American Horror Story: Delicate Delivers Most Terrifying Thrills Yet, Crushing AHS Records

Summary

American Horror Story: Delicate has achieved the highest Rotten Tomatoes score for the series in four years.

AHS: Delicate earned 86% from critics and 65% from audiences.

These scores are the best since 2019's AHS: 1984, which had 88% from critics and 75% from audiences.

American Horror Story: Delicate has received the highest Rotten Tomatoes score for the long-running horror anthology series in the past four years. Premiering on FX in 2011, American Horror Story depicts a fresh and independent storyline each season. Season 12, known as Delicate, debuted on September 20 and is an adaptation of Danielle Valentine's book, Delicate Condition. The storyline follows an actress, portrayed by Emma Roberts, who desires to become a mother but suspects a sinister force is obstructing her plans.

Following the premiere of episode 1 of American Horror Story season 12, Rotten Tomatoes has aggregated the reviews to determine an official score. While the score may change as more reviews are added, as of the current writing, the season has attained an 86% rating from critics and 65% from audiences. These ratings mark the highest scores for the show in both categories since the 2019 season 9, American Horror Story: 1984, which received 88% from critics and 75% from audiences.

American Horror Story Is Still Going Strong

American Horror Story has consistently received positive reviews from critics, with each season earning a Fresh rating. This includes season 5, Hotel, which received a 64% score, and season 1984, which earned an 88% rating. As a result, season 12 of American Horror Story is ranked highly among the series. Additionally, seven out of the 12 seasons have been Certified Fresh, indicating a significant number of positive reviews and ensuring a certain level of freshness.

In contrast to critics' scores, audience scores for the American Horror Story seasons have displayed more variation. The lowest audience score ever given was 40% for season 11, NYC. However, the highest audience score surpasses the peak of critics' ratings, reaching 90% for season 2, Asylum.

Despite reaching its peak in the new decade, American Horror Story: Delicate has managed to avoid any significant periods of critical decline since its premiere. This bodes well for the already renewed American Horror Story season 13, indicating that if it continues this trend, the show may potentially have many more seasons in the future.