Into The Badlands Is Third Highest Rated Cable Premiere Ever In Key Demographics

The series premiere of AMC's Into the Badlands on Sunday was watched by 8.2 million viewers, 5.1 million adults 18-49 and 5.1 million adults 25-54 in live+3 ratings. The premiere episode, "The Fort," is now the #3 cable series launch of all time among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

AMC now holds the the top four cable series launches of all time among adults 18-49 in live+3, three of which premiered in 2015. These include Fear the Walking Dead at #1, Better Call Saul at #2, Into the Badlands at #3 and The Walking Dead at #4.

"We wanted 'Into the Badlands' to be a fun, 'grab your popcorn, lean back and be flat-out entertained' experience," said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios in a press release. "Thanks to co-creators and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar, our fantastic team of executive producers and a tough, talented and tireless cast and crew, we now live in a world with artfully crafted and visually stunning martial arts fight sequences unlike anything else on television. Here's to five more weeks of high-flying, genre-bending action."

Into the Badlands airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on AMC.