Lange and Paulson return, new season of horror drama sets new record

The first three episodes of American Horror Story's thirteenth season were released at once on September 24, setting the best streaming performance for a new season premiere of the series within four days.FX internal statistics show that it has received approximately 4 million converted views globally on Hulu and Disney+.

This number is calculated as the total minutes watched divided by the length of the program and cannot be considered 4 million unique viewers.The total duration of the first three episodes is slightly less than two hours, with a cumulative viewing time of 476 million minutes.

Compared with the twelfth season of "Delicate" in 2024, the new season's four-day converted viewing volume increased by 50%, nearly double that of the previous two season premieres.It also has the best start among the series co-created by Ryan Murphy and launched directly on Hulu and Disney+.This comparison does not include shows he produced for ABC that were released for streaming the next day.

The numbers on cable are much smaller: The first day of airing on FX, Sept. 24, averaged about 378,000 viewers.For dramas that are released simultaneously on cable channels and streaming media, viewing is usually mainly concentrated on the streaming media side, and this season also continues this distribution.

There are still viewers watching the old seasons.According to Nielsen statistics, in the more than two years from the end of Season 12 to the start of Season 13, American viewers have watched a total of 7 billion minutes of American Horror Story's film library, with a monthly average of about 259 million minutes.This set of data is the cumulative duration in the United States, which is different from the scope and unit of the new season’s global converted viewing volume.

The new season brings together several old characters.Actors including Angela Bassett, Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Emma Roberts and Billie Lourd return to reprise their previously seen characters.The first three episodes revealed that these characters will span different timelines and face greater evil forces together.

The series was expected to enter Nielsen's top ten streaming media for the statistical week of September 21st to 27th. The list has not yet been released.

The show was co-created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and produced by 20th Television. The two continue to serve as executive producers for the thirteenth season.