Fear The Walking Dead Sees Huge Gains In Live +3 Ratings

Last Sunday, the second episode of Fear The Walking Dead pulled in 5.58 million viewers. That was good enough to make The Walking Dead spin-off the number one cable show on the night, but it was the least-watched episode in the series.

Since a large number viewers no longer watch new episodes of their favorite shows when they first air, many networks now look to the Live +3 rating, which includes three days’ worth of DVR playbacks, to gauge how well or how poorly their programs are doing.

So how did Fear The Walking Dead do in the Live +3? For the week of April 11-17, Fear The Walking Dead had the biggest gains of any cable show in the Live +3 ratings. “The show grew by 1.2 points in adults 18-49 (2.5 to 3.7),” tvbythenumbers reports. “and by 2.2 million viewers (5.58 million to 7.78 million).”

Fear The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9|8c on AMC.