Sunday's Season 2 premiere of “The Walking Dead” broke ratings records for AMC, earning more 18-49 and 25-54-year-old viewers than any other basic cable drama in history.
Drawn by strong word-of-mouth for the zombie apocalypse series — and curiosity about how it would fare with Glen Mazzara replacing Frank Darabont as show runner — hordes of viewers sat zombie-like to follow the fate of sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his band of surviviors.
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The viewership records broke a basic cable record set nearly 10 years ago for a single
drama telecast.