<P> The second season received mostly mixed reviews from critics . On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 71%, based on 26 reviews, whose average rating is 6.6 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "Fear the Walking Dead sets sail in its sophomore season with an intriguing backdrop that doesn't always disguise its deficiencies in comparison to its predecessor ." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 54 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". </P> <P> On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has an approval rating of 84% based on 58 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3 / 10 . </P> <P> The U.S. series premiere attracted 10.1 million total viewers, with 6.3 million in the advertiser - coveted 18 - to - 49 - year - old demographic, both cable television records for a series premiere . Numerous international debuts of the pilot also set ratings records . The first season averaged 11.2 million viewers in "live plus - 3" ratings (includes VOD and DVR viewing within three days after initial telecast) to become the highest - rated first season of any series in cable history . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Timeslot (ET) </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> First aired </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Last aired </Th> <Th> Avg . viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Viewers (millions) </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sunday 9: 00 pm </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> August 23, 2015 (2015 - 08 - 23) </Td> <Td> 10.13 </Td> <Td> October 4, 2015 (2015 - 10 - 04) </Td> <Td> 6.86 </Td> <Td> 7.61 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> April 10, 2016 (2016 - 04 - 10) </Td> <Td> 6.67 </Td> <Td> October 2, 2016 (2016 - 10 - 02) </Td> <Td> 3.05 </Td> <Td> 4.19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> June 4, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 04) </Td> <Td> 3.11 </Td> <Td> October 15, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 15) </Td> <Td> 2.23 </Td> <Td> 2.36 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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