JamesG
05-09-2012, 04:00 PM
AMC's "Walking Dead" Talks Show Renewed for Second Season
5/9/2012
by Lesley Goldberg
AMC's comic-themed Sunday night lineup is remaining intact.
The cable network has renewed "The Walking Dead" recap talk show "Talking Dead" for a second season, AMC announced Wednesday.
It will expand its episode count to 16 to accompany "The Walking Dead's" increased order from 13 to 16 hours.
"Talking Dead", a weekly talk show recapping episodes of the Robert Kirkman zombie drama hosted by Nerdist's Chris Hardwick, is the network's first live postshow and exec produced by Michael Davies ("The Glee Project") and co-exec produced by Jen Kelly from Embassy Row.
Guests in the weekly series have included Kirkman, Felicia Day, "Chuck's" Zachary Levi and "Walking Dead" cast members as well as showrunner Glen Mazzara.
The series, which featured 13 episodes in its freshman run, drew 4.3 million total viewers and a 2.3 in the coveted adults 18-49 demographic after "Walking Dead's" record-breaking Season 2 finale ratings.
"'Talking Dead has been an amazing experience and I cannot pile enough hugs and tha'nks onto AMC for renewing it. I CAN'T WAIT for Season 3 of 'Walking Dead', so that we can finally talk about Rick meeting [SPOILER] and [SPOILER]-ing him with a heavy-duty [SPOILER] at the [SPOILER]. And let's not forget all the rest of the [SPOILER]s getting in on the action! [EXPLETIVE] me! It's going to be great...,” Hardwick said in a statement announcing the news.
"'Talking Dead' is just great synergy and it gives our audience a destination to continue the conversation about 'The Walking Dead'. We are thrilled that Chris is back to lead the discussion. He is genuinely knowledgeable about the genre, and truly entertaining," AMC exec vp original programming, production and digital content Joel Stillerman said in a release.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/amc-walking-dead-talk-show-talking-dead-kevin-smith-comic-book-men-renewed-322541
5/9/2012
by Lesley Goldberg
AMC's comic-themed Sunday night lineup is remaining intact.
The cable network has renewed "The Walking Dead" recap talk show "Talking Dead" for a second season, AMC announced Wednesday.
It will expand its episode count to 16 to accompany "The Walking Dead's" increased order from 13 to 16 hours.
"Talking Dead", a weekly talk show recapping episodes of the Robert Kirkman zombie drama hosted by Nerdist's Chris Hardwick, is the network's first live postshow and exec produced by Michael Davies ("The Glee Project") and co-exec produced by Jen Kelly from Embassy Row.
Guests in the weekly series have included Kirkman, Felicia Day, "Chuck's" Zachary Levi and "Walking Dead" cast members as well as showrunner Glen Mazzara.
The series, which featured 13 episodes in its freshman run, drew 4.3 million total viewers and a 2.3 in the coveted adults 18-49 demographic after "Walking Dead's" record-breaking Season 2 finale ratings.
"'Talking Dead has been an amazing experience and I cannot pile enough hugs and tha'nks onto AMC for renewing it. I CAN'T WAIT for Season 3 of 'Walking Dead', so that we can finally talk about Rick meeting [SPOILER] and [SPOILER]-ing him with a heavy-duty [SPOILER] at the [SPOILER]. And let's not forget all the rest of the [SPOILER]s getting in on the action! [EXPLETIVE] me! It's going to be great...,” Hardwick said in a statement announcing the news.
"'Talking Dead' is just great synergy and it gives our audience a destination to continue the conversation about 'The Walking Dead'. We are thrilled that Chris is back to lead the discussion. He is genuinely knowledgeable about the genre, and truly entertaining," AMC exec vp original programming, production and digital content Joel Stillerman said in a release.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/amc-walking-dead-talk-show-talking-dead-kevin-smith-comic-book-men-renewed-322541