Walking Dead Ratings Fall to Record Low
by EG
As ratings for The Walking Dead have fallen over the past several years, each new low plateau has hit a different benchmark: the lowest ratings since season 3, the lowest ratings since season 1, etc. As of this week, the one-time-most-watched show on TV is in uncharted territory, with ratings lower than ever before. Read on for details.
Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead got dunked on, falling to its lowest ratings ever.
Airing opposite the NBA All-Star Game on TNT and TBS, the AMC series recorded its smallest total audience and adults 18-49 rating in its nine-season history. The episode averaged just 4.54 million viewers and a 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic, off 12 percent in viewers and 15 percent in the demo from its midseason premiere the previous week.
The Walking Dead's previous low in viewers was 4.71 million for its second-ever episode in November 2010. Its worst 18-49 performance before Sunday came earlier in season nine, with a 1.8 for the Nov. 18, 2018 episode.
The series, while still the top-ranked cable show (sports excluded) across the board, has taken a hard ratings fall over its past two seasons. Same-day 18-49 ratings for season nine are down 40 percent versus season eight; go back another year to season seven and the decline is more than 60 percent. Total viewership has fallen by more than half.
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