While the majority of comic book fans enjoy AMC's The Walking Dead, the show is not without its detractors. The biggest complaint comes from fans of the Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard comic book series who simply can't handle the way the show plays fast-and-loose with the source material. If this is you, then perhaps you'll enjoy Fear The Walking Dead, AMC's companion series to the cable juggernaut which is not based on any pre-existing comic or novels. The show recounts the very beginning of the zombie outbreaks and will showcase the world's descent into post-apocalyptic nightmare.
It would appear that the AMC has another zombie hit on their hands as Sunday's premiere garnered 10.1 million live/same day viewers, making Fear The Walking Dead the most watched cable TV premiere of all time. Said Charlie Collier, president of AMC and SundanceTV, "Thank you and congratulations to Robert Kirkman, Dave Erickson, the brilliant executive producers and the entire cast and crew of ‘Fear the Walking Dead.' It is increasingly difficult to evaluate a show’s success on night one. However, we are releasing these live/same day ratings because ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ delivered record-breaking numbers that are all the more special in this era of time-shifted viewing and audience fragmentation. To have a companion series to the #1 show on television driving communal, urgent viewing, social activity and pop cultural relevance of this magnitude is truly differentiating. Of course none of it is possible without the fans, whose passion leads to these remarkable results."
Fear The Walking Dead has 5 more episodes to go before we reunite with Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and co. for Season 6 of The Walking Dead.
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