Fear the Walking Dead Pulls In the Biggest Audience Ever for a Cable Premiere

AMC now has 3 of the top 5

AMC's attempt to franchise its hugely profitable Walking Dead series appears to have paid off.

Sunday's premiere of Fear the Walking Dead, the spinoff-prequel of cable's top-rated series, drew 10.1 million viewers, becoming the top cable premiere of all time. The 90-minute episode also drew 6.3 million viewers in the advertiser-coveted 18 to 49 demographic, surpassing Better Call Saul—the Breaking Bad spinoff which debuted earlier this year with 4.4 million—to rank as the top cable premiere in that demo as well.

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