The Walking Dead franchise keeps being expanded in new and exciting ways, with the spinoff Fear soon to be joined by a third female-centric show and Andrew Lincoln’s movie trilogy. Going by this, you’d think the parent series is still just as big as it’s always been. The truth is, though, that the ratings have been rapidly declining since season 7. The recently-finished ninth run, for example, routinely fell to all-time record lows for the show.
AMC, however, remains unfazed about the dip in viewing figures. Sara Barnett, president of AMC’s entertainment networks group, spoke to Vulture and explained that the changing ratings are simply in keeping with modern TV trends, as well as pointing out that Twd is still the highest-viewed show on cable television.
“Our decline has really mirrored the declines across basic cable — we just had higher to fall from. The fact that we are still the No.
AMC, however, remains unfazed about the dip in viewing figures. Sara Barnett, president of AMC’s entertainment networks group, spoke to Vulture and explained that the changing ratings are simply in keeping with modern TV trends, as well as pointing out that Twd is still the highest-viewed show on cable television.
“Our decline has really mirrored the declines across basic cable — we just had higher to fall from. The fact that we are still the No.
- 4/8/2019
- by Christian Bone
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