THE WALKING DEAD Ratings Are In and They Are Huge
After the series premiere last night on AMC, The Walking Dead not only received near unanimous critical praise but the ratings are through the roof with over 5 million people tuning in Halloween night.
5.3 million people watched the highly anticipated debut of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's ongoing comic adapted TV series and if last night was any kind of glaring sign, it's only a matter of time before season two is greenlit in the wake of the hugely successful drawing. The Walking Dead scored a 3.3 rating in the most sought after demographic of viewers (adults aged aged 18-49) which is the most viewed debut of any series this year for a cable program and it's also the largest rating in AMC history.
“The Walking Dead is that rare piece of programming that works on so many levels. It is legitimately great storytelling that is not only highly entertaining, but incredibly thought provoking as well. People who are familiar with the comic books know what’s coming, but suffice it to say, this is only the beginning of a long, intense, and powerful ride. Long live The Walking Dead," said AMC Vice President of original programming Joel Stillerman.
The Walking Dead airs on Sundays only on AMC. Check out a teaser video of what to expect this season.
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Interesting John
Web Developer
That's really good to hear
Glad more "genre" stuff is getting high ratings, I have a feeling this will be the "Battlestar Galactica" of the zombie genre.
gtrman
That's really good to hear
Glad more "genre" stuff is getting high ratings, I have a feeling this will be the "Battlestar Galactica" of the zombie genre.
I hope not. I understand what you mean, but to put things in perspective, BSG only lasted what, 4 seasons? And lots of folks that watched from the beginning think it took a crap after the second season (folks like myself
). It was a "nitch" TV show. Now, while zombie TV is also a "nitch" TV show, There seems to me at least, to be a lot more depth that BSG had, at least to start with. I want WD to last for a good 6-8 season. The ratings are monstrous. God bless.
And incidentally, one more kudos to Keven for bringing all the interviews and info leading up to the show. It actually made watching more interesting, having all the facts and lore behind it.
Keven
Music Editor
thanks man. PS - I interviewed Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard - watch out for that this week sometime.
tobulicious
Holy crap is all I can say. I just finished watching the pilot and I must..I guess also say that I look forward to watching this show each week. They did a great job getting the audience to actually give a crap about the characters. I have the WD Compendium that I've had sitting on my "to read" book shelf for quite a while, but after this, I think I may finally crack it open. Also kudos to Kev from me as well. Reading all the goods leading up to this has gotten me excited and I feel like I finally was able to clim.....nevermind. Thanks Keven!
Interesting John
Web Developer
That's really good to hear
Glad more "genre" stuff is getting high ratings, I have a feeling this will be the "Battlestar Galactica" of the zombie genre.
I hope not. I understand what you mean, but to put things in perspective, BSG only lasted what, 4 seasons? And lots of folks that watched from the beginning think it took a crap after the second season (folks like myself
). It was a "nitch" TV show. Now, while zombie TV is also a "nitch" TV show, There seems to me at least, to be a lot more depth that BSG had, at least to start with. I want WD to last for a good 6-8 season. The ratings are monstrous. God bless.
And incidentally, one more kudos to Keven for bringing all the interviews and info leading up to the show. It actually made watching more interesting, having all the facts and lore behind it.
I meant more in the vein of "oh, wow, this is a sci-fi show?", "oh, wow, this is a zombie show?", the fact that it's good drama, with a good story, and it just happens to be set in a very niche genre.
GLFanboy
Correspondent
No Way!!! I can't wait till Season 2!! AMC needs to approve 7 more episodes to be immediately tacked onto season 1!! Walking Dead is going to be my heroin and after only 6 episodes I don't think I can wait a year for a second season!
(sigh) It was SO good!
GLFanboy
Correspondent
Battlestar lasted 4 seasons because it was designed to last 4 seasons and was entirely original material. WD won't have that limitation. WD is an ongoing comic series so as long as Kirkman is writing them, the series will have material to adapt from. And while I disagree with you that BSG took a crap after season 2, I've read every issue of Walking Dead and throughout the entire series there isn't one single crap to be had. It's all gold! If AMC is using the comic as their template (and they are) I don't think you'll have to worry about a drop of in story quality. My biggest hope is that the directors they bring in after Frank Darabont departs do just as good of a job as he has done. Judging by their resumes though, I think they will!
It's gonna be a fun ride!
I think a big Kudos needs to go out to comic fans everywhere. I feel like this series really pulled in the numbers due to an impressive amount of fanboy word of mouth after comic-con!
Thanks to all for helping spread the word!!