"The Walking Dead" Season 3 Midseason Finale Scores Whopping 10.5 Million Viewers

[JamesG]

"Walking Dead" Season 3 Midseason Finale Scores Whopping 10.5 Million Viewers
12/3/2012
by Lesley Goldberg


AMC's "The Walking Dead" continues to solidify its place as the season's best-performing series in the key adults 18-49 demographic.

Sunday's midseason finale collected 10.5 million total viewers in its initial broadcast at 9 p.m., slightly less than October's third-season premiere but up 58 percent compared with season two's midseason finale.





In the adults 18-49 demo, the episode scored 6.9 million total viewers, up 54 percent vs. season two's midseason finale. Overall, the series beat all of broadcast and cable fare in the demo. When factoring in Live+7 returns, the zombie drama adds another 3.4 million viewers a week.

Season three of the series, from showrunner Glen Mazzara, is averaging as the No. 1 ad-supported drama series in basic cable history among total viewers, adults 18-49, 25-54, 18-35, men 18-49, men 25-54 and men 18-34.





While an official fourth-season renewal has not been announced, it's more of a when than an if as AMC opened a contest in late September offering lucky blood donors a chance to win a trip to the set of "The Walking Dead" season four -- ahead of its October return.





Meanwhile, Chris Hardwicke's "Walking Dead" postshow "Talking Dead" collected 2.2 million total viewers at 11 p.m., up from the 2.1 million its season three premiere scored.

During Sunday's episode, Hardwicke announced that the series would move up to immediately follow "Walking Dead" and expand from 30 minutes to an hour starting in February.

(Kevin Smith's "Comic Book Men" will move to Thursdays as the cable net launches an unscripted block for the night.)



"The Walking Dead" and "Talking Dead" return Sunday, Feb. 10, on AMC.

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[Number 9 Dream]

The mid season finale was amazing!

[AB]

Originally Posted by Number 9 Dream

The mid season finale was amazing!

It certainly was, and it had so much action in it. I was surprised at how fast the Governor turned on his buddy Merle. And I'm afraid Andrea will be next, since it was her buddy Michonne that killed his zombie daughter.

[Number 9 Dream]

[QUOTE=AB]It certainly was, and it had so much action in it. I was surprised at how fast the Governor turned on his buddy Merle. And I'm afraid Andrea will be next, since it was her buddy Michonne that killed his zombie daughter.[/QUOTE]

Yes! So intense! The Governor is a complex character -- very dark & riddled with his own demons, but still manages to evoke sympathy. Andrea better make a break for it while she can.

[Willbo]

I hope Michonne feeds the governor to the walkers. He is a creepy person.

[HuntingtonM15]

I just recently started watching the show two weeks ago, but I've already caught up. I knew it wouldn't happen, but I wish Michonne would have killed the Governor! It was definitely an intense episode.