Percy Jackson Nielsen Ratings Confirm Nearly 50% Drop In Viewership

The viewership drop for Percy Jackson and the Olympians continues to worsen, with newly released Nielsen data showing Episode 3 of Season 2 has lost nearly half its audience compared to Season 1.

For the week of December 15 through December 21, Percy Jackson Season 2 Episode 3 pulled in 410 million minutes viewed in the U.S.

That’s down sharply from the 700 million minutes logged by Season 1’s third episode during its comparable week — a 41% drop.

UPDATE: The Season 2 finale failed to chart on Nielsen entirely, coming in under 416 million minutes — and producer Becky Riordan has now responded to the ratings questions. Full details on her “exceptionally well” claim and the adult fans controversy here.

nielsen ratings dec 15 21 2025 — Screenshot via Nielsen

Percy Jackson Ratings Keep Falling

The episode-by-episode decline now confirms what early data suggested: Percy Jackson Season 2 is struggling to hold onto viewers.

Here’s the weekly breakdown so far:

Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2: 572 million minutes
Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2: 508 million minutes
Season 1 Episode 3: 700 million minutes
Season 2 Episode 3: 410 million minutes

While some drop-off is expected between episodes, a nearly 50% fall between seasons at the same episode point is a serious red flag, especially for a franchise that Disney once promoted as one of its most promising originals.

A sinking ship

Season 1 Episode 4 also brought in 627 million minutes, but with Season 2’s Episode 3 numbers being so low, another dip is expected.

Update: Season 2, Episode 4 brought in only 436 million minutes, a more than 30% drop.

As we’ve gone over, the Season 1 finale also brought in 575 million minutes. So the decline is real.

As previously reported, Disney+ enables Nielsen measurement by default on user accounts, meaning this viewership data reflects actual U.S. audience behavior, not selective sampling.

Season 3 Is Greenlit, But The Numbers Don’t Look Good

Although Disney preemptively renewed Percy Jackson and the Olympians for Season 3, adapting The Titan’s Curse, the declining ratings could spell trouble for the long-term future of the series.

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