American Horror Story: 13 posts franchise's best streaming premiere, per FX data
FX's internal data shows AHS: 13 drew about 4 million worldwide views on Hulu and Disney+ in four days, the franchise's best streaming premiere and a record for a Ryan Murphy show on those platforms.
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The 13th season of American Horror Story opened with the best streaming performance for a season premiere in the show's history, according to internal FX data. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The 13th edition of American Horror Story opened with the best streaming performance for a season premiere in the show’s history.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Screen RantN “American Horror Story season 3 has set the record for the anthology's best streaming premiere ever.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ AHS: 13 drew some 4 million views worldwide on Hulu and Disney+ in the four days after its Sept. 24 premiere, calculated as total viewing minutes divided by run time. The Hollywood ReporterLC “AHS: 13 racked up some 4 million views worldwide (calculated as total viewing minutes divided by run time) on Hulu and Disney+ in the four days after its Sept. 24 premiere.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Screen RantN “AHS: 13 drew around 4 million views worldwide on Hulu and Disney+ during the four days following its premiere on September 24.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ That equates to roughly 476 million minutes of watch time for the three episodes that debuted on premiere night; The Hollywood Reporter puts their run time at just under two hours, while Screen Rant says 87 minutes in total. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The three episodes that debuted that night have a run time of just under two hours, equating to 476 million minutes of watch time.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Screen RantN “Considering the first three come in at 87 minutes all told, that adds up to roughly 476 million minutes watched.” Read at Screen Rant ↗
The result is a 50 percent improvement on season 12, Delicate (2024), and nearly double the two premieres before that. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The 4 million views in four days represent a 50 percent improvement over American Horror Story’s 12th season (subtitled Delicate) in 2024 and a near doubling of the two season premieres before that.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Screen RantN “It also became the biggest Hulu and Disney+ start for any Ryan Murphy show, excluding those he executive produces for ABC like 9-1-1.” Read at Screen Rant ↗ It was also the biggest launch on Hulu and Disney+ for any Ryan Murphy show, excluding his ABC series that stream next day. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The premiere had the biggest launch to date for any of AHS co-creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy‘s shows on Hulu and Disney+” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ The Hollywood Reporter adds that the premiere averaged about 378,000 same-day viewers on linear FX, that the show is on track for Nielsen's top 10 streaming lists for Sept. 21-27, and that US viewers streamed 7 billion minutes of the full library in the two-plus years since Delicate ended. The Hollywood ReporterLC “AHS: 13 averaged about 378,000 same-day viewers for its linear airing on FX on Sept. 24.”“American Horror Story is also on track to make Nielsen’s top 10 streaming lists for the week of Sept. 21-27” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
The season brings back actors including Angela Bassett, Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Emma Roberts and Billie Lourd in earlier roles, and Screen Rant notes Ryan Murphy has teased an Avengers-style crossover. The Hollywood ReporterLC “reprising roles from previous seasons” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Screen RantN “series co-creator Ryan Murphy teasing an Avengers-style crossover involving protagonists from several different installments” Read at Screen Rant ↗
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“The FX show's debut was also a high for any Ryan Murphy-produced series on Hulu and Disney+.” — The Hollywood Reporter
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- Fan-oriented rewrite of the Hollywood Reporter data, framed as a record and a long-awaited return.
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- The record, the returning stars and the crossover tease.
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“American Horror Story's long-awaited return has set a record, as viewers tune in for Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, and more.” — Screen Rant
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What every side reports
- AHS: 13 premiered Sept. 24 and drew about 4 million worldwide views on Hulu and Disney+ in four days, per FX internal data.
- That is about 476 million minutes watched and a 50 percent improvement over Delicate.
- It is the biggest Hulu and Disney+ launch for a Ryan Murphy show, excluding ABC series.
Where accounts differ
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Run time of the first three episodes
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- The Hollywood Reporter says just under two hours.
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- Screen Rant says 87 minutes all told.
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Via FX's internal data, the franchise is presented as having its strongest streaming premiere, with Ryan Murphy teasing a crossover.
“Based on internal data from FX, AHS: 13 racked up some 4 million views worldwide” — The Hollywood Reporter
“according to FX's internal data” — Screen Rant
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‘American Horror Story: 13’ Scores the Show’s Best Streaming Premiere Ever
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American Horror Story Season 13 Sets All-Time Release Record
Celebratory Fan-facing summary of the record, crediting THR, with returning stars and crossover hype.
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- 1 Oct 18:00 First The Hollywood ReporterLC ‘American Horror Story: 13’ Scores the Show’s Best Streaming Premiere Ever
- 1 Oct 18:18 +19m Screen RantN American Horror Story Season 13 Sets All-Time Release Record
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