The Walking Dead season 10 episode 12 ('Walk with Us') spoilers follow.

Airing on Sunday (March 15), AMC's zombie drama The Walking Dead rejoined the TV ratings stratosphere after a recent slump.

The episode in question was a doozy and saw Negan betray Whisperers leader Alpha in brutal fashion – leaving viewers at home shocked and gripped in equal measure.



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According to TV Fanatic, season 10's twelfth episode accumulated 3.49 million pairs of eyes in the US, which compared to Westworld's third season premiere on the same night is an absolute gold rush.

It seems even Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul couldn't reel in the numbers for HBO's sci-fi epic – he stars as newcomer Caleb – as just 901,000 people tuned in.

Back in October, The Walking Dead's premiere episode for season 10 delivered some worrying numbers for the series – a 3% decrease from its previous lowest during season 9.

With most of the drama saved for the later episodes though, the bosses over at AMC will be glad to see a steady rise in the ratings, as it was reported last month that viewing figures were on the up and fans were beginning to get engaged with the show again.



As the season finale approaches, will those numbers continue to increase?

The Walking Dead continues on Mondays at 9pm on FOX in the UK. You can also catch up on the show via NOW TV. In the US, the show continues on Sundays at 9/8c on AMC.

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