So much for “all publicity is good publicity.”<\/p>\n
Following an intensely negative reaction to its season one finale, which came after several weeks of waning interest in the slow-moving series, AMC’s “The Killing” saw little excitement for its season premiere Sunday.<\/p>\n
With just a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating and 1.8 million viewers, “Killing” returned below both the season one premiere and finale, bucking the trend of season-over-season growth the cable network had recently seen for dramas “The Walking Dead,” “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men.”<\/p>\n
Given that “The Killing” had greatly cooled off for the latter part of its first season, even prior to the critically-panned finale, it might excessive to suggest that frustration over that episode prompted the show’s core fans to abandon<\/i> the series. Sunday’s ratings, after all, were in line with what the AMC series delivered for its penultimate episode last year.<\/p>\n
But it is certainly fair to say that controversy over the show’s decision not to reveal Rosie’s killer at the end of last season did not increase<\/i> interest in the show for its second season. And given the likelihood that ratings will decline for upcoming episodes, this is not great news for the AMC murder mystery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n