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Kitchen Nightmares: Season Five Ratings

Will Chef Gorgon Ramsay and Kitchen Nightmares continue to bring solid ratings to the network? Could this be the first of his four FOX shows to be cancelled? Stay tuned to find out.

Ramsay helps turn around struggling restaurants on the fifth season Kitchen Nightmares. Episodes typically air on Friday nights on the FOX network. There are 16 episodes.

Below are the TV show’s ratings for the 2012-13 season, the best way to tell if Kitchen Nightmares is going to be cancelled or renewed for season six.

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Final season averages: 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.14 million total viewers.

Episode 05-16: Friday, 05/10/13
1.2 in the demo (+9% change) with 3.34 million (+10% change).
Season averages: 1.13 in the demo with 3.14 million.

Episode 05-15: Friday, 05/03/13
1.1 in the demo (+10% change) with 3.05 million (+1% change).
Season averages: 1.13 in the demo with 3.13 million.

Episode 05-14: Friday, 04/26/13
1.0 in the demo (-9% change) with 3.02 million (0% change).
Season averages: 1.13 in the demo with 3.13 million.

Episode 05-13: Friday, 03/15/13
1.1 in the demo (-8% change) with 3.03 million (-9% change).
Season averages: 1.14 in the demo with 3.14 million.

Episode 05-12: Friday, 03/08/13
1.2 in the demo (-8% change) with 3.31 million (0% change).
Season averages: 1.14 in the demo with 3.15 million.

Episode 05-11: Friday, 03/01/13
1.3 in the demo (+18% change) with 3.30 million (+7% change).
Season averages: 1.14 in the demo with 3.14 million.

Episode 05-10: Friday, 02/22/13
1.1 in the demo (0% change) with 3.08 million (-2% change).
Season averages: 1.12 in the demo with 3.12 million.

Episode 05-09: Friday, 02/15/13
1.1 in the demo (+10% change) with 3.14 million (+9% change).
Season averages: 1.12 in the demo with 3.13 million.

Episode 05-08: Friday, 02/01/13
1.0 in the demo (-29% change) with 2.89 million (-23% change).
Season averages: 1.13 in the demo with 3.14 million.

Episode 05-07: Friday, 01/25/13
1.4 in the demo (+27% change) with 3.75 million (+25% change).
Season averages: 1.14 in the demo with 3.16 million.

Episode 05-06: Friday, 12/14/12
1.1 in the demo (-8% change) with 2.99 million (-2% change).
Season averages: 1.10 in the demo with 3.06 million.

Episode 05-05: Friday, 12/07/12
1.2 in the demo (0% change) with 3.04 million (-10% change).
Season averages: 1.10 in the demo with 3.07 million.

Episode 05-04: Friday, 11/16/12
1.2 in the demo (0% change) with 3.38 million (-2% change).
Season averages: 1.08 in the demo with 3.08 million.

Episode 05-03: Friday, 11/09/12
1.2 in the demo (+20% change) with 3.45 million (+21% change).
Season averages: 1.03 in the demo with 2.98 million.

Episode 05-02: Friday, 11/02/12
1.0 in the demo (+11% change) with 2.85 million (+8% change).
Season averages: 0.95 in the demo with 2.75 million.

Episode 05-01: Friday, 10/26/12
0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.65 million total viewers.
Season averages: 0.90 in the demo with 2.65 million.

Compared to last season’s premiere, Kitchen Nightmares was down by 44% in the demo (vs a 1.6 rating) and down by 32% in viewership (vs 3.9 million).


Reference point: The fourth season averaged a 1.5 demo rating with 3.58 million total viewers.

Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals 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 Kitchen Nightmares TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a sixth season?


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