Zombie show, The Walking Dead, made a sensational return to cable TV in the US last Sunday. The second season recorded the highest ever figures for basic cable, an audience of 7.3 million, topping the previous number one The Dead Zone (2002).
“The Walking Dead is one of those rare television programs that reaches both a core genre fan as well as broad audiences simply looking for a great, character-based story,” said AMC president Charlie Collier. “That The Walking Dead is now the most-watched drama in the history of basic cable is staggering, just like our zombies.”
Last season’s finale saw the group barely escape with their lives from the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta after encountering a depressed scientist. The second season of The Walking Dead returns to F/X this Friday when one of the main characters is shot. It is due on RTÉ in early 2012.
