Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 2016-17 TV Season: The Walking Dead, Super Bowl LI Dominate

The Grammys and the Oscars were the top two TV specials from Sept. 18, 2016, through May 24, 2017

There were 2.9 billion social interactions on Facebook and Twitter related to the 2016-17 television season, according to Nielsen Social Content Ratings. Which series, special and sports events drew the most buzz?

From Sept. 18, 2016, through May 24, 2017, AMC’s The Walking Dead made the competition look like zombies, averaging 2.028 million interactions across Facebook and Twitter per episode. Fox’s Empire came in a distant second, at 860,000, and ABC’s The Bachelor, in turn, came in a distant third, at 453,000.

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