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The Numbers Are In - The Walking Dead Sets A New Record Among Cable TV Dramas
For some unknown reason our beloved genre tends to tank at the box office and flourish on the little screen. And one of those shows that has done very well in the past is The Walking Dead , which just had it's season premiere on AMC last night. Now I'm sure your probably wondering how the premiere panned out, or maybe you don't give darn...regardless the numbers are in, and they prove that zombies are everything but dead - at least on the little screen!
From the press release:
Last night’s Season Two premiere of AMC's original series "The Walking Dead" delivered the strongest telecast for any drama in bac cable history. The Season Two premiere delivered 4.8 million Adults 18-49 and 4.2 million Adults 25-54, shattering a bac cable record set nearly 10 years ago for a ngle drama telecast. The program delivered a 4.8 HH rating, netting 7.3 million total viewers. These results represent a 36% and 38% increase, respectively, over Season One’s series average on AMC. Season One’s series average delivered the most A18-49 viewers for a drama in bac cable history.
Key Nielsen highlights for the Season Two premiere are as follows:
● 9:00 pm airing – 4.8 HH rating with 7.3 million viewers, a 36%/38% increase, respectively, over last year’s season average ● 9:00 pm airing – Adults 18-49 delivered 4.8 million viewers, a 36% increase over last year’s season average ● 9:00 pm airing – Adults 25-54 delivered 4.2 million viewers, a 35% increase over last year’s average. ● 9:00 pm, 10:30 pm, and 12:30 am airings – Cumed to 11 million viewers.
AMC’s Season One of “The Walking Dead” had a series average of 3.5 million Adults 18-49, making it then the most watched drama series in bac cable history for the demo. The season averaged 5.2 million total viewer.
"The Walking Dead" is one of those rare televion programs that reaches both a core genre fan as well as broad audiences mply looking for a great, character-based story. We’re so proud of and grateful for the amazing team on both des of the camera who works so hard and is so committed to making this a unique programming event,” said Charlie Collier, AMC’s predent. “That The Walking Dead is now the most watched drama in the history of bac cable is staggering, just like our zombies.”
Source: Dread Central
From the press release:
Last night’s Season Two premiere of AMC's original series "The Walking Dead" delivered the strongest telecast for any drama in bac cable history. The Season Two premiere delivered 4.8 million Adults 18-49 and 4.2 million Adults 25-54, shattering a bac cable record set nearly 10 years ago for a ngle drama telecast. The program delivered a 4.8 HH rating, netting 7.3 million total viewers. These results represent a 36% and 38% increase, respectively, over Season One’s series average on AMC. Season One’s series average delivered the most A18-49 viewers for a drama in bac cable history.
Key Nielsen highlights for the Season Two premiere are as follows:
● 9:00 pm airing – 4.8 HH rating with 7.3 million viewers, a 36%/38% increase, respectively, over last year’s season average ● 9:00 pm airing – Adults 18-49 delivered 4.8 million viewers, a 36% increase over last year’s season average ● 9:00 pm airing – Adults 25-54 delivered 4.2 million viewers, a 35% increase over last year’s average. ● 9:00 pm, 10:30 pm, and 12:30 am airings – Cumed to 11 million viewers.
AMC’s Season One of “The Walking Dead” had a series average of 3.5 million Adults 18-49, making it then the most watched drama series in bac cable history for the demo. The season averaged 5.2 million total viewer.
"The Walking Dead" is one of those rare televion programs that reaches both a core genre fan as well as broad audiences mply looking for a great, character-based story. We’re so proud of and grateful for the amazing team on both des of the camera who works so hard and is so committed to making this a unique programming event,” said Charlie Collier, AMC’s predent. “That The Walking Dead is now the most watched drama in the history of bac cable is staggering, just like our zombies.”
Source: Dread Central
Anonymous
Monday 10/17/2011 at 07:50 PM | 85304
pretty damn good episode
Matt_Molgaard
Tuesday 10/18/2011 at 05:50 AM | 85349
Screw AMC for cutting this show's budget. If anything, these numbers prove they should have increased the budget.
DaShape
Tuesday 10/18/2011 at 05:20 PM | 85381
