The Media Equation: Barely Keeping Up in TV’s New Golden Age

The vast wasteland of television has been replaced by an excess of excellence that is fundamentally altering my media diet and threatening to consume my waking life in the process.

    



Olympics Draws 26 Million Viewers, Even as Its TV Competitors Also Thrive

A Beatles anniversary show on CBS drew 14 million, nearly seven million watched “Downton Abbey” on PBS and “Walking Dead” locked up younger viewers.

    



AMC Orders a Fifth Season of ‘The Walking Dead’

The zombie apocalypse drama is more popular than anything else on AMC.

    



‘Walking Dead’ Premiere Is Highest Rated Show of TV Season

With 16 million viewers, the zombie-themed series on AMC broke its own record for cable entertainment. Among young viewers, it was even more dominant.

    



AMC Announces a Companion Series to ‘Walking Dead’

The new show, which is expected to begin in 2015, will be developed by Robert Kirkman, whose comic book inspired “The Walking Dead.”

    



Cable TV Dramas Post Big Sunday Ratings

“The Walking Dead,” “The Bible” and “Game of Thrones” all registered impressive ratings on Sunday night.