Preacher Is Second Biggest New Cable Drama Of 2016

Preacher bowed out of its premiere season on Sunday, and now AMC has announced that it is among the top 10 cable dramas and is the #2 new cable drama of 2016 among adults 25-54. Preacher's 10-episode first season averaged 3.0 million viewers per episode, including 1.7 million adults 25-54. Sunday's finale brought in 3.1 million viewers, including 1.7 million adults 25-54.

Preacher has already been renewed for a second season in 2017. Fans can catch up on all 10 episodes of season one on AMC.com for the next two months. Over the course of Season 1, Preacher episodes were watched 2.4 million times online through AMC.com and other official digital platforms, in addition to broadcast viewership.

"When we announced plans for a TV adaptation of the iconic comic book Preacher, the most consistent reaction – often, even, from existing fans – was, 'There's no way to do that story on television.' Thanks to the vision, passion, smarts and guts of Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Sam Catlin and the entire team on this show, we have just concluded a season of television that looks like nothing else I have ever seen on television," said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios, in a press release. "Huge thanks and well done to the trio of Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga and Joseph Gilgun, who are now leading a road trip unlike any other. And, of course, thank you again to our partners at Sony Pictures Television, Tom Cruise, and the creators of Preacher, Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, the latter simply for being so damned crazy in the first place. It is the time of the Preacher, and the story really has just begun.

Here are some rating numbers provided by AMC:

Key Nielsen Highlights "Preacher" Season One Performance Averages (L+3):

• 3.0 million viewers, up 76% from live/same day
• 1.6 million Adults 18-49, up 94% from live/same day
• 1.7 million Adults 25-54, up 91% from live/same day

Key Nielsen Highlights for the season finale of "Preacher" (L+3)

Episode 109, 9 p.m., Sunday, July 31

• 3.1 million viewers, up 78% from live/same day
• 1.5 million Adults 18-49, up 102% from live/same day
• 1.7 million Adults 25-54, up 101% from live/same day

2016 Drama Rankers

Source: Nielsen L+3. 2016 to-date (12/28/2015 - 07/31/2016) Prime 8P-11P, Cable Drama Series, >= 3 t/c, excludes repeats and specials. #2 Launch among A25-54

Preacher was developed for television by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and showrunner Sam Catlin.

The series stars Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy, Ruth Negga as Tulip, Lucy Griffiths as Emily, W. Earl Brown as Sherriff Root, Anatol Yusef as DeBlanc, Tom Brooke as Fiore, Derek Wilson as Donnie Schenck and Ian Colletti as Eugene/Arseface.

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