Syfy’s “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” took a great white-sized chomp out of the Nielsen ratings Wednesday night, attracting 2.8 million viewers. The only problem: “Sharknado 2” nabbed 3.9 million.
The third installment of the campy TV movie received a 0.9 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, down 31 percent from 2014’s “Sharknado 2: The Second One.” That said, “Sharknado 3” basically doubled the audience size from the movie that started it all. The first “Sharknado” premiered on July 11, 2013 to nearly 1.4 million total viewers.
Plus, “Sharknado 3” was the top original telecast of the day on cable among total viewers, and was the channel’s most-watched original telecast since its franchise predecessor in both the main demo and in total audience.