Here are the most recent TV ratings for Mad Men on AMC. The TV show’s ratings are the best way to tell if it will be cancelled or renewed for another season (though Mad Men has already been renewed through season six). The fifth season of Mad Men airs Sunday nights. There are 13 episodes.
Created by Matthew Weiner, this AMC show revolves around Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and others connected with the Madison Avenue advertising world of the 1960s. The current cast also includes Aaron Staton, Bryan Batt, Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, John Slattery, Michael Gladis, Rich Sommer, Robert Morse, and Vincent Kartheiser.
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Final season five averages: 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.61 million total viewers.
Episode 05-13: Sunday, 06/10/12
0.9 in the demo (+13% change) with 2.70 million total viewers (+12% change).
Season average: 0.87 in the demo with 2.61 million.
Episode 05-12: Sunday, 06/03/12
0.8 in the demo (+33% change) with 2.41 million total viewers (+17% change).
Season average: 0.87 in the demo with 2.60 million.
Episode 05-11: Sunday, 05/27/12
0.6 in the demo (0% change) with 2.07 million total viewers (-8% change).
Season average: 0.87 in the demo with 2.62 million.
Episode 05-10: Sunday, 05/20/12
0.6 in the demo (-14% change) with 1.92 million total viewers (-10% change).
Season average: 0.90 in the demo with 2.68 million.
Episode 05-09: Sunday, 05/13/12
0.7 in the demo (0% change) with 2.13 million total viewers (-7% change).
Season average: 0.93 in the demo with 2.76 million.
Episode 05-08: Sunday, 05/06/12
0.7 in the demo (0% change) with 2.29 million total viewers (-1% change).
Season average: 0.96 in the demo with 2.84 million.
Episode 05-07: Sunday, 04/29/12
0.7 in the demo (-22% change) with 2.31 million total viewers (-13% change).
Season average: 1.00 in the demo with 2.92 million.
Episode 05-06: Sunday, 04/22/12
0.9 in the demo (-10% change) with 2.66 million total viewers (-9% change).
Season average: 1.05 in the demo with 3.02 million.
Episode 05-05: Sunday, 04/15/12
1.0 in the demo (0% change) with 2.70 million total viewers (-2% change).
Season average: 1.08 in the demo with 3.09 million.
Episode 05-04: Sunday, 04/08/12
1.0 in the demo (0% change) with 2.83 million total viewers (-6% change).
Season average: 1.10 in the demo with 3.19 million.
Episode 05-03: Sunday, 04/01/12
1.0 in the demo (-17% episode-to-episode change) with 2.94 million total viewers (-17% change).
Season average: 1.13 in the demo with 3.34 million.
Episode 05-01 & 05-02: Sunday, 03/25/12
1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.54 million total viewers.
Season average: 1.20 in the demo with 3.54 million.
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 Mad Men TV series? Do you think that season six should be the end?
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I watched the first four seasons of Mad Men and loved it. I couldn’t stand this last season. It seems to me like this season is missing everything that made the first four seasons great. I think this is the reason for the drop in viewership. I think the only reason people still watch the show is that they cling to the hope that the show will reclaim some of it’s former glory.
The last demo drop seems significant. Any rationale out there?
I would like to see Don Draper grow old, maybe by himself as a rich playboy. I would definitely like to see something to the point where Don’s daughter grows up and gets married… Perhaps to te neighbor kid that the mom hates. Maybe see Don and Betty have a fling every now and then as such in the movie “it’s Complicated”. Just go all out with some good drama out of left field.
Although it’s been renewed for seasons 5 and 6… I think Mad Men should complete a 10 season run. If the likes of other good dramas like CSI, Law and Order or even comedies such as “Seinfeld” have done it; I don’t see why this particular “period piece” can’t have longevity. It educates and communicates with todays generation about how things used to be and how we have progressed as a collective society in all phases of life.