The Walking Dead's Return Gets Big Ratings
Last night, AMC's mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead became the strongest telecast for any drama in basic cable history against key demos including 5.4 million adults 18-49 and 4.4 million adults 25-54.
These results shatter the previous record, which was held by the series two premiere from October 16th with increases of +12% and +6% respectively.
The show delivered 8.1 million viewers for its 9pm premiere and delivered 10.1 million viewers for the night (9pm premiere and 11pm and 12:30 am encores). At 10pm, AMC also premiered its newest unscripted series, "Comic Book Men," executive produced by Kevin Smith (Red State), Charlie Corwin's Original Media (LA Ink, Swamp People) and Elyse Seiden.
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The series delivered 2 million total viewers. "It is a great night for AMC. We're thrilled to see this incredible record breaking response to 'The Walking Dead,' and 'Comic Book Men' is off to a strong start as well. Congratulations to the teams behind both of these shows," said Charlie Collier, AMC's president. Following are the Key Nielsen Highlights: Mid-season two premiere The Walking Dead:
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