Posts Tagged ‘the walking dead’
  • AMC Announces Walking Dead Spinoff
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    Posted September 19th, 2013 at 11:30 am No Comments »
    AMC is now in the process of developing a "companion series" to its massively successful The Walking Dead. The spinoff is planned for debut in 2015. Comic/show creator Robert Kirkman will executive produce. Kirkman: “After 10 years of writing the comic book series and being so close to the debut of our fourth, and in my opinion, best season of the TV series, I couldn’t be more thrilled about getting the chance to create a new corner of The Walking Dead universe. The opportunity to make...
  • Comic-Con Trailer: Season Three of The Walking Dead
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    Posted July 18th, 2012 at 4:30 pm No Comments »
    At Comic-Con AMC revealed a trailer for the third season of The Walking Dead which will premiere on October 14. Obviously it contains some spoilers for the upcoming season which will be split into two runs of eight episodes. The second half of the season will start back up in February. ...
  • The Walking Dead Has Third Season Episode Order Extended
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    Posted January 14th, 2012 at 7:15 pm No Comments »
    AMC today announced that the third season pickup of The Walking Dead, announced back in October shortly after the debut of the second season, is being extended in its order. Instead of the planned 13 episodes the third season will feature 16 full episodes and premiere next fall. Though creatively season two has been at times frustrating, with many fans of the series growing somewhat disgruntled, the series remains a juggernaut for the network. In the critical 18-49 demo it continues to de...
  • The Walking Dead Gets Third Season Renewal
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    Posted October 25th, 2011 at 3:30 pm 2 Comments »
    There was no question that it would happen but today AMC made it official - the network has picked up the zombie-survival comic adaptation The Walking Dead for a third season. The news comes after only two episodes of season two have aired both of which have delivered enormous ratings with the premiere breaking cable ratings records and the follow-up only dropping off slightly. The third season is expected to be 13 episodes - the same as the current season will run - and will debut next fa...
  • The Walking Dead Season Two Premiere Sets New Ratings Highs
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    Posted October 17th, 2011 at 3:00 pm 2 Comments »
    Last year The Walking Dead became the highest rated cable show of all-time. The second season season premiere last night shattered those numbers as it bought in 7.3 million viewers for the first showing and 11 million total for the evening when counting the encore. The critical 18-49 demo had a 4.2 rating breaking previous cable records. The premiere drew rave reviews but reaction amongst viewers has been decidedly more mixed. While I enjoyed the episode the pacing was hampered severely b...
  • Trailer for Season Two of The Walking Dead
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    Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 7:50 pm 2 Comments »
    At its Comic-Con panel today The Walking Dead debuted a trailer for its upcoming second season which will premiere on Sunday October 16th in a new time slot of 9pm. The intensely popular AMC series will pick up right from the end of season one rather than making any jump in time and will run for 13 episodes. ...
  • First Image from The Walking Dead Season 2
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    Posted June 8th, 2011 at 3:50 pm No Comments »
    AMC has released the first picture in its promotion of the upcoming second season of The Walking Dead. The intensely popular series just started production on season two it is expected to debut in October with a full 13 episode run....
  • The Walking Dead Finale Draws Series High Ratings
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    Posted December 6th, 2010 at 6:06 pm 2 Comments »
    The season finale of The Walking Dead was able to pull in the highest ratings for the series through its six episode run. "TS-19" drew six million viewers, four million of which fell into the all-important 18-49 demo making for a stunning 3.0 rating. Re-airings immediately after would tack on two million more viewers to the total. The Walking Dead was already established as the most watched show in cable history, giving AMC a huge hit to go along with their well regarded but low rated stabl...