
The season premiere of The Walking Dead was Sunday's top cable show with a giant 5.8 adults 18-49 rating, up from a 3.8 for the season 2 premiere on October 16, 2011. Thehighest rated non-Walking Dead program was the Space Jump Live special with a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating.
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Selected Sunday cable ratings: (all Live+Same Day ratings):
| Show | Net | Time | Viewers (000) (Live + SD) | Adult 18-49 Rating (Live + SD) |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 9:00 PM | 10872 | 5.8 |
| Walking Dead MARATHON | AMC | 7:59 PM | 4360 | 2.1 |
| Walking Dead | AMC | 10:01 PM | 3533 | 1.9 |
| SPACE JUMP LIVE | DISC | 1:35 PM | 4213 | 1.7 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRVO | 10:00 PM | 3306 | 1.6 |
| MLB ALCS | TBSC | 4:00 PM | 5040 | 1.4 |
| BREAKING AMISH | TLC | 10:00 PM | 3214 | 1.3 |
| TALKING DEAD | AMC | 11:00 PM | 2143 | 1.2 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 6:57 PM | 2477 | 1.2 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 9:30 PM | 3086 | 1.1 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 9:00 PM | 2967 | 1.0 |
| Dexter S7 | SHO1 | 9:00 PM | 1984 | 1.0 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 2354 | 1.0 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 5:50 PM | 2032 | 0.9 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 6:00 PM | 1912 | 0.9 |
| Watch What Happens Live | BRVO | 11:00 PM | 2029 | 0.9 |
| NFL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 1871 | 0.9 |
| WALKING DEAD SNEAK | AMC | 6:52 PM | 1920 | 0.9 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 10:00 PM | 1510 | 0.9 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 4:48 PM | 1914 | 0.8 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 8:00 PM | 1759 | 0.8 |
| Boardwalk Empire | HBOM | 9:02 PM | 2191 | 0.8 |
| Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1944 | 0.8 |
| SECRET AMERICA | DISC | 2:22 PM | 1612 | 0.7 |
| ROAD TO SPACE JUMP LIVE | DISC | 11:25 AM | 1626 | 0.7 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 3:47 PM | 1600 | 0.7 |
| Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 3662 | 0.7 |
| Mythbusters | DISC | 8:00 PM | 1598 | 0.7 |
| GREATEST EVENT IN TV HIST | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 1679 | 0.7 |
| INSIDE THE MLB | TBSC | 7:31 PM | 1916 | 0.7 |
| Shake It Up | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 3879 | 0.6 |
| WALKING DEAD SNEAK | AMC | 12:31 PM | 1337 | 0.6 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1495 | 0.6 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 2:39 PM | 1487 | 0.6 |
| COMIC BOOK MEN | AMC | 11:30 PM | 995 | 0.6 |
| Homeland S2 | SHO1 | 10:00 PM | 1480 | 0.6 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 8:00 AM | 1799 | 0.6 |
| AUSTIN & ALLY | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 3686 | 0.6 |
| HALLOWEEN WARS | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1649 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE LATE | FX | 12:00 AM | 971 | 0.6 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 1:38 PM | 1265 | 0.6 |
| WALKING DEAD SNEAK | AMC | 3:42 PM | 1471 | 0.6 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 11:00 PM | 1412 | 0.6 |
| PLAYING WITH SKULLY | DSNY | 8:25 AM | 2164 | 0.6 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 3:30 PM | 2357 | 0.6 |
| JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P | DSNY | 8:30 AM | 2249 | 0.6 |
| FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON | FX | 2:30 PM | 1278 | 0.5 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM ON THE | TLC | 8:00 PM | 1766 | 0.5 |
| REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRVO | 11:30 PM | 1203 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 1168 | 0.5 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1496 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 7:30 PM | 2282 | 0.5 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 12:36 PM | 1221 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 9:00 AM | 1661 | 0.5 |
| WALKING DEAD | AMC | 12:00 AM | 850 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 2059 | 0.5 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 8:00 PM | 1561 | 0.5 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 10:00 PM | 1359 | 0.5 |
| BREAKING AMISH | TLC | 7:00 PM | 1409 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 1144 | 0.5 |
| BREAKING AMISH | TLC | 12:00 AM | 1079 | 0.5 |
| SpongeBob | NICK | 3:00 PM | 2269 | 0.5 |
| COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 961 | 0.5 |
| BREAK | HBOM | 9:59 PM | 1336 | 0.5 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 8:00 AM | 2002 | 0.5 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 11:30 AM | 1081 | 0.5 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1788 | 0.5 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 9:00 PM | 1601 | 0.5 |
| Storage Wars | AEN | 9:30 PM | 1438 | 0.5 |
| BITE SIZE ADV. OF SAM | DSNY | 8:55 AM | 2105 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:30 AM | 995 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 10:00 AM | 1585 | 0.5 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2146 | 0.5 |
| SUNDAY MOVIE | FAM | 6:00 PM | 1197 | 0.5 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 8:30 PM | 1408 | 0.5 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1974 | 0.5 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 10:30 PM | 1224 | 0.5 |
| LONG ISLAND MEDIUM | TLC | 11:30 PM | 1331 | 0.5 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 10:30 PM | 974 | 0.4 |
| STORAGE WARS | AEN | 7:30 PM | 1310 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 7:00 AM | 1555 | 0.4 |
| CUPCAKE WARS | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 1269 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 11:00 AM | 1526 | 0.4 |
| WALKING DEAD MARATHON | AMC | 10:28 AM | 857 | 0.4 |
| Mythbusters | DISC | 7:00 PM | 1072 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1535 | 0.4 |
| Iron Chef America | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 1091 | 0.4 |
| HALLOWEEN WARS | FOOD | 12:00 AM | 887 | 0.4 |
| American Pickers | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1621 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 1966 | 0.4 |
| AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | 6:00 PM | 1334 | 0.4 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 12:00 PM | 1480 | 0.4 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 11:00 AM | 1280 | 0.4 |
| TNT SUNDAY MOVIES | TNT | 3:00 PM | 1309 | 0.4 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 1:00 AM | 887 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 1739 | 0.3 |
| LOVE IT OR LIST IT | HGTV | 12:00 PM | 1231 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 6:00 AM | 1303 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 12:30 AM | 926 | 0.3 |
| KING OF QUEENS | TVL | 12:00 AM | 980 | 0.3 |
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Walking Dead is the master of all.
season 4 order by next week!
with numbers like that they should take the walking dead , put it on all channels , all day long for the next 92 million years.
Hopefully The Walking Dead scores a 6.0 demo by the time the season finale rolls around!! Pretty amazing that the encore of the season two finale put up a 2.1 demo at 8pm – just amazing.
Why is AMC keeping Comic Book Men around? The Talking Dead is doing just fine, but Comic Book Men is a dud.
the WALKING MONSTER…..
I wonder what the rating would have been if Dish Network had been carrying AMC. Could it have broken 6.0?
And for airing in the daytime, the Space Jump did very well.
Seems like all episodes from The Walking Dead marathon made the list.
WOW…
For God’s sake order a full season order instead of 16 episodes and renew it for a full 22 episode for next season – common sense demands it!
Very good shake it up, I think Austin and ally is going through the shake it up treatment, when season 2 premieres it improves 100% and that is what is happening with Austin and ally, it’s a bit watchable now
I enjoyed watching the Walking Dead marathon. It was good getting to see the character transformations throughout the series thus far. I also tried to watch some of Talking Dead but Chris Hardwick continually fails at being entertaining and is a waste of air space.
5.8. Astounding. Wonder if the finale will break the 6 barrier.
@RJ
It got 0.6 and costs virtually nothing to make. Why wouldn’t they keep is around?
Good Luck Charlie has been rating pretty high! That’s awesome.
The Walking Dead is a BEAST!
IF Dish gets AMC back before the season finale of The Walking Dead there’s an excellent chance of it breaking 6.0. It’s incredible how this show is putting the big 4 nets to shame. Granted they could never show the gratuitous violence depicted on TWD because of broadcast decency & all that. Cable is the place to go to see real edgy shows like Dexter & SOA in addition to TWD.
Lol the Walking Dead takes up like half of this list.
How the heck does AMC get numbers like this?
@Ali
I suspect production timescales preclude them from expanding the order further. Given its huge ratings, you can bet AMC have ordered as many episodes as practicable.
Shake it Up is as popular as ever. I thought the move to 9pm might hurt the series but apparently I was wrong.
the show would tank if they made a 22 episode season. what amc is doing is great taking 12 episodes chop them into 2 6 episodes seasons give it time off for holidays and football playoffs make them , the fan wait til the next october. win win.
It seems the Emmy love didn’t help Homeland