Walking Dead Premiere Sets Ratings Records
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on October 17, 2011
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Sunday night’s Season 2 premiere of The Walking Dead devoured the competition, drawing 7.3 million viewers, including 4.8 million in the coveted 18-to-49 demographic. That’s the highest number ever in that category for a basic cable drama and second only to NFL Sunday Night Football for the night.What can I say; kids love the zombies! (It also set the record for the 25-to-54 group.) The show was already the most-watched cable drama in that demographic from its first season, and the premiere saw that number jump by over 30%. As such, you have to imagine AMC won’t be cutting the show’s budget for Season 3 like it did this past summer for Season 2.
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