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The Walking Deadclosed out its eighth seasonon Sunday with its second-least-watched finale ever.
This isnt good news for AMC, but its also far from a crisis.
Yes, thats a significant decline even in this, the era of perpetual ratings erosion.
1 show on all of TV among adults under 50.
1 slot, assuming it doesnt start to fall off in coming weeks.
But that will still leaveTWDas TVs No.
1 drama in the key demo, ahead of even NBCsSuper Bowlboosted and red-hotThis Is Us.
This is no small feat for an eight-year-old cable show.
AMC also continues to leverage the still-massive fanTWDfan base to boost its schedule year-round.
Weekly post-showTalking Deadalso continues to pull strong ratings while costing the web link next to nothing to produce.
Those subscription fee gains wont be going away any time soon.
Again, none of this glass-half-full thinking should suggest the ratings decline forTWDis irrelevant or unimportant.
