Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171008010933/@comment-24264679-20171105001303

AquaSoloSky wrote: 7x05 early ratings: 0.5 / 2.36

Do as big a drop as 702 to 703, but that drop was because of many viewers leaving after Emma's departure I assume. Literly every episode since season 5 has seen a drop in ratings. Has nothing to do with Emma departure.

Season 1: From episode 1 to Episode 5 you saw a 2.24 million viewer decrease.

Season 2: From Episode 1 to Episode 5 you saw a 1.51 million viewership decrease.

Season 3: From episode 1 to Episode 5 you saw a 1.29 million viewership decrease.

Season 4: From epiosde 1 to episode 5 you saw a 2.6 million viewership decrease.

Season 5: From Episode 1 to episode 5 you saw a 810,000 viewer decrease.

Season 6: From Episode 1 to episode 5 you saw a 590,000 viewer decrease.

Season 7: From episode 1 to episode 5 you saw a 900,000 viewership decrease.

It is simply the trend to see ratings drop. It isn't anything new or unexpected. The lost of viewership doesn't go against the norm at all. I don't get why people think the decline in viewership is unusual as though all the other seasons hasn't went through it. If this seasons go with the norm of other seasons you are bound to see over a Milion viewership decrease between the first episode and the last.