Written, directed, edited, produced, starring, and created by stand-up comic Louis C.K., will FX’s Louie TV series continue to attract positive ratings? It’s all in one man’s hands.

The comedy’s ratings are the best way to tell if Louie will be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season. The third season episodes typically air Thursday nights on FX. Once again, there are 13 installments.

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Final season three ratings averages: 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 800,000 total viewers.

Episode 03-13: Thursday, 09/27/12
0.2 demo rating (-33% change) with 0.43 million (-19% change).
Season averages: 0.40 in the demo with 0.80 million.

Episode 03-12: Thursday, 09/20/12
0.3 demo rating (+50% change) with 0.54 million (+13% change).
Season averages: 0.42 in the demo with 0.83 million.

Episode 03-11: Thursday, 09/13/12
0.2 demo rating (-33% change) with 0.48 million (-21% change).
Season averages: 0.43 in the demo with 0.85 million.

Episode 03-10: Thursday, 08/30/12
0.3 demo rating (-25% change) with 0.60 million (-15% change).
Season averages: 0.45 in the demo with 0.89 million.

Episode 03-09: Thursday, 08/23/12
0.4 demo rating (0% change) with 0.71 million (-15% change).
Season averages: 0.47 in the demo with 0.92 million.

Episode 03-08: Thursday, 08/16/12
0.4 demo rating (0% change) with 0.84 million (+20% change).
Season averages: 0.47 in the demo with 0.95 million.

strong>Episode 03-07: Thursday, 08/09/12
0.4 demo rating (+33% change) with 0.70 million (+2% change).
Season averages: 0.49 in the demo with 0.96 million.

Episode 03-06: Thursday, 08/02/12
0.3 demo rating (-25% change) with 0.69 million (-16% change).
Season averages: 0.50 in the demo with 1.01 million.

Episode 03-05: Thursday, 07/26/12
0.4 demo rating (-20% change) with 0.82 million (-14% change).
Season averages: 0.54 in the demo with 1.07 million.

Episode 03-04: Thursday, 07/19/12
0.5 demo rating (0% change) with 0.96 million (-10% change).
Season averages: 0.57 in the demo with 1.13 million.

Episode 03-03: Thursday, 07/12/12
0.5 demo rating (-17% change) with 1.06 million (-1% change).
Season averages: 0.60 in the demo with 1.19 million.

Episode 03-02: Thursday, 07/05/12
0.6 demo rating (-14% episode-to-episode change) with 1.08 million (-25% change).
Season averages: 0.65 in the demo with 1.25 million.

Episode 03-01: Thursday, 06/28/12
0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.43 million total viewers.
Season averages: 0.70 in the demo with 1.43 million.

Reference point: The second season of Louie averaged a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.44 million total viewers. FX renewed the Louie TV series for a third season in August 2011, after seven episodes of season two had aired.

Cable ratings are typically released within a day or so of the show’s airing, except for in the case of weekends and holidays. They are sometimes harder to come by so there may be occasional delays or gaps.

What do you think? Do you like the Louie TV series? Do you think that it should be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?