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Despite Losing Mad Men and Breaking Bad, AMC Is More Popular Than Ever

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AMC's president and general manager, Charlie Collier, knows that many competitors and onlookers were expecting his network to stumble after losing its two signature shows—Mad Men and Breaking Bad—in a [...]


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AMC’s Upfront Slate: Network Takes a Crack at Scripted Comedy

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Having established itself as the home of hit drama series like Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, AMC is looking to crash its way into the comedy business.

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MyNetworkTV Gobbles Up Off-Net Rights to The Walking Dead

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The Walking Dead is staggering its way toward a date with broadcast TV. Beginning this fall, the AMC zombie apocalypse thriller will begin airing on MyNetworkTV, making the 21st Century [...]

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Nothing Can Stop The Walking Dead

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The midseason premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead did its usual number on the rest of the TV landscape, scaring up 15.8 million viewers and a whopping 8.2 rating in [...]

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AMC Orders a Fifth Helping of The Walking Dead

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Ravaged by a killer flu and the ever-present hordes of ravenous Walkers, things are looking decidedly grim for the characters on AMC’s The Walking Dead. But at least a handful [...]

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Dead Reckoning: AMC Zombie Series Devours the Competition

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If The Walking Dead didn’t already strike terror in the hearts of broadcast executives, Sunday night’s premiere deliveries should leave them quaking in their boots.