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The ‘Walking Dead’ Finale Draws 6 Million

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday December 6, 2010 @ 2:38pm PSTTags: AMC Ratings, AMC The Walking Dead, Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead Ratings, The Walking Dead Season Finale, TV
Nellie Andreeva

AMC’s breakout hit The Walking Dead ended its 6-episode first-season run with another series high. More than 6 million viewers tuned in last night for the closer, eclipsing the previous series high of 5.6 million posted the previous Sunday. In 18-49, the finale averaged 4 million, also a new record and the highest ever for a basic cable drama series. With a series average of 3.5 million adults 18-49, The Walking Dead also has become the most watched drama series in basic cable history in the demo. The series, based on Robert Kirkman’s comics, has already been renewed for a second season.

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‘Walking Dead’ Hits Another Ratings High

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday November 29, 2010 @ 1:10pm PSTTags: AMC Ratings, AMC The Walking Dead, Cable TV Ratings, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead Ratings, The Walking Dead Season Finale, TV, TV Ratings, Zombies
Nellie Andreeva

The zombie craze continues. I think we can safely say that The Walking Dead‘s first season finale next week will do gangbuster ratings. The penultimate fifth episode of the AMC zombie drama last night drew 5.6 million viewers, a series high, besting the series’ monster premiere that averaged 5.3 million. … Read More »

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CABLE RAT RACE: Palin Drops Big In Week 2; ‘Walking Dead’ Steady

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday November 23, 2010 @ 8:14am PSTTags: AMC The Walking Dead, Cable Rat Race, Cable Ratings, Cable TV, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin's Alaska, Sarah Palin's Alaska Ratings, The Walking Dead Ratings, TLC Ratings, TV, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

Sarah Palin lost almost half of her premiere audience in the second airing of her TLC reality series Sarah Palin’s Alaska. On Sunday, the series executive produced by Mark Burnett, drew 3 million viewers. That is down 40% from the 5 million who tuned in for the debut last … Read More »

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AMC Renews ‘Walking Dead’ For Season 2

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday November 8, 2010 @ 12:44pm PSTTags: AMC, AMC Ratings, AMC The Walking Dead, Fox International Channels, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead Ratings, The Walking Dead Season 2, TV, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

No surprise here: AMC just announced it is renewing breakout hit The Walking Dead for a second season with a 13-episode order. The pickup comes on the heels of Walking Dead‘s record-breaking premiere on October 31, that drew 5.3 million viewers, … Read More »

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Big Debut For ‘Walking Dead’ On AMC

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday November 1, 2010 @ 12:21pm PDTTags: AMC, AMC The Walking Dead, Cable TV, Charles "Chick" Eglee, Frank Darabont, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead Promo, The Walking Dead Ratings, TV
Nellie Andreeva

Following AMC’s most expansive promotional campaign, the cable network’s new drama The Walking Dead launched with more that 5.3 total million viewers last night, the largest audience for an original series on AMC. In adults 18-49, Walking Dead garnered 3.6 … Read More »

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