The Walking Dead Returns to Huge Numbers

How many people tuned in to catch the season four premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead? Enough to break the show’s records. According to the network, the popular zombie series served up its highest ratings of any episode in the show’s history with the fourth season premiere on October 13, 2013. 16.1 million people tuned in to see what’s happening with Sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his motley crew of survivors, making the season four premiere the #1 telecast for the night (surpassing even NFL football).
 
“Sincere thanks to the fans, who have welcomed The Walking Dead back for its fourth season with the highest-rated episode in the show’s history,” stated AMC President Charlie Collier. “We could not be more proud of this show and everyone on both sides of the camera who work so hard to give life to this story of character, leadership and survival. It starts with series creator, writer and executive producer Robert Kirkman, show runner and executive producer Scott Gimple and the director of last night’s episode (and the man behind the make-up) executive producer Greg Nicotero, their fellow executive producers and an extraordinary cast and crew who are giving their all every day. So clearly, thanks to them, the dead have never been more alive.”
 
The series also proved to be extremely popular on social media, with 39,994 tweets posted during just the show’s East Coast premiere.
 
Source: AMC
 

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