Sundays season 5 premiere which garnered a rare a grade from tvline readers attracted a serieshigh 17. The walking dead carl death episode was lowestrated. Thats down 50 percent from the season 8 premiere, which had 11. The zombie dramas 2016 season premiere, which had something of a who shot j. Catch the premiere of the second half of the walking dead season 5 on feb. Amc has released the first four minutes of the anticipated season 5 premiere of the walking dead and if the rest of the episode is anything like.
Walking dead season 5 premiere breaks series ratings record. The walking dead has also seen a major upswing from season to season. Walking dead rises from the grave in midseason premiere. The walking dead season 8 continues with episode 10 of 16 on sunday at 9 p. The titles of the final five episodes of the season remember, forget. The walking dead season 5 premiere sets new series high. The zombieapocalypse series, which shattered amc records by drawing over 17 million viewers. The walking dead implemented the midseason cutoff in season two the first season was only six episodes long. The fifth season premiere reaches new highs among viewers and adults 1849. The fifth season of the walking dead, an american postapocalyptic horror television series on amc, premiered on october 12, 2014, and concluded on march 29, 2015, consisting of 16 episodes.
Scott gimple, showrunner of season 4, continued to serve as executive producer for this season. Season four of amcs the walking dead ended with one hell of a cliffhanger that saw the fanfavorite group of survivors biding their time in the terminus folks makeshift railcar prison cell. Walking dead season 5 draws 17 million viewers in premiere, a record for a cable tv drama. The walking deads midseason premiere hit a new ratings low. Does the walking dead outdo itself with this season premiere. The walking dead season 7 premiere draws nearrecord. For reference, the walking dead reached its ratings peak during season 5, averaging a towering 7. Walking dead midseason finale pulls 15 million viewers.
Walking dead season 5 premiere is shows highestrated. The walking dead will have no viewers by 2021 screen rant. Despite a drop from peak era walking dead its season 5 premiere in 2014 reached a serieshigh in ratings when 17. After four seasons of setting new ratings records every few episodes, the walking dead rose. Last nights episode outperformed everything else on television in this key demographic, including sunday night football, by over 2. The walking dead season 5 premiere breaks ratings record. Fox anticipates more viewers on return of the walking. Sundays episode, mercy, was the walking deads lowestrated premiere since season three, with 11. The walking dead ratings decline addressed by amc chief. The walking dead season 5 premiere ratings shatter records.
It was the secondhighestrated episode of the walking dead, trailing only the season 5 premiere of october 2014. The walking dead season 8 premiere ratings are lowest in. Season 5 of the walking dead picks up shortly after season 4 left off, and we follow the people of terminus as they attempt to find a cure in washington, d. The walking dead also dominated social media, with a total of 1,320,056 tweets, the highest total for a 2014 drama premiere. The walking dead season 5 premiere breaks ratings record as. The ratings news from sunday night was unusually buoyant across the board, as the. The dramas brutal season 7 premiere scored some of its best ratings ever, while aftershow talking dead attracted its largest. The highest rated episode of season 5 and the series as a whole to date was the premiere, which scored an 8.
Sunday nights season 5 premiere of walking dead broke the shows record when 17. Developed for television by frank darabont, the series is based on the eponymous series of comic books by robert kirkman, tony moore, and charlie adlard. The shows season 5 premiere marked the series highestrated episode ever with 17. Blogs the walking dead amcs the walking dead returns. The shows return came one week after fear the walking dead ended its successful first season on amc with a 3. The walking dead season 7 premiere reaches 17 million. In fact, no episode in season 6 dropped below 12 million viewers or a 5. Walking dead season five us premiere sets ratings record. Season 5 of amcs the walking dead consists of sixteen episodes. The season seven opener of the walking dead drew just over 17 million total viewers, according to nielsens live plus same day ratings. Heres how they all rank against each other, according to variety season 4 2014. The walking dead season 8 midseason premiere ratings tv.
March 31, 2015 theres no chance that the walking dead will be cancelled since its already been renewed for season six. Diehard fans can also tune in for the quick replay. Forbes takes privacy seriously and is committed to transparency. The walking dead season 7 premiere aired to a massive number of viewers, unsurprisingly. No sanctuary is the fifth season premiere of the postapocalyptic horror television series the walking dead, which aired on amc on october 12, 2014. These numbers are just a little below the shows series high ratings, which came during twds season 5 premiere. Morgan and alicia are covered in blood, and that can only mean one thing.
The walking dead viewers have gone batty for negan. Every unwieldy season, always broken into two parts so amc can use its hit show. Twd has been losing viewers drip by drip since negan lucilled glenn and abraham in the season 7 premiere. The series premiere of the walking dead was seen by 5. We will make it season 5 premiere sneak peek fear the. The walking dead season 5 premiere ratings shatter the shows previous record with 17. Walking dead season 5 premiere sets record with 17. The walking dead lost half its viewers from this time. Although the walking dead won the night in cable tv with a 1.
First, the walking dead shattered its own records and cable records with a season 5 debut sunday that drew 17. The show has been shedding viewers since season 7, with the season 8 premiere also ranking as the shows lowest rated since season 3. A television project the walking dead, which premiered on amc, has been officially renewed for the fifth season due to the constant interest of the tv viewers, it was funded for the new episodes. Walking dead season 5 draws 17 million viewers in premiere, a. The walking dead made its season 8 midseason return on a crowded night and still handily won the ratings game. That was a huge, recordbreaking win for amc at the time. With a lot of red meat and explosions galore, the zombie apocalypse returned to amc last night bigger than ever. Carls death has an incredible impact going forward. Sundays violent walking dead is a ratings smash the. The walking dead premiere breaks ratings record tv guide. Season 5 of the walking dead picks up shortly after season 4 left off, and we follow the people of.
The walking dead season 7 premiere ratings hit 17 million. The season 5 debut of the walking dead pulled in 17. The walking dead season 5 premiere in 2014 still holds that record, with 17. It was confirmed on october 29, 20, that amc had renewed the walking dead for season 5. The walking dead season 7 premiere ratings huge collider. Amcs the walking dead premiere ratings down, still. The walking dead sets another ratings record hollywood. The walking dead has never been a show that embraced speed. The walking dead season 7 premiere reaches 17 million viewers, but its not a record the recordholder remains the season 5 premiere in 2014.
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