‘Better Call Saul’ better be a hit for AMC

It would be a huge shock if the ratings for “Better Call Saul”which will debut Sunday and air its second episode Monday night in what will become its normal time slotcomes anywhere close to that.

David Joyce, an analyst at Evercore/ISI who follows AMC, says he’s hoping that about three-quarters of the viewers who routinely watched “Breaking Bad” will want to check out “Better Call Saul.” That works out to about 4 million.

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But if the ratings are underwhelming, investors might follow some advice that Saul gave Jesse Pinkman during “Breaking Bad” and sell the stock.

“It’s the way of the world, kid. Go with the winner.”

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