page_title: Checking In (American Horror Story)
section_title: Ratings
hierarchical_section_title: Checking In (American Horror Story) / Reception / Ratings
caption_attribution_description: English: Lady Gaga came to Iceland to receive the Lennonono Grant For Peace in Harpa today, but she had some time to meet her fans by Hotel Borg in Reykjavik where she stayed during her short trip.
context_page_description: "Checking In" is the premiere episode of the fifth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story. It aired on October 7, 2015, on the cable network FX. The episode was co-written by creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and directed by Murphy.
context_section_description: "Checking In" gained a 3.0 18–49 ratings share and was watched by 5.81 million viewers, leading the night on cable, about a 5% dip from the American Horror Story: Freak Show premiere. It also topped the social ratings, driving 878,000 tweets seen by over 5.4 million people. The episode averaged a 3.0 rating in the 18–49 years adult demographic, the most sought after by advertisers, and ranked second among all primetime series aired on Wednesday night, only behind Fox's drama Empire. After factoring in delayed viewing, the episode rose to 9.1 million, with 6.13 million in the 18–49 demographic, while combined linear, non-linear and encore viewing, it drew 12.17 million viewers through October 11. "Checking In" is notable for being the second longest episode in the series' history, clocking in at 64 minutes, tied with the premiere of the fourth season.
caption: Lady Gaga's performance received mixed reviews from critics, but the style of The Countess was praised.
exif: {"Image Make": "Canon", "Image Model": "Canon EOS 7D", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "iPhoto 9.5.1", "Image DateTime": "2012:10:09 13:45:47", "Image Artist": "Picasa", "Image ExifOffset": "212", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/125", "EXIF FNumber": "28/5", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Manual", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "640", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2012:10:09 13:45:47", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2012:10:09 13:45:47", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "7", "EXIF ApertureValue": "7101/1414", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "4679/1313", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "18", "EXIF SubSecTime": "49", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "49", "EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized": "49", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "1128", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1639", "EXIF FocalPlaneXResolution": "62871/11", "EXIF FocalPlaneYResolution": "331079/57", "EXIF FocalPlaneResolutionUnit": "2", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Manual Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF ImageUniqueID": "ae2577ba3d00e6fefa163e4d842d67da"}