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AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead,” the much anticipated companion series to megahit zombie drama “The Walking Dead,” opened to monster — and record-setting — ratings of its own own Sunday night.
Nielsen estimates that the 90-minute debut of “Fear the Walking Dead” became the No. 1 rated cable series launch on record with 10.1 million viewers, including 6.3 million adults 18-49. In total viewers, “Fear” surpasses TNT’s “Raising the Bar” (7.7 million in 2008) as top dog among cable premieres.
The previous record in the 18-49 demo was AMC’s “Better Call Saul” (4.4 million) earlier this year. In fact, AMC now has three of the top five cable launches of all time, with “Walking Dead” ranking fifth.
Infact Fear beats it's original series "The Walking Dead's" Season 1 and 2. The first 22 episodes of The Walking Dead didn't hit the 10 million mark until Season 33, reaching 10.87 million viewers.
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AUGUST 24, 2015
