In fact, Sundays fifth episode of the season delivered the shows lowest viewership since season 3.
Youll recallTWDreturned to the shows second-biggest audience ever, delivering an incredible 17 million viewers.
Fan reaction to the debut was extremely polarized, however.

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But this time, some fans seem to really have actually tuned out at least temporarily.
Viewership dropped 25 percent for the seasons second episode down to 12.5 million.
Still, lets keep some perspective.

Reporters have been writing The Walking Deadratings have peaked!
So while the shows numbers are kneeling for now, dont be surprised if they jump back up again.