Viewers for AMC’s “The Walking Dead” are multiplying about as fast as the number of zombies in the series, with Sun’s Season 4 premiere ranking as the highest-rated episode in series history. The show delivered 16.1mln viewers and 10.4mln adults 18-49. That makes it the #1 show in all of TV for 18-49s this season, outperforming everything for the 2013/14 season-to-date. Even NFL football. Oh, but it’s bigger than that. Read on for more.

More top stories in today’s CableFAX Daily:

 
Netflix shares closed up nearly 8% on reports that the online video service is in talks with MVPDs, including Comcast, to make its content available via set-top boxes.
 
Cablevision attacked broadcasters’ legal arguments in their Supreme Court challenge of online streaming service Aereo. Here’s the MSO’s argument.
 

The Daily

Subscribe
Wednesday–September 17

MSNBC-NBC News Split Dates Set

In a Wednesday editorial call reported on by the trades, MSNBC SVP, Newsgathering Scott Matthews outlined when the cable network will break away from NBC News as part of the Versant spinoff from NBCUniversal

Read the Full Issue
The Skinny is delivered on Tuesday and focuses on the cable profession. You'll stay in the know on the headlines, topics and special issues you value most. Sign Up

Jobs

Seeking an INDUSTRY JOB or hiring for one?
VIEW JOBS

In conjunction with our sister brand, Cynopsis, we are offering hiring managers a deep pool of media-savvy, skilled candidates at a range of experience levels and sectors. The result will be an even more robust industry job board, to help both employers and job seekers.

Contact us at marketing@cynopsis.com, for more information about posting a job on the website and our Jobs newsletter, sent twice weekly to 85,000 media professionals.