FX has renewed the comedy for seasons five and six in 2022. The first started on July 13 and ended on August 31.
In terms of ratings, the season five premiere dropped 35% in total viewers on FX, with an audience of approximately 326,000 viewers on the linear channel. The season struggled to maintain that audience, averaging just 275,000 viewers per episode.
That's down from the average of 356,000 per episode for season four. However, this data is very limited as it does not take into account viewership on Hulu, which likely draws the majority of the series' viewership. It's unclear if the series has made up for the linear viewership it lost on streaming.
The series is produced by FX Productions, with Paul Simms, Clement, Waititi, Stefani Robinson, Sam Johnson, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush serving as executive producers.
In its first two seasons, What We Do in the Shadows earned ten Emmy Award nominations, including one for Outstanding Comedy Series. Season three is currently eligible for Emmy consideration and recently received three Critics' Choice Award nominations, including one for Best Comedy Series.
The series recently received four more Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Production Design, Outstanding Picture Editing For A Single-Cam Comedy Series, Outstanding Editing and Outstanding Costumes.
