The Walking Dead Season 2 premiere drew huge mobs of living, breathing Nielsen viewers on Sunday night, shattering a few records along the way.
《行尸走肉》第二季让周日夜晚的首播集让电视机前有血有肉的观众们都守着一睹其风采，这也让该剧第二季首播就破了尼尔森收视率的几个记录。

The AMC series was welcomed back by 7.3 million total viewers in its 9 pm airing — a 38 percent surge over the show’s Season 1 average — with 4.8 million of ‘em falling into the coveted 18-49 crowd. That breaks a demo rating record for basic cable set nearly 10 years ago, AMC reports.
AMC电视网晚9点直播档迎来了730万观众收看——比第一季的平均收视高出38%——其中480万是18-49岁的观众。AMC表示，这打破了近十年的首集开播记录。

Walking Dead‘s delivery of 4.2 million viewers in the 25-54 demo likewise represents a new high for a basic cable series.
《行尸走肉》25-54岁收看人数为420万，也创了有线电视电视收视新高。

“The Walking Dead is one of those rare television programs that reaches both a core genre fan as well as broad audiences simply looking for a great, character-based story,” AMC president Charlie Collier said in announcing the boffo ratings. “That The Walking Dead is now the most watched drama in the history of basic cable is staggering, just like our zombies.”
“《行尸走肉》是为数不多的国内国外同时红火的美剧之一，”AMC总裁Charlie Collier宣布这一好消息时说。“《行尸走肉》现在是有线电视台众多在播美剧中收视最高的剧集，就像我们丧尸们一样。”

Factoring in the 10:30 pm and 12:30 am encores, Walking Dead amassed 11 million total viewers with its sophomore bow.
如果把晚上10:30和凌晨12:30的重播收视率算在一起的话，《行尸走肉》第二季总共吸引了1千1百万观众收看。