NBC’s “Little Big Shots” was the top Sunday broadcast series in 18-49 (2.0) and 25-54 (2.6). It shows you how big “The Walking Dead” is that its spinoff can garner less than half the original’s rating yet still stand as Sunday’s top program in both adults 18-49 (3.1 rating) and 25-54 (3.6 rating). Deadline announced the news back in December, and now that the. It opened huge last August (4.9 in 18-49, 10.1 million) before gradually tailing off over the next five weeks. AMC's horror spin-off has officially been renewed for an eighth season. While Sunday’s demo rating was below any of the drama’s six episode-run last summer and fall, “Fear” came within 9% of its finale in 18-49 (3.4) and was within 3% of its finale total-viewer count (6.9 million) and off just 1%.
The success of this season hinges on how well these separate narratives are eventually weaved together, but there’s little here to inspire confidence.One week after “The Walking Dead” wrapped its season with monster numbers on AMC, its spinoff “ Fear the Walking Dead” delivered a solid season-two premiere performance on Sunday.ĪMC will release “live plus-3” ratings for “Fear the Walking Dead” on Friday, but the show returned with a 3.1 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.7 million total viewers in Nielsen’s “live plus same-day” averages. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.
Without a central focus, Fear The Walking Dead feels like it’s searching for a sense of purpose post-Madison. Fear The Walking Dead, season 2, episode 1, 'Monster' Fear The Walking Dead, season 2, episode 1, 'Monster' Pinterest. The fate of Lenny James’ Morgan was season five’s big cliffhanger. Next time you see someone raising security shutters, you might be inclined to take more than a few steps back. After five seasons, it’s inevitable the undead hordes would serve only as filler, but some impressive set-pieces keep their threat alive in memorable, gross-out fashion. While it might aim to kick the show into gear, there’s a whiff of fan service which is difficult to ignore.įor all the fluctuating issues around characters, Fear is reliably stuffed with zombie nastiness. A decision made with Morgan’s character in the premiere, however, feels like a direct response to intense backlash (aka angry petitions) following his apparent demise. The fate of Morgan Jones (Lennie James) was the big unanswered cliffhanger, although those familiar with The Walking Dead’s baiting tactics are likely prepared for the outcome. Their grounded, relatable connection – with callbacks to events in the first three seasons – is the last anchor stopping the ship from buckling under extreme silliness as axe-wielding bounty hunters and the gratingly naff antagonist Virginia (Colby Minifie) butt in from the periphery. However, shining an equal spotlight on every character means too much time is spent with less interesting subjects.Īn episode centred on series veterans Alicia Clark (Alycia Debnam-Carey) and Victor Strand (Colman Domingo) is the biggest reminder of Fear’s soul beneath the accumulated baggage. A Walking Dead spinoff set in Los Angeles, California. With Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo, Danay Garcia, Rubn Blades. Making pragmatic use of their sprawling narrative, the new episodes take a quasi-anthology approach by focusing on a handful of characters each time out. Fear the Walking Dead: Created by Dave Erickson, Robert Kirkman. Last year’s finale – the walker attack at Humbug’s Gulch – split our heroes into groups. Under the same leadership, the show’s sixth season is still fighting this losing battle – albeit with some attempts at course correction. The controversial death of original cast member Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) halfway through season four was the pivotal turning point Fear has struggled to rebuild from – morphing into a Frankenstein’s monster of clashing storylines competing to fill the void left by her absence.Ĭolby Minifie plays Virginia in the show. The show’s fourth and fifth seasons, handled by producers Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, imploded the series’ core with new characters and multiple The Walking Dead crossovers. In many ways, this is the paradox that original spin-off Fear The Walking Dead must solve.
READ MORE: Bloody brilliant: the 10 best episodes of The Walking Dead.By Kevin Yeoman Published This is a review of Fear the Waking Dead season 2, episode 1. What is the endgame of a show about post-apocalyptic survival? The Walking Dead’s climax after season 11 might provide an answer, although the numerous spin-offs planned in its wake suggest scrambling for new life will take precedence over any definitive resolution. Fear the Walking Dead Season 2 Premiere Sets Sail for a New Identity Fear the Walking Dead returns for season 2 with a slow-paced hour that sees characters slip into familiar roles.