AMC renews The Walking Dead for seventh season

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supposed death of Glenn, which undoubtedly shocked fans, AMC announced plans to renew The Walking Dead for a seventh season.

The Walking Dead has been a hit for AMC, and has ranked as the #1 show on television among adults 18-49 for the last three years. Although viewers were slightly down earlier in the season, the October 25th episode delivered 18.2 million viewers, 12 million adults 18-49 and 11.5 million adults 25-54 in live+3 ratings – each growing compared to last season’s corresponding episode #503. I think it's safe to assume the show will continue to be a success for AMC in years to come.

In addition to The Walking Dead, AMC also renewed The Talking Dead, the Chris Hardwick-hosted talk show that takes place each Sunday after a new episode of The Walking Dead. For those who haven't tuned in, it's a show in which Chris Hardwick and guests talk us through and react to what we just saw. It's actually quite entertaining, and I'm glad they're bringing it back for a seventh season.

“Thank goodness someone had a Magic 8-Ball with them in our many long internal meetings about these renewals. When, on the third shake, ‘without a doubt’ filled the murky blue screen, we knew we had to proceed with new seasons of ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Talking Dead,’” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios. “All joking aside, we are so proud to share these shows with fans who have been so passionate, communicative and engaged. We are grateful for and continually impressed by the talent, effort and excellence on continuous display by Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple, Chris Hardwick and the many people with whom we partner to make these unique shows possible. The result: More Walking and Talking. Hooray.”

Scott M. Gimple will return as The Walking Dead's showrunner and executive producer for season seven, along with executive producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero and Tom Luse.