Well, well, I wasn’t expecting this at all but it seems as if The Walking Dead’s spin-off series Fear The Walking Dead has done better in the ratings than I first thought. The show has become the highest rated first season in cable history. This is good news for horror-zombie fans as it may mean more of the same coming our way. I really enjoyed the brief six-episode season 1 of the series.
According to Deadline, AMC’s zombie-drama Fear The Walking Dead is officially the highest-rated series first season in cable TV history, with total viewers and in key demo, with Live+3 viewing tabulated.
In its six-episode Season 1, FtWD averaged 11.2 million viewers, 7.3 million adults 18-49 and 7.2 million adults 25-54, tallying three days of time-shifted viewing.
“When we set out to launch a companion series to the #1 show on television, there were truly many things to fear, beyond ‘Fear’ itself. To see this show stand alone, break through and set records as a unique piece of storytelling is very gratifying and a tribute to great creative talent,” Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios, said today, taking that victory lap.
It also looks as if the shows success will garner it an aftershow as well. Chris Hardwick will host Talking Dead after each of Fear The Walking Dead’s 15 episode second season.
Source: Deadline
