What Lies Ahead on AMC. It received 7.3 million viewers and attained a 4.8HH rating, breaking the record for the most-watched drama in the history of cable television. It received the second highest viewership of the week ending October 16, scoring higher than "Jersey Shore" but less than a 2011 NFL season game between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears. "What Lies Ahead" achieved similar feats, attaining a 3.8 rating—translating to 4.8 million viewers—in the 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen ratings. In the 25–54 demographic, it garnered 4.2 million viewers. Total viewership after two encore presentations was 11 million viewers, an increase
What Lies Beneath 35 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. The "New York Times" wrote that, "at the start, [Zemeckis] zaps us with quick, glib scares, just to show he still knows how, but his heart isn't in this kind of material anymore. His reflexes are a little slow." The "Los Angeles Times" called it "spooky with a polished kind of creepiness added in... "What Lies Beneath" nevertheless feels more planned than passionate, scary at points but unconvincing overall." The "Chicago Sun-Times" wrote: "Lacking a smarter screenplay, it milks the