No Guts, No Glory: AMC Renews ‘The Walking Dead’

Zombie thriller the No. 1 cable series of all time

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In a literal evocation of the term a no-brainer, AMC on Tuesday announced it has renewed The Walking Dead for a third season. 

The news comes on the heels of the series’ record-smashing (and stomach-churning) Oct. 16 season premiere, which scared up 7.26 million total viewers and 4.81 million adults 18-49.

On Sunday night, the apocalyptic zombie thriller retained a stellar 92 percent of its premiere deliveries, drawing 6.7 million viewers; at 94 percent, the return rate among members of the target demo was even better (4.54

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