, Nicola Peltz, Ryan Hurst, Tracy Spiridakos, Kevin Rahm, and Joshua Leonard.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
Final season averages: 0.73 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.80 million total viewers.
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For comparisons: The second season of Bates Motel averaged a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.3 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers and are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Bates Motel TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or be renewed for a fourth season?
Love Bates Motel. Please renew for 2016. I never miss it. One of the few A&E shows that I watch.
Too bad the ratings are dropping just as we are getting to the flux of THE Norman Bates. This season has been much better than last season. They should start giving timelines to series(those with known characters), so viewers have a better idea as to how things will lay out. Take Hannibal, writers say they have it laid out for 7 seasons and the things they want to incorporate from the books. We know “Red Dragon” theories will start appearing. With Bates, I think too many people were expecting more crazy Norman early on.
Nailed it!
I love Bates Motel.
I think the one way we can help keep the show on is for those of us who like it is to contact a&e and tell them the very things that we are saying now
There should not be any question about renewing this wonderful show! And this season where it getting so intense and now that Norman/Norma are LOSING it big time I can’t wait to see rest of this amazing season!!!! And poor Max caught in the middle of this insanity, you got to feel for him! I just hope he survives! And A&E never, never, ever cancel! Get rid of some of the other fluff shows you have and leave this true intense drama ALONE!!!!
This show is so well written and acted! Its the only show I make time for every week!! Needs more episode in a season though, 10 just isn’t enough!!
I stopped watching early on in season 2. I was very pleasantly surprised when I gave current season 3 a try. Now, its one of the only shows I watch. Its found ( or gotten back) its ” groove” and for lack of better word ,purpose. It really is well made and acted and heck no.. shouldn’t be axed. Something I like, appreciate, and think really adds to the story and is well done, is how the writers and actors incorporate realities of what happens when abuse and horrors occur in someone’s childhood/life. I saw this somewhat in season 1… Read more »
Love your description of the depths of the relationships and the consequences of a damaged person/family. It is so realistic in so many levels. I can truly relate to Norma. In so many many ways. I think we all can. Life can be traumatic. sometimes less traumatic, sometimes more but non the less it affects us, and consequences are inevitable. The show is beautifully written. To see all the demensions of damage is pretty sad but it’s what drags me in. Poor Norma. She’s NEVER had a man be good to her. Never. Not her dad, not her brother, not… Read more »
I love this show so much!! I think if they didn’t wait soooo long between seasons; there would be NO question on it being renewed/cancelled. Plus you never see previous during the off season, like you do with TWD or some other awesome shows. Please please don’t cancel.
I agree to this.I hope they renew season4 and 5 I’am so anxious.
This show gets better & better. DO NOT cancel it
Promote it better and have more episodes. Season 1 had many commercials promoting it & season 3 had none.
Plus 10 shows a season and 10 months between seasons is why it doesn’t draw in more numbers. You get invested & then have to wait a year for more. Cmon man, do it quicker
Totally agree!! Give us more pl
ease!
THIS SHOW IS AMAZING!!!! The actors are great, Vera, Freddy, and let’s not forget MAX!!! Look forward to every weeks episode and so do a lot of my friends! NEVER, EVER, CANCEL THIS SHOW!
Going to get cancelled this season stinker.
I am addicted to this show, I started watching Bates Motel last January on Netflix and the drama intrigued me not knowing anything about the Pyscho movie. Then in Spring before Season 2 would air I watched Psycho till time passed. Waited a whole entire year for Season 3 I don’t get why people would be disappointed this Season 3 is supposed to be dark, and suspenseful this is by far the best season, would love to see the full transformation of Norman become MOTHER…
Please RENEW Bates Motel for season 4
I agree to this.I hope they renew season4 and 5 I’am so anxious.
I am addicted to this show, I started watching Bates Motel last January on Netflix and the drama intrigued me not knowing anything about the Pyscho movie. Then in Spring before Season 2 would air I watched Psycho till time passed. Waited a whole entire year for Season 3 I don’t get why people would be disappointed this Season 3 is supposed to be dark, and suspenseful this is by far the best season, would love to see the full transformation of Norman become MOTHER…
Please RENEW FOR SEASON 4
Never missed an episode of Bates Motel, watched season 1 on Netflix last year then followed
the Season 2 live on tv without knowing the history of Psycho then watched Psycho, it made me more intrigued to watch season 3, fans you will not be displeased, this is by far the best season yet, being season 3 it’s gonna get dark get use to it. It’s supposed to be a dark story.
I love this show! Read that they want to do five seasons. I want to see it play out to the end. Wish that it wasn’t a whole year between seasons.
Never miss it, loved the Anthony Perkin’s Psycho movies and Bates Motel is just so damn good!!! Best show on TV, hands down! Absolutely no competition. I don’t want Norman or Norma to leave us for a while yet! Totally obsessed with it. Freddie and Vera are amazing!