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14.2 million watched ‘Dead’ cliffhanger

NEW YORK

A cliffhanger ending to its sixth season fascinated more than 14 million viewers of “The Walking Dead,” although AMC’s blockbuster hit continued to show some signs of erosion.

During the final episode Sunday, new villain Negan killed someone with a barbed-wire bat he named Lucille. Viewers will have to wait until next season to find out who he killed, however.

It was down from the 15.8 million who watched the fifth season finale on the night it aired, and didn’t approach the 17.3 million who watched the first episode of the fifth season in October 2014 – the show’s high point.

For the week of March 28-April 3, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.24 million; “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 14.19 million; “Empire,” Fox, 12.46 million; “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 11.95 million; “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 11.36 million; “Little Big Shots,” NBC, 11.33 million; “Academy of Country Music Awards,” CBS, 11.2 million; “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.1 million; “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 10.4 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 10.38 million.

Associated Press