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Who would have thought that a show about the zombie apocalypse would draw fans and enthusiasts worldwide, and continue to break records not only for the AMC network, but for the industry.
The hit tv program, The Walking Dead, is the tv show that everyone is talking about recently and the popularity remains to grow.
Now in its third period, the program starring lead guy Rick Grimes, is obtaining more ground as the ratings remain to increase.
The television show is in its mid-season break, and is set to pick up once again this February 10th where we should anticipate a big turnout.
Throughout the very first season of The Walking Dead, which only aired 6 episodes, the show balanced 5.24 million audiences over its brief very first period. The most watched episode during period one was the season finale, “TS-19”, that drew in an approximated 5.97 million audiences. The 2nd period of the show was 13 episodes which was even more than double that of season 1. Besides having more episodes this time around, it also had even more individuals enjoying also.
Period 2 averaged 6.91 million audiences and simply as in the first period its most seen episode was the season finale. There was almost 9 million viewers who tuned in to watch the season ending, “Besides the Perishing Fire”. This was definitely an enhancement over the first period, but the ratings for season 3 is what would get attention.
Period 3 of The Walking Dead has now grown to 16 episodes, which is more than the first and second seasons. The 3rd period of the show is showing to be a huge success for AMC and shows that a story even about a zombie apocalypse can break records and take on the big networks. The first 8 episodes have aired so far and the numbers are astounding.
Throughout the first half of season 3 the show balanced 10.09 million viewers that quickly goes beyond that of the very first two seasons. In fact, there were 5 episodes out the 8 which broke the ten million audience mark. The season premiere, “Seed”, had 10.87 million audiences making it the most viewed in cable history for a drama series. This is something that AMC probably never ever expected or even dreamed about.
