The reports are in, and the three big shows on Sunday (AMC’s The Walking Dead, HBO’s Game of Thrones, and History’s The Bible) all did quite well. The two-hour finale of History’s The Bible was up 14 percent over the previous week, pulling in 11.7 million viewers on average and12.33 million viewers during the 60-minute overlap with Walking Dead, where it focused on the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The Walking Dead‘s Season 3 finale saw 12.4 million viewers (a record for the show). It is the season’s top show, broadcast or cable, with treasured young adults (ages 18-to-49).
Game of Thrones opened its third season with 4.4 million viewers. This is a record for the series, up 4 percent from the Season 2 finale (4.2 million) and 13 percent from the Season 2 premiere (3.9 million).
Source: USAtoday.com