MCN Newswire: 'Walking Dead' Devours 15.8 Million Viewers
Top Stories - March 31, 2015
'Walking Dead' Finale Devours 15.8 Million Viewers Sunday night's season-five finale of AMC zombie drama The Walking Dead was the show's best-ever finale and attracted 10.4 million viewers in the adults 18-49 range, the network said, citing Nielsen. The follow-up discussion show, Talking Dead, posted 7.5 million viewers (4.9 million adults 18-49).more
AT&T Plugs GigaPower Into Cupertino GigaPower has reached the West coast. AT&T has rolled out its fiber-based, 1-Gig capable fiber-based platform to parts of Cupertino, Calif., the tech-savvy city that's home to Apple's headquarters, where it will compete with Comcast.more
Sling TV Subject To Content Restrictions Dish Network confirmed that certain shows offered on A&E and some other channels aren't available to Sling TV subscribers because of digital rights restrictions. Affected shows include Criminal Minds on A&E and Lifetime Movie Network's Intervention.more
Trevor Noah Set To Take Over 'The Daily Show' Comedy Central said Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old South African comedian who has made three appearances as a cast member, will succeed Jon Stewart as host of the late-night comedy talk show after Stewart departs later this year.more
Nat Geo's 'Killing Jesus' Sets Net Ratings Record National Geographic Channel's Sunday telecast of Killing Jesus set a ratings record with 3.7 million viewers, the network said. The original movie, based on Bill O'Reilly's best-selling book, bested the 3.4 million viewers generated by the 2013 movie Killing Kennedy, according to Nielsen. more