DAYS BEFORE THE SEASON FIVE PREMIERE, AMC RENEWS
“The Walking Dead” FOR A SIXTH SEASON
#1 Show on Television Among Adults 18-49, and Highest-Rated Show in
Cable History, Returns for Its Fifth Season at 9 PM ET/PT on October 12,
Followed by Live “Talking Dead” Aftershow
New York – October 7, 2014 – Days away from its season five premiere, AMC announced today that it has renewed “The Walking Dead,” the #1 show on television among adults 18-49 for the last two years and most highly-rated show in cable television history, for a sixth season. The season five premiere is this Sunday, Oct. 12, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the live season premiere of “Talking Dead” at 10 p.m. ET/PT with host Chris Hardwick and this week’s guests Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero and Conan O’Brien.
“We could not be more excited for October 12th as we share new episodes of ‘The Walking Dead’ with fans around the globe,” said AMC President Charlie Collier. “In advance of Sunday’s season five premiere, AMC proudly confirms a sixth season order of this extraordinary series. Thank you to Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple, the terrific executive producers, and the entire team who brings this compelling world and these rich characters to life. There’s plenty more Dead ahead thanks to their impressive, collective effort.”
Social media activity and interest around “The Walking Dead” is up significantly from the same period a year ago. For several weeks leading up to the season five premiere, the show has been #1 in digital engagement of all returning fall cable series, as measured by the ListenFirst Digital Audience Rating. The show’s social media following and fan engagement are at an all-time high with more than 30 million Facebook fans and 2.7 million Twitter followers, while video views of scenes and trailers for the upcoming season are well outpacing last year’s results.
For season six, Scott M. Gimple will return as the series’ showrunner and executive producer along with executive producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero and Tom Luse. AMC also recently announced that it has ordered a pilot for a potential companion series to “The Walking Dead,” based on a new story and new characters from Robert Kirkman.
Around the world, “The Walking Dead” will again be “First on FOX,” with FOX International Channels (FIC) bringing the show to audiences globally within 24 hours after the U.S. launch. Season 5 premieres on October 13 in all of its 125+ markets as part of FIC's continued commitment to broadcast the series day-and-date internationally. Following the U.S. trend, “The Walking Dead” continues to break records overseas and has more than tripled its numbers on FOX since its launch.
“The Walking Dead” FOR A SIXTH SEASON
#1 Show on Television Among Adults 18-49, and Highest-Rated Show in
Cable History, Returns for Its Fifth Season at 9 PM ET/PT on October 12,
Followed by Live “Talking Dead” Aftershow
New York – October 7, 2014 – Days away from its season five premiere, AMC announced today that it has renewed “The Walking Dead,” the #1 show on television among adults 18-49 for the last two years and most highly-rated show in cable television history, for a sixth season. The season five premiere is this Sunday, Oct. 12, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the live season premiere of “Talking Dead” at 10 p.m. ET/PT with host Chris Hardwick and this week’s guests Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero and Conan O’Brien.
“We could not be more excited for October 12th as we share new episodes of ‘The Walking Dead’ with fans around the globe,” said AMC President Charlie Collier. “In advance of Sunday’s season five premiere, AMC proudly confirms a sixth season order of this extraordinary series. Thank you to Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple, the terrific executive producers, and the entire team who brings this compelling world and these rich characters to life. There’s plenty more Dead ahead thanks to their impressive, collective effort.”
Social media activity and interest around “The Walking Dead” is up significantly from the same period a year ago. For several weeks leading up to the season five premiere, the show has been #1 in digital engagement of all returning fall cable series, as measured by the ListenFirst Digital Audience Rating. The show’s social media following and fan engagement are at an all-time high with more than 30 million Facebook fans and 2.7 million Twitter followers, while video views of scenes and trailers for the upcoming season are well outpacing last year’s results.
For season six, Scott M. Gimple will return as the series’ showrunner and executive producer along with executive producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero and Tom Luse. AMC also recently announced that it has ordered a pilot for a potential companion series to “The Walking Dead,” based on a new story and new characters from Robert Kirkman.
Around the world, “The Walking Dead” will again be “First on FOX,” with FOX International Channels (FIC) bringing the show to audiences globally within 24 hours after the U.S. launch. Season 5 premieres on October 13 in all of its 125+ markets as part of FIC's continued commitment to broadcast the series day-and-date internationally. Following the U.S. trend, “The Walking Dead” continues to break records overseas and has more than tripled its numbers on FOX since its launch.
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Yaaay!! Not that I didn´t expect it, but still amazing news :)
ReplyDeleteThey're going to milk this show for so long that by the time I get to it there won't be anything worth eating.
ReplyDeleteThey might as well renew is for season 7, 8 and 9
ReplyDeleteSTILL HAPPY.
Already? Damn. Can't wait for season five to start!
ReplyDelete''SHOCKER''
ReplyDeleteno one see this one coming !! shocker
Awesome. They might as well announce seasons 7 and 8 now tbh. Assuming that the show wants to continue, it will.
ReplyDeleteOh, they were a little late, weren't they?!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait till season 5 actually starts! #whytherush
Is this for real? BEST NEWS EVEEER!! Cant believe it! Awesome!!
ReplyDeleteThis was obvious but still really great to hear :) So excited for Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThe most glorious news!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeing the highest rated drama, they might as well renew it indefinitely.
ReplyDeleteAMC is one step ahead.They don't look back and say,that show did great,give it another season.No,they look ahead and say,Walking Dead will do great,give it another season(or 10).
ReplyDeleteStill very happy about this,if not surprised.
Great News! It is a good thing the quality has sustained its high level throughout this many seasons (And it appears beyond). Not many shows can say that.
ReplyDeleteGreat news! Cant wait for season 5!
ReplyDeleteI wonder now which actors will make it to season 6.
ReplyDeleteDon't get me wrong, I love this show but if they don't ugrade the pace I can't see myself stick with the show beyond season 5. Really hoping for them embracing quicker storytelling instead of spending episodes on one issue
ReplyDeleteYay! Good (and expected) news!
ReplyDeleteNo surprise here but it's still great news. The best part is Gimple being back for s6 !
ReplyDeleteThey can do this with The Walking Dead because it does so well. It could lose half its viewers and still be considered a well rated show. I don't see it losing half its viewers anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind the slow pace on TWD. The trick is keeping my interest with what the episode is about. It was kind of hit and miss the last half of Season 4 for me when the group was separated.
ReplyDeletehmmmm, I don't think anyone saw that coming ! lol Not that I'm shocked or sad. . . . . Just need for season 5 to start !!
ReplyDeleteIt's only days away - but it's Agony waiting !!
Ohhhh how I miss The Grimes Company !!!
I´m down with you. But I hope they won´t stretch Terminus out too long and we will get to Negan by next season.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Gimple has done a great job so far.
ReplyDeletenot a surprise that they'd do it, but figured that they'd wait at least until after the premiere, but it seems that the show will most likely be very sucessful once again, so might as well get the administrative stuff out of the way and focus on writing
ReplyDeleteYYEESS !!!...Season 6 will be NEGAN time...let's see how many F*ck words AMC will be allowed to say per episode, LOL...☺...
ReplyDeletedont worry AMC has Plenty of MILK to use...they have the Graphic Comics to go by...and the Comics have so many storylines to last over 10 seasons easy...☺...
ReplyDeleteNah, I'm pretty sure the show and comics will be hitting approximately the same place by the end of season 8.
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