Tuesday, November 30, 2010

AMC is the new HBO

This Sunday is the season one finale of The Walking Dead and it’s expected to get more viewers than any of the previous episodes.  The AMC zombie drama drew in 5.6 million viewers for last week’s fifth episode.  Last Sunday was not only a series high for The Walking Dead, but it has become AMC’s most-watched original series.  The zombie series bested critical darlings, Mad Men, which averages 3 million viewers per episode, and Breaking Bad which brings in around 1.5 million.  On November 8, AMC announced it had ordered a 13-episode second season.