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‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’ more than doubles in cable Live +3 ratings for Jan. 22-28

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace” made big gains after three days of delayed viewing of its Jan. 24 episode.

The FX series, the second installment of “American Crime Story,” more than doubled its same-day ratings in both adults 18-49 (0.4 to 1.0) and total viewers (1.43 million to 2.98 million) with three days of DVR and on-demand playback. It tied “Teen Mom” for the biggest adults 18-49 boost and had the largest bump in viewers.

The 25th anniversary of “WWE Monday Night Raw” held onto the top spots in both adults 18-49 and viewers.

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‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’ more than doubles in cable Live +3 ratings for Jan. 22-28

‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’ posts solid gains in cable Live +7 ratings for Jan. 15-21

The premiere of the second “American Crime Story” on FX put up pretty good delayed-viewing numbers for the week of Jan. 15.

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace” added 0.6 points to its adults 18-49 rating (0.7 to 1.3) with seven days of catchup viewing. That ties for the second-largest gain of the week in the demographic, behind “Teen Mom’s” 0.8-point boost.

“ACS: Versace” added the most viewers of any show, growing by 1.76 million people for a seven-day total of just under 4 million.

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*Mod edit for clarification:

Live+Same Day: 2.22 mil viewers with 0.7 in the key demo

Live+3: 3.6 mil viewers

Live+7: 3.99 mil viewers with 1.3 in the key demo

Live+3 + Three encores + digital platforms (3 days? unclear in the press release): 5.5 mil viewers

‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’ posts solid gains in cable Live +7 ratings for Jan. 15-21

‘American Crime Story’ Nets Big Viewership in Italy Despite Versace Criticisms

Although the Versace family has slammed American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, the public feud has appeared to only have helped ratings in the designer’s homeland. The new show from Ryan Murphy tells the story of the murder of the fashion icon and stars Edgar Ramirez, Ricky Martin, Darren Criss and Penelope Cruz.

In Italy, the series aired on FoxCrime, giving the network its best show debut in four years. More than 700,000 viewers tuned into the premiere of Versace, with 1.3 million unique viewers watching the show in total during its first week on air. By comparison, the seventh season premiere of Game of Thrones in Italy netted only 572,000 spectators.

FoxCrime ran a huge promotional effort in the country, with a digital PR strategy focusing on memories of the Italian designer from the celebrities who knew him.

The fashion house, including Versace Group vp Donatella Versace, has been outspoken in its disdain for the new show, which was widely reported in both American and Italian press.

“The Versace family has neither authorized nor had any involvement whatsoever in the forthcoming TV series about the death of Mr. Gianni Versace,” the fashion company said in a statement in early January. “Since Versace did not authorize the book on which it is partly based nor has it taken part in the writing of the screenplay, this TV series should only be considered as a work of fiction.”

Versace network FX responded to the accusation by stating that the series was based off of Maureen Orth’s book on the murder, Vulgar Favors. “We stand by the meticulous reporting of Ms. Orth,” FX said in a statement.

Versace also decried Orth’s book when it came out, disputing, among other things, the claim that Gianni Versace was H.I.V. positive when he died.

Italian media has since speculated that the fashion house may also be less than thrilled that equal weight is given in the new series to the stories of Gianni Versace and his killer Andrew Cunanan, which they see as suggesting that the two men may be two sides of the same coin.

‘American Crime Story’ Nets Big Viewership in Italy Despite Versace Criticisms

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” Premieres to 5.5 Million Total Viewers

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“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” Premieres to 5.5 Million Total Viewers

Among The Highest-Rated Cable Series Premieres Of The Past Two Years

FX’s Most-Watched Drama / Limited Series Premiere Since Legion

LOS ANGELES, January 23, 2018 -The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story premiered to 5.5 million Total Viewers, making it one of cable’s highest-rated series premieres of the past two years. The premiere night ratings will only increase as video-on-demand ratings become available later this week, adding to the 5.5 million Total Viewers who watched the premiere telecast and three encores in Live+3 and on digital platforms.

On a Live+3 basis, the premiere telecast (Wednesday, January 17, 10PM-11:14PM) alone totaled 3.6 million Total Viewers, ranking it #3 among the 71 cable series premieres since January 2017, and #8 among the 158 cable series that have premiered since 2016.

Among Adults 18-49 in Live+3, the premiere totaled 1.5 million viewers, making it the #4 ranked cable series premiere since January 2017, as well as #2 in Adults 18-34 and #4 in Adults 25-54. The premiere ranks #7 among all cable series premieres since 2016 in Adults 18-49.

For the night, the premiere ranked #1 in basic cable in Live+3 in Adults 18-34, Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54 and Total Viewers.

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (1.5 million) is FX’s most-watched drama/limited series premiere since Legion (1.8 million) among Adults 18-49 in Live+3.

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story returns Wednesday, January 24 at 10 PM et/pt on FX: “Manhunt” – Andrew Cunanan arrives in Miami to stalk Gianni Versace. Written by Tom Rob Smith; directed by Nelson Cragg.

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‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ Is FX’s Top Limited Series Premiere Since Legion

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” posted FX’s top limited series premiere in the key 18-49 demographic since “Legion.”

The latest installment of the anthology show drew 1.5 million viewers in that age range and 5.5 million overall when it debuted on Jan. 17. Both Nielsen numbers include three days-worth of delayed viewing.

For reference, the Dan Stevens-led sci-fi series pulled in 1.8 million viewers in the key demo when it hit the network last February.

The night of the premiere, “Versace” came in as the No. 1 show on basic cable in both the key demo and total viewers. These ratings put the Ryan Murphy series at No. 4 in ranked cable series premieres in the 18-49 demo since last January and No. 7 among all cable series premieres since 2016 in that group.

The drama centers around the story of legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace’s (Edgar Ramirez) murder at the hands of serial killer Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss), with both the aftermath and events leading up to the assassination included in the tale. The story plays out in reverse chronological order.

All Nielsen numbers cited are based on three days of delayed viewing.

‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ Is FX’s Top Limited Series Premiere Since Legion