during the walk, 13 million people were tuned in. those numbers made "skywire live" the highest rated live program in discovery's history, easily beating the 4.21 million people who watched felix baumgartner's skydive in october 2012, and third-highest overall. the 4.77 share during the actual walk was also the highest in company history. pre-coverage of the walk also pulled in high numbers, attracting 6.25 million viewers. "naked and afraid" which debuted after "skywire" attracted 4.16 million viewers. overall, discovery had its fourth highest-ranked night ever.