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Published: June 21, 2017, midnight

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD
Season 3, Episode 4 "100"
Written by Alan Page
Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez

Timothy: So here's what concerns me...

Dustin: That FEAR THE WALKING DEAD has actually become a well-written show that we're enjoying, and it's going to get our hopes up and then crush them beneath a return to the awfulness that we have endured lo these previous two seasons?

Curtis: "Lo"? Really?

Dustin: I am waxing poetic.

Mindy: This is a legitimate concern, at least based on what you two have been saying. Of course, I have just started watching this show, so I haven't had to suffer the way you two have. Or at least the way you two say you have. Repeatedly.

Dustin: It's been a terrible burden to bear. 

Mindy: Mmm hmmm.

Dustin: IT IS A TERRIBLE BURDEN, MINDY.

Curtis: So what's this concern, Tim?

Timothy: Well, I've been looking at the viewing numbers. When the show debuted, it had about 10 million viewers, which fell to a little less than 7 million by the end of the first season.

Dustin: This does not surprise me. At all.

Timothy: The second season started with about 6.5 million viewers, and ended with about 3 million.

Curtis: Ouch. 

Dustin: At all surprised, I am not.

Mindy: And this season?

Timothy: This season kicked off with just over 5 million, which became 4.8 million by the second episode. We don't have the +3 and +7 numbers for the 3rd and 4th episode yet, but their live numbers have fallen every episode. 

Dustin: Wait, we've only had three Fear the Walking Dead nights... oh. 

Curtis: They were losing viewers on the first night the show came back, between the first and second episodes. That aired back to back.

Timothy: Yeah. FEAR THE WALKING DEAD has had four well-written, well-acted, actually good episodes this season...

Mindy: And fewer and fewer viewers.

Timothy: Exactly.

Dustin: I'm not sure how I feel about being in the position of defending this show, but we are, and we do, and here is the podcast thing we do. Listen while we say nice things about a show we've hated while it's good and we're hoping it stays that way. LISTEN!