The X-Files Return Breaks Worldwide Ratings Records

LONDON: The all-new chapter of The X-Files debuted on FOX in 80 countries within 24 hours of its U.S. premiere, delivering more than 50 million viewers and setting ratings records in multiple markets.

Across 11 European FOX markets, the episode one live premiere was seen by more than 2.5 million total viewers, with an average audience of 1.7 million viewers. New rating records were set across FOX channels in Europe, including FOX Finland (episode one), FOX Serbia (episode one) and FOX Poland (episode two), where the show appeared as the most watched episode ever on the FOX channel. In Italy and the Netherlands, The X-Files ranked as one of the most successful premieres in FOX history.

Across six measured FOX channel markets in Latin America, the first two episodes’ average outperformed the FY16 prime-time benchmark by 68 percent, and matched or exceeded the season six premiere of The Walking Dead in several countries, including Argentina (4 percent), Chile (87 percent), Colombia (23 percent) and Mexico (9 percent) in the A18-49HM demo. In the same six markets, the live premiere reached more than 1.6 million total viewers, with an average audience of almost 1 million viewers.

In Canada, The X-Files debuted as the most-watched series premiere of the 2015-2016 season with 2.4 million viewers on Sunday, January 24. Episode one delivered the largest audience of any episodes of the series on record in Canada.