Do the ratings for the Vikings TV show matter to the folks over at History? The series saw another big drop in the ratings last year — down 28% in the demo and 44% in viewers — but the cable channel renewed it for a supersized fourth season anyway. Will the numbers keep falling? Cancelled or renewed for a fifth season? Stay tuned.
Vikings takes place in the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel), a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore (and raid) the distant shores across the ocean. The rest of the large cast includes Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Gustaf Skarsgård, Alyssa Sutherland, Linus Roache, Alexander Ludwig, Ben Robson, Moe Dunford, Lothaire Bluteau, Jasper Paakkonen, Kevin Durand, Jennie Jacques, Peter Franzen, Morgane Polanski, Amy Bailey, Dianne Doan, and John Kavanagh.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances 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.
3/17 update: History has renewed Vikings for a fifth season. Details here.
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For comparisons: The third season of Vikings averaged a 0.81 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.45 million viewers.
Cable ratings are typically released within a day or so of the show’s airing, except for in the case of weekends and holidays.
What do you think? Do you like the Vikings TV show? Do you think that it should be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
9/12 update: Vikings has been renewed for season six. Season five premieres on History in November. Details here.
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66 Comments on "Vikings: Season Four Ratings"
Cancel – No good without Ragnar
Renew love this show. Don’t like that Ragnar died
Look forward to this program. Fantastic show . Keep it going fans.
5mk91
Vikings is the BEST series on television! More episodes! Keep it coming!
anxiously waiting for season 4 ! Please keep this series going. You should
be very encouraged to know most of my large family, and many friends look forward to this show on the History channel every week.
Still waiting for the next episode please continue with the program,
Best regards,
From caribbean island.
please keep show on air
keep the show on Air – it is informative and entertainig
Please renew
I would love to see them back on screen!! The actors are amazingly fierce yet mysterious. I would love to have them add mkre information off of what they have built in their findings of the real northmen. From what ive read Iva was more known then Ragnar.
I love the show Vikings I do miss it at time because of work schedule but I try to watch it on demand but it’s not always on the on demand I hope history channel keeps the show on
I’m looking at the sea of green which means ratings are up and the chart above doesn’t even reflect the massive + 3 and + 7 viewership. It’s the number 8 drama show in all of cable. The Americans and Fargo wish they “tanked” even in the same neighborhood as Vikings ratings.
Yours is a tiny minority opinion, sorry.
Vikings is very cool and this show is one of the most realistic depictions of life during that time. Of course it takes some liberties for entertainment value but
very well produced and written. hope it has a long life and tell all !
So thats really it.viking season 4 is done?i keep anticipating every wednesday if it will air but it airs real vikings.this show is good but it doesnt tell when its end or not.it would be more exciting if ragnar is still alive koz he is the center of the story