AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ season 3, ‘Breaking Bad’ back on Dish Network
It took quite a while longer than anyone wanted it to, but we finally have some great news coming out for fans of “The Walking Dead,” “Breaking Bad,” and every other AMC series: the long battle with Dish Network over carriage of the channel is now finally over.
This battle really started off earlier this summer after the end of “Mad Men’s” fifth season, and through it all, the network blamed the lack of carriage by the satellite provider on an unrelated lawsuit that involved Dish’s decision to not air the VOOM HD channels that were a part of the AMC Networks banner. It was a long and complicated battle, but the good news is that this suit was finally settled this weekend. The even better news? The two parties also came to a new carriage agreement, and now these series will finally be made available on Dish Network yet again.
What will be really interesting to watch now is seeing if “The Walking Dead” manages to increase its ratings yet again now that it is available in several more million homes than it was at this time last week. Of course, the irony here is that the zombie drama still managed to smash cable records with over 10 million viewers as well as a 5.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic that actually topped any scripted or unscripted network programming on the week. With this in mind, we would not necessarily be stunned if the show draws the same sort of ratings this week, thus breaking a tradition of shows losing viewers the week after the premiere.
Are you pleased that this lengthy dispute is finally over, and who did you really blame for this to begin with: Dish (who claimed that the AMC Networks were too expensive), or AMC?
Ruth
October 22, 2012 @ 6:58 am
In wich channel I can find AMC in Dish N.
richard
October 22, 2012 @ 1:47 am
i see both sides. idk, with dish, amc hasnt been too long established in originl programming, and it took them a few years for mad men and breaing bad to earn good ratings, and while the walking dead does extremely well, its one show. mybe dish felt that amc should wait a couple more years to be established before they pay the, the rate they were asking
however i see amcs pov also. while it took a while for breaking bad and mad men to grow in popularity, the walking dead from the get go was the highest rated scripted cable show on tv( in the importnt 18-49). then in season 2 they rose to unbelievable insane levels. they beat a lot of broadcast networks, pulling 4.7s something i never though a cable network could do, and a few years ago, had someone told me a cable channel would do it, i would not thoguht amc would be the one.
but i think with season 3, they have the potential to be the 2nd highest rated regular programming on tv cable or boradcast, only to be beaten by footbal, and some believe it could be the #1. for sure it will be the # 1 scripted show though. the fact that a cble show could be in the top 2 for the whole seson is so mind blowing. i never thought this could happen. if season 2 was unbelievably insane than season 3 (5.8 for the premiere) is undescribable. they will need to create a new word to describe it. it is beating out shows like the voice, or the big bang theory this seson. and even in big bangs theorys ratinga rime during season 3, walking dead is on r with those ratings this season. and i think, they could stay about the same, and at this point, i could see walking dead getting into the 6s this season, snd the 7s in season 4. Tht would be something. it will be exciting. it will be, and it is already, a mark of new rules and a changeup in the game of ratings.
anyway, so i think both sides had good points, but i think when they pulled that (insert new word here) rating for the premiere, i think both parties realized they wnted to this settle this immediately. glad it wored out. wish dish and amc the best of luck
Bea
October 21, 2012 @ 8:54 pm
All about the money…bunch of crap on both parts…shame…shame…shame!
fanofthedead
October 21, 2012 @ 7:30 pm
I agree with Bigphilly, it was all about the money.
But atleast I don’t have to watch it on my computer anymore. :)
Bigphilly
October 21, 2012 @ 7:10 pm
i blame Money hungry AMC for pushing on to dish to have to over pay for programing they didnt want, good for dish for holding out for so long.
jennifer and alicia
October 21, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
both dish network and AMC. AMC has always showed old black and white movies along with other stuff. but The Walking Dead is the show that BROUGHT AMC all of its viewers. Therefore does it matter that they are expensive dish network. It shouldnt as long as the viewers are watching.