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FX delivered fans of ‘Pose‘ some exciting news on Monday (June 17) when it was announced that the series has been officially renewed for a third season–just days after the season 2 premiere.
Despite initial ratings coming in low, the series 2 premiere actually clocked in its highest viewership for the show ever.
On the heels of its ratings-record-breaking season 2 premiere, FX has given an early third season renewal to its groundbreaking drama series Pose, from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals, Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions.
The June 11 season two premiere of Pose was the most-watched telecast of the series, drawing 1.2 million Total Viewers and 572,00 Adults 18-49, generating series high ratings in Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and all key women demos. The season two premiere telecast also outperformed the series premiere episode by +10% in A18-49 and +7% in Total Viewers. In all, the premiere telecast, two encores and streaming have delivered 1.8 million Total Viewers in the first five days. Pose joins American Horror Story, Sons of Anarchy, Nip/Tuck and The Shield as FX drama series that outperformed their series premiere telecast.
The second season premiere of Pose exceeded the season one average in all key adult demographics, including +9% in Adults 18-49 (572,000 vs. 524,000), +17% in Total Viewers (1.21 million vs. 1.04 million) and +29% in Adults 18-34 (214,000 vs. 166,000). The season two premiere also surpassed the season one average by +48% in Women 18-34, +28% in Women 18-49, and +33% in Women 25-54.
Congrats to the cast and fans for supporting!
