Ratings Report: 'Fire Country' Falls, 'Euphoria' Suffers Critical Drop, 'Man on Fire' Opens Mixed
Broadcast: Fire Country is CBS’s 11th most popular series, drawing 5.04 million total P18-49 viewers across its fourth season (averaging 279,961) and averaging a P18-49 0.21 rating per episode. These figures represent a decline from season three, which drew 8.41 million total viewers (442,579 average per episode) and averaged 0.33 rating. Among the episodes, the highest rated episode of season three was episode 12 with a 0.4 rating at 536,500 viewers; the highest rated of season four was the premiere with a 0.3 and 414,000 viewers. The lowest ratings of each season were episode five of season three (0.24 rating and 321,500 viewers) and episode 10 of season four (0.14 rating and 190,600 viewers).
Fire Country follows a group of firefighters (volunteers, inmates and veteran firefighters alike) as they battle wildfires and other emergencies across Northern California. The series consists of an ensemble cast includes Max Thieriot (The Pacifier, Disconnect), Kevin Alejandro (Arrow, Southland), Jordan Calloway (Countdown, ER), Jules Latimer (Rustin, Guilty Party) and Diane Farr (Rescue Me, Numb3rs). The series has been renewed for a fifth season. Fire Country can be watched on CBS when airing and is available to stream on Paramount+.
Cable: Euphoria concluded its third and final season with a significant drop in critical and audience ratings. Season three received a 44% critics rating across 72 reviews and a 38% audience rating across 500+ reviews. This is a 34% drop from season two’s 78% critics rating across 113 reviews and 42% drop from the previous season’s 80% audience rating across 1,000+ reviews. This decline appears to be due to disjointed and out-of-left-field plotlines that many reviewers mention feeling like the series had abandoned what had made the previous two seasons Euphoria. That said, people generally praised the cast performances across both season reviews.
Euphoria is a teen drama following a group of kids in high school as they navigate life, love and various crimes, primarily within the drug sphere. The final season of the series ages the characters past their teen years into adulthood. Euphoria has an ensemble cast led by Zendaya (Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Greatest Showman). She is joined by Hunter Schafer (Mother Mary, Kinds of Kindness), Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein, Saltburn), Sydney Sweeney (The White Lotus, The Handmaid’s Tale), Alexa Demie (Waves, Mid90s) and Maude Apatow (This Is 40, Knocked Up) alongside several others. Euphoria is available to stream in full on HBO Max.
Streaming: Man on Fire debuted to mixed critical and audience reviews. The series received a 58% critics rating across 36 reviews and 64% audience rating across 100+ reviews. Critics and audiences generally praised the performances while criticizing the series’ predictable plotting and uneven storytelling. Audience responses were divided on the balance between emotional drama and action-thriller elements. The series also faces comparisons to previous adaptations. In addition to being based on A. J. Quinnell’s (The Mahdi, Snap Shot) novel, it follows the well-regarded 2004 film adaptation, which may influence audience expectations.
Man on Fire is an action thriller series about a former U.S. Army Special Forces Captain uncovering secrets behind a bombing that killed a close friend and the friend’s family. The series stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman, The Get Down), Billie Boullet (A Small Light, The Worst Witch), Scoot McNairy (Argo, Monsters) and Alice Braga (Predators, Elysium). Man on Fire has not been confirmed for a renewal or cancellation as of time of writing and is available to stream on Netflix.
