Into the Badlands nabs No. 3 ratings success for opening season


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Michelle Clancy

| 03 January 2016




In its first season, AMC’s Into the Badlands has ranked as the third-highest-rated new season of any series in cable history in key demographics.



The show averaged 5.3 million viewers, 3.2 million adults aged 18-49 and 3.3 million adults aged 25-54 in live+3 ratings, which include three days of time-shifted viewing. And it was the No. 3 most-watched opening season ever among adults aged 18-49 and 25-54 in live+3 viewing, following AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead at No. 1 and Better Call Saul at No. 2 – all three of which premiered in 2015.

The show’s season one finale on 20 December delivered 3.6 million viewers, 2 million adults aged 18-49 and 2.2 million adults aged 25-54 in live+3, the highest time-shifting percentage gains all season.

"Into the Badlands was built to be entertaining, action-packed television, and this team delivered. We’re very appreciative of the many millions of fans who have joined us in the Badlands each week,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios.

“Thanks to our terrific executive producers – showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar, Stacey Sher, Michael Shamberg, David Dobkin, Stephen Fung and Daniel Wu, the stunt teams led by Stephen and Master Dee Dee for bringing the fight sequences to new heights, and, of course, the entire cast and crew who all worked so hard to bring this layered show to life.”