Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Ratings Down Again

While Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has continued to perform well in its key demographics and has been consistently getting some of the biggest lifts in the TV industry from DVR numbers, analysts and the mainstream media are starting to take note of the fact that the first live action TV series from Marvel Studios has been shedding overall numbers consistently since its premiere.”Here’s how the Marvel series has tracked so far in the adult demo: A 4.7 rating for the show’s premiere, then 3.3, 2.9, 2.8 and now a 2.6,” said Entertainment Weekly in its ratings roundup. They explained, “It’s common for even successful and long-running new shows to drop the first two weeks after their launch, or even for three weeks. But now we’re on Week 5….Yet S.H.I.E.L.D. is still trending down.”TV By the Numbers reports that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been adjusted up to a 2.7, which doesn’t change EW‘s narrative but does indicate that the rate at which the show is shedding viewers seems to have stabilized.