‘The Walking Dead’ Beats the Final Week of the Winter Olympics, As Carl Winds Up on Ice — Ratings Watch

First, the bad news: “The Walking Dead” is in ratings decline.

It’s a fact of life for aging shows, and the zombie drama is now in its eighth season.

The second half of the season premiered on Sunday, February 25 with a 5.1 rating among adults 18-49 in Live + 3 data — down dramatically from last year’s winter premiere, which averaged a 7.7 rating on Feb.

12, 2017.That episode last year averaged 15.9 million viewers after three days of DVR and VOD use, compared to 11.3 million this year.

That’s a sharp decline.But make no mistake, “The Walking Dead” is still a formidable player for AMC.

The show was the No.

1 program of the week in the demo, beating NBC’s Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony in head-to-head competition, but actually beating every night of the Winter Games in its final week.

Companion series “Talking Dead” and an extended repeat of the fall finale, with additional footage,

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