BT and the curse of the Zombie Channel: New drama channel AMC from BT registers zero viewers

Published: 16:03 EST, 19 September 2015 | Updated: 04:51 EST, 20 September 2015

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Zombies seem to have scared away audiences from BT’s new drama channel, AMC from BT, which registered zero viewers according to the official audience survey.

The channel, whose flagship show zombie drama Fear The Walking Dead, airs alongside re-runs of hit series such as Breaking Bad, is a key part of BT’s strategy to expand its broadcast business and was launched with great fanfare in August.

Figures from official audience researcher Barb, which surveys 5,100 homes, showed not one of the survey panel watched the BT drama channel at all on Thursday – the latest date for which figures are available.

Dead on its feet: AMC from BT, which shows Fear The Walking Dead, had no viewers on Thursday

There were also no viewers on the previous Saturday. While some viewers may have watched the channel, the panel result means the channel officially had no viewers on these days.

AMC has been live for three weeks and the average national audience at any point throughout that time has been calculated at 3,800.