"The Walking Dead" Finale Breaks Ratings Records By Lindsay Bays

The very anticipated season finale had 6 million viewers that tuned into the last episode.  And it received the highest ratings ever for a basic cable show in the 18 to 49 age bracket.  The show previously in this time slot, Mad Men, which has won many emmy's, had an audience of 2.4 million for its season finale.  This really puts it in perspective at how successful this zombie series has been.  They averaged about 3.5 million regular viewers per episode in its first season which is very high for a basic cable television show.  Now we must wait to see how many people will tune in for next season.  The next season will most likely begin at Halloween again.