‘The Killing’ Is Killing AMC’s Ratings Streak

The Killing closed its first season to tidal waves of anger. Fans and critics were so miffed when the bevvy of red herrings served to delay the reveal of young Rosie Larsen’s killer, that (we can only imagine) TV sales saw a spike after a whole community of viewers rose up at once, throwing veggie crisps, burnt cookies, DVR remotes, and luke warm beer bottles at their televisions in anger. We don’t have the TV sales numbers, but rest assured, fans were upset. We do, however, have the second season premiere’s numbers, and unless those folks simply failed to replace their televisions over the past few months, that anticlimactic finale cost the crime series its audience.