American Horror Story: Apocalypse received positive reviews, with many considering it as an improvement over the recent seasons. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the season a 79% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.95/10, based on 8 reviews. The critical consensus reads, "Ryan Murphy and his murderers' row of witchy performers literally save the world -- and franchise -- in Apocalypse, the series' most ambitious crossover swing yet." [51] On Metacritic, the season was given a score of 63 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [52]
Season 8 (2018): Percentage of positive critics' reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes [51] |
In its eighth season, the series has been nominated for 20 awards. Five of them were won.
Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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2019 | 10th Dorian Awards [53] | Campy TV Show of the Year | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Nominated |
23rd Art Directors Guild Awards | Television Movie or Mini-Series | Valdar Wilt (for "Fire and Reign") | Nominated | |
21st Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television | Paula Bradley, Lou Eyrich | Nominated | |
2019 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards [54] [55] | TV Miniseries or Movie Made for TV: Best Contemporary Make-Up | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Silvina Knight | Won | |
TV Miniseries or Movie Made for TV: Best Contemporary Hair Styling | Michelle Ceglia, Helena Cepeda, Romaine Markus-Meyers | Nominated | ||
TV Miniseries or Movie Made for TV: Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling | Michelle Ceglia, Helena Cepeda, Lydia Fantini | Nominated | ||
TV Miniseries or Movie Made for TV: Best Special Make-Up Effects | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Mike Mekash, David Anderson | Nominated | ||
Commercials and Music Videos: Best Make-Up | Kerry Herta, Jason Collins, Cristina Waltz (for "Promo") | Won | ||
Commercials and Music Videos: Best Hair Styling | Joe Matke, Fernando Santaella-Navarro (for "Promo") | Won | ||
66th Golden Reel Awards [56] [57] | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Music / Musical | David Klotz (for "The End") | Won | |
21st Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Series | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Nominated | |
30th GLAAD Media Awards [58] | Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series | Nominated | ||
45th Saturn Awards | Best Horror Television Series | Nominated | ||
71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Jessica Lange (for "Return to Murder House") | Nominated | |
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes | Lou Eyrich, Paula Bradley, Rebecca Guzzi, Charlene Amateau (for "Forbidden Fruit") | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Michelle Ceglia, Helena Cepeda, Lydia Fantani, Romaine Markus-Meyers (for "Forbidden Fruit") | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Michael Mekash, Silvina Knight, Jamie Leigh Devilla (for "Forbidden Fruit") | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Michael Mekash, Steve LaPorte, Jake Garber, Vance Hartwell, Silvina Knight, Glen Eisner, David Leroy Anderson (for "Apocalypse Then") | Nominated | ||
17th Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Guest Actor | Dylan McDermott | Nominated | |
Best Drama Guest Actress | Jessica Lange | Won |
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "The End" | September 12, 2018 | 1.5 | 3.08 [4] | 1.5 | 3.17 | 3.0 | 6.26 [59] |
2 | "The Morning After" | September 19, 2018 | 1.1 | 2.21 [5] | 1.2 | 2.41 | 2.3 | 4.63 [60] [a] |
3 | "Forbidden Fruit" | September 26, 2018 | 0.9 | 1.95 [6] | — | — | — | — |
4 | "Could It Be... Satan?" | October 3, 2018 | 1.0 | 2.02 [7] | 1.6 | 3.05 | 2.6 | 5.08 [61] |
5 | "Boy Wonder" | October 10, 2018 | 1.0 | 2.12 [8] | 1.4 | 2.82 | 2.4 | 4.95 [62] |
6 | "Return to Murder House" | October 17, 2018 | 0.9 | 2.01 [9] | 1.2 | 2.40 | 2.1 | 4.41 [63] [a] |
7 | "Traitor" | October 24, 2018 | 0.9 | 1.85 [10] | — | — | — | — |
8 | "Sojourn" | October 31, 2018 | 0.7 | 1.63 [11] | — | — | — | — |
9 | "Fire and Reign" | November 7, 2018 | 0.8 | 1.65 [12] | — | — | — | — |
10 | "Apocalypse Then" | November 14, 2018 | 0.8 | 1.83 [13] | — | — | — | — |
American Horror Story: Apocalypse – The Complete Eight Season | ||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
September 24, 2019 [64] | August 26, 2019 [65] | August 7, 2019 [66] |