The Walking Dead‘s fourth season premiere set a new record for the show by attracting 20.2 million viewers, which, according to AMC, is a record for “any non-sports cable telecast.”
“We are very happy to make what has to be one of the most anti-climactic renewal announcements ever: The Walking Dead is renewed for a fifth season,” stated Charlie Collier, AMC president, announcing the renewal. “This is a show that has erased traditional distinctions between cable and broadcast. Its expanding base of passionate fans has grown every season, most recently – and most notably – with the season four premiere earlier this month, which broke viewership records for the series and became the biggest non-sports telecast in cable history. On behalf of the incredible team on both sides of the camera, thank you to the fans and here’s to more Dead.”
The network also confirmed Scott Gimple will be back as showrunner and Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero and Tom Luse will return as executive producers.
One interesting little tidbit in the official announcement was the news of a companion series based on a new story and new characters from Robert Kirkman.
Source: AMC
-Posted by Rebecca Murray
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