But perhaps Virginia and the Settlers can put the viewership numbers back on track moving forward.
Some of the viewership dip was in response to the previous installment’s reveal that the trees Alicia was so interested in were actually painted by new character Wes, and weren’t a sign that Kim Dickens’ Madison Clark survived being overrun by walkers in Season 4.
The previous episode of Fear the Walking Dead, “Ner Tamid,” drew series-low numbers for its Live + Same Day airing, so it’s clear that some narrative changes would likely need to be made if there weren’t already plans for them.