Cleaning up our mess from the previous two editions of this column, The Ratings Experts from RESEARCH DIRECTOR, INC. – along with the numbers nerds from XTRENDS – want to be clear on our meaning. We in no way wanted to imply that zombies had anything to do with the holiday season. Nor was it our intention to compare tidings of comfort and joy with the hellscape of the apocalypse. Quite the contrary. To quote the immortal Hans Gruber, “It’s CHRISTMAS, a time of .