The third season premiere of The Walking Dead, which first ran on AMC cable on Sunday, October 14, 2012, not only blew away the show’s previous records, it pretty much blew away everyone else’s, too. Only Sunday Night Football drew more viewers that night, and that goes for the broadcast networks and all of basic cable.
“The season-three premiere of The Walking Dead shattered ratings records with 10.9 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode of any drama series in basic cable history.
“Dish Network customers were not able to tune in due to the carriage dispute with AMC, so you can only imagine what the numbers could have been with those added eyeballs. The network tried to stream the episode online for Dish subscribers missing out on the premiere, but the site crashed from the overwhelming traffic,” the site reported.
“The season-three premiere of The Walking Dead shattered ratings records with 10.9 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode of any drama series in basic cable history.
“Dish Network customers were not able to tune in due to the carriage dispute with AMC, so you can only imagine what the numbers could have been with those added eyeballs. The network tried to stream the episode online for Dish subscribers missing out on the premiere, but the site crashed from the overwhelming traffic,” the site reported.
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