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.
About AMC
Whether
commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade, or creating
acclaimed original programming, AMC brings to its audience something
deeper, something richer, Something More. The network reigns as the only
cable network in history ever to win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding
Drama Series four years in a row with “Mad Men,” and six of the last
seven with current back-to-back honoree, “Breaking Bad.” The network
boasts the most-watched drama series in basic cable history and the
number one show on television among adults 18-49 for the last two years
with “The Walking Dead.” AMC’s original drama series include “Mad Men,”
“Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead,” “Hell on Wheels,” “TURN:
Washington’s Spies,” “Halt and Catch Fire” and the forthcoming “Breaking
Bad” prequel, “Better Call Saul.” AMC also explores authentic worlds
with bold characters through its slate of unscripted original series
like “Talking Dead,” “Comic Book Men,” “Game of Arms” and “4th and
Loud.” AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister
networks include IFC, SundanceTV, and WE tv. AMC is available across all
platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile. AMC: Something More.
About FOX INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS
FOX
International Channels (FIC) is 21st Century FOX’s international
multi-media business. We develop, produce and distribute 300+ wholly-
and majority-owned entertainment, sports, factual and movie channels in
45 languages across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. FIC’s core
channel brands include FOX, FOX Sports, FOX Life, FOX+ and National
Geographic Channel. FIC’s movie channels include FOX Movies, FOX Movies
Premium and Star Chinese Movies. Our non-linear brands include FOX Play,
FOX Play+ and Nat Geo Play. These networks and their related mobile,
non-linear and high-definition extensions, reach over 1.725 billion
cumulative households worldwide. In addition, FIC owns and operates two
production studios and produces thousands of local programming hours for
its wholly owned channels and third parties. In operation since: August
14, 1993.
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