Considering the excess of initial hype, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” absolutely deserves credit for how well it is has held up after four weeks. Of course, one scrutinizing the facts will be forced to point out that the numbers did decline slightly for Sunday’s episode.
Sunday’s episode fell one tenth to a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating with 4.754 million viewers. Worth noting is the fact that the episode went against a very well-rated “Sunday Night Football” game on NBC, so few within the industry will be looking at the performance as a negative.
And even if the bottom is still to be discovered, there is no danger of “Dead” falling from grace by the time its first season wraps.
— Monday’s WWE RAW rose to a 3.3 cable rating with a 1.8 among adults 18-49. Viewership came in at 4.86 million.
Though it is hard to refrain from celebrating a ratings improvement, expectations were particularly lofty for this episode given the buzz behind the John Cena “firing” angle. A low-rated Monday Night Football game between San Diego and Denver provided weaker than usual competition and should have aided in RAW’s ability to reach the 3.5 cable rating territory.