Say what you want about The Walking Dead. Personally I enjoy the show a lot. Much more that most of the formulated crap on regular commercial television.
Seems a lot of others do as well. The Walking Dead got a
3.8 (18-49) rating for the season two premiere. That's huge. Even the encore did 1.1. More than any drama in basic cable history. Even the encore beats most of what NBC shows do these days. 3.8 is right up there with most of the big mainstay dramas and comedies on regular television.