Published at: Oct. 16, 2013, 1 a.m. CST by hercules

The final ratings for Sunday arrived Tuesday afternoon.

It turns out “Walking Dead” hit an 8.2 in adults 18-49.

When was the last time a scripted hour of TV hit an 8.2? I can’t remember.

For context, see how it ranks against the other top current series; even blockbusters like “Big Bang Theory,” “The Voice” and “Modern Family” don’t come close:

(adults 18-49; older weeks in parentheses; repeats in gray)

8.2 (---) (---) The Walking Dead

5.1 (5.2) (5.8) Big Bang Theory

4.6 (4.7) (5.1) The Voice (Mo)

3.9 (4.2) (4.2) Modern Family

3.2 (3.4) (---) Duck Dynasty

3.1 (3.3) (3.8) The Blacklist

3.1 (3.6) (---) Scandal

3.0 (---) (---) American Horror Story

3.0 (3.1) (3.7) How I Met Your Mother

3.0 (3.3) (---) The Millers

3.0 (4.5) (4.7) The Voice (Tu)

2.9 (3.3) (4.7) Agents of SHIELD

2.9 (1.6) (2.0) Glee

2.8 (3.1) (3.4) Grey’s Anatomy

2.8 (3.5) (3.6) NCIS

2.8 (3.0) (3.1) Sleepy Hollow

2.6 (2.7) (2.8) Criminal Minds

2.6 (2.7) (3.0) NCIS LA

2.6 (---) (---) Talking Dead

2.5 (2.4) (2.4) Sons Of Anarchy

2.5 (3.2) (---) Super Fun Night

2.5 (2.7) (2.4) Survivor

2.4 (2.9) (3.9) The Crazy Ones

2.4 (2.6) (2.6) Once Upon A Time

2.3 (2.4) (2.9) 2½ Men

2.3 (2.4) (2.8) 2 Broke Girls

2.2 (2.3) (2.5) The Middle

2.2 (2.7) (2.7) Saturday Night Live

2.2 (2.4) (2.5) X Factor (We)

The ratings for this year’s final episodes of “Breaking Bad”:

5.3 (3.4) (3.2) (2.6) (2.2) (2.5) (2.4) (2.9)

The ratings for 2010’s final season of “Lost”:

5.8 (4.3) (4.1) (4.0) (3.7) (3.9) (3.9) (4.1) (4.0) (3.9) (4.2) (4.1) (4.6) (4.5) (5.0) (5.5)

The ratings for “Dead’s” 16-episode third season (2012-2013):

6.4 (5.4) (5.5) (5.7) (5.7) (5.7) (5.6) (6.1) (5.4) (5.4) (4.9) (5.6) (4.9) (5.4) (5.1) (5.8)

“Dead’s” 13-episode second season (2011-2012):

4.7 (3.6) (3.5) (3.8) (3.6) (4.2) (3.5) (3.1) (3.2) (3.4) (3.1) (3.6) (3.8)

“Dead’s” 6-episode first season (2010):

3.0 (2.8) (2.4) (2.5) (2.5) (2.7)

The "Dead" premiere even rivaled ratings for Sunday NFL games:

Sundays Sept. 15-Oct. 13, 2013

(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)

9.2 (---) (9.3) (---) (---) NFL Fox

8.4 (7.0) (7.6) (6.9) (8.4) NFL NBC

8.2 (---) (---) (---) (---) The Walking Dead

2.6 (---) (---) (---) (---) Talking Dead

2.4 (0.9) (---) (---) (0.5) MLBaseball

2.4 (2.6) (2.6) (0.6) (---) Once Upon A Time

1.9 (2.4) (2.0) (---) (---) Amazing Race

1.6 (1.9) (2.3) (0.6) (---) Revenge

1.5 (3.8) (1.4) (---) (3.0) 60 Minutes

1.3 (1.5) (1.6) (---) (---) The Mentalist

1.2 (---) (---) (0.8) (0.9) AFH Videos

1.2 (1.6) (1.5) (---) (0.7) The Good Wife

1.2 (1.2) (1.0) (---) (---) Keeping/Kardashians

0.9 (1.1) (1.2) (1.0) (1.1) Real Housewives NJ

0.8 (1.1) (1.5) (---) (---) Betrayal

0.8 (0.7) (0.8) (---) (---) Homeland

0.8 (0.7) (---) (---) (---) Witches Of East End

0.7 (0.8) (0.8) (0.7) (0.9) Boardwalk Empire

0.6 (0.6) (---) (---) (0.7) Bar Rescue

0.6 (---) (---) (---) (---) Comic Book Men

0.6 (---) (---) (---) (---) Drop Dead Diva

0.6 (0.5) (---) (---) (---) Eric & Jessie

0.6 (0.7) (---) (---) (---) Halloween Wars

0.5 (0.7) (---) (---) (---) Alaska/Last Frontier

0.5 (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (0.5) Cutthroat Kitchen

0.4 (0.6) (---) (---) (---) Chopped

0.4 (0.4) (0.4) (---) (---) Eastbound & Down

0.4 (0.4) (0.4) (---) (---) Masters of Sex

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