Rick Grimes and Walter White star as the leading men in two of AMC’s popular series — ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Breaking Bad.’ Image: Gene Page/Ursula Coyote/AMC
AMC delivered a one-two punch of watercooler television in the past year with Breaking Bad‘s final season and The Walking Dead‘s fourth season consistently dominating the social conversation on social networks and offline (yes, the real world still exists).
Both drama series ranked first and second on Nielsen’s top-10 list of most-discussed series on Twitter from September to May, and the last chapter of meth kingpin Walter White’s saga finished as the past year’s episode with the biggest reach: 9.1 million Twitter users.
Rick Grimes and fellow Walking Dead survivors’ journeys toward the long-sought-after Terminus “sanctuary” captivated viewers throughout the season, offering highly tweetable moments such as Carl Grimes’ chocolate-pudding binge, Rick’s grotesque near-death escape and the season’s in-a-pickle closing situation.
Meanwhile, NBC’s social powerhouse The Voice took home the honor for most-tweeted episode: Viewers on May 13 rushed to save their favorite contestant from elimination using the hashtag #VoiceSave, helping YouTube star Christina Grimmie sail into the finale.
Nielsen broke down the past nine month’s top TV moments in this new infographic:
via Entertainment