"The Walking Dead" is taking a chunk out of Sunday Night Football, as the show managed to once again beat the popular programming in ratings. This is completely unexpected, and we have to wonder how long it will continue.
The previous episode of "The Walking Dead" focused a lot on Beth and her being trapped at a hospital. Apparently, she was found injured on the roadside, and brought to the hospital for treatment. However, she is not allowed to leave, and as expected, things are not what they seem at this hospital.
It wasn't the best episode of the season, but it was good enough to gain the attention of millions of viewers, as everyone have been wondering for quite some time about what really happened to little ole Beth.
On Sunday night, "The Walking Dead" managed to grab the attention of 14.5 million viewers in the United States alone, with a score of 7.6. "Sunday Night Football," on the other hand, despite having over 17 million viewers, could only muster a rating of 6.1 at the end of the day.
We should state that final numbers have not yet been released, which is mainly due to the fact that DVR user numbers are still up in the air. The numbers will be calculated soon and by then we should know which show comes out on top where ratings are concerned.
With how intense "The Walking Dead" is right now, we doubt "Sunday Night Football" would be able to garner better ratings for quite some time. At this point, it shows how powerful of a product "The Walking Dead" has become, and the show is poised to become even stronger by the mid-season break.
Characters such as Neegan and Elijah are both expected to make an appearance. Whenever this happens, all hell is going to break loose, and nothing should be able to catch up to "The Walking Dead" for the rest of the season.
At this rate, AMC is proving to the American public that Sunday is indeed, Zombie night, and not football night. It is a big shift, and one we never saw coming in a million years.
