The Walking Dead
Season 7 premiere episode scored an 8.4 rating among viewers ages 18-49 and was watched by 17 million viewers.
Though up from Season 6, the much-hyped
The Walking Dead
Season 7 premiere came in just shy of the series' overall record.
The Walking Dead
Season 5 premiere in 2014 still holds that record, with 17.3 million total viewers and an 8.7 rating.