 " TS @-@ 19 " was originally broadcast on December 5 , 2010 in the United States on AMC . Upon initial airing , the episode amassed 5 @.@ 97 million viewers and a 4 @.@ 1 household rating , indicating that 4 @.@ 1 % of households that watched television viewed the episode . Following two encore presentations , total viewership accumulated to 8 @.@ 1 million . At the time of its airing , " TS @-@ 19 " was the highest @-@ rated cable television series of all time demographically ; it attained a 3 @.@ 4 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic , denoting 4 million viewers , while simultaneous acquiring 3 @.@ 5 million viewers in the 25 – 54 demographic according to Nielsen Media Research . The accolade was then succeeded by three episodes of The Walking Dead : the episode 's ratings were beaten by second season premiere " What Lies Ahead " , followed by " Nebraska " , and lastly the second season finale " Beside the Dying Fire " , of which the last aforementioned currently holds the record . " TS @-@ 19 " became the most @-@ viewed cable telecast of the day , obtaining significantly higher ratings than installments of Hannah Montana and Shake It Up on Disney Channel . Ratings and total viewership moderately increased from the previous installment , " Wildfire " , which received 5 @.@ 56 million viewers and a 2 @.@ 8 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic . In the United Kingdom , " TS @-@ 19 " garnered 492 @,@ 000 viewers , subsequently becoming the most @-@ viewed television series of the week on FX . 
