The Walking Dead Returns, Loses To NFL In Ratings
AMC’s “The Walking Dead” returned for its Season Six premiere, but unlike last season – when its season premiere episode obliterated the NFL game in the night’s television ratings – this time, the NFL game between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers won the evening’s ratings battle. The NFL game gathered 19.7 million viewers to 14.6 million for TWD.
Additionally, premiere episode ratings were down for TWD this year as the record-breaking Season Five premiere episode logged 17.3 million and the Season Four premiere episode had 16.1 million.