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Robert Kirkman doesn’t regret The Walking Dead character deaths

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Robert Kirkman has revealed that he has no regrets over character deaths in The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead quickly became known for killing off major characters, and that trend hasn’t slowed down all that much of late, with fans recently left reeling after Carl’s time on the show came to an end. The Walking […]

Promo, clip and images for The Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 12 – ‘The Key’

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AMC has released a promo, clip and images for the twelfth episode of The Walking Dead season 8, entitled ‘The Key’; check them out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eilw12Z8YOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9DTUf8ZtQA Hilltop’s leadership faces a difficult dilemma after the arrival of unexpected visitors; Rick comes face to face with an adversary. SEE ALSO: Follow all of our coverage of The […]

The Walking Dead hits season one ratings low

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Despite being the top rated cable show in its timeslot, The Walking Dead continued its dramatic slide in ratings, posting the lowest numbers since season one with Sunday’s ‘The Lost and the Plunderers’. The AMC show, which once commanded an audience of 17.3 million viewers for its season five premiere, slumped to 6.8 million, and […]

Promo, clip and images for The Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 11 – ‘Dead Or Alive Or’

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AMC has released a promo, sneak peek clip and batch of images for the eleventh episode of The Walking Dead season 8, entitled ‘Dead Or Alive Or’; take a look here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxWSJENTWR8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ5rdsa5lrA Daryl finds himself in bad company as his group heads to the Hilltop; Gabriel’s faith gets tested. SEE ALSO: Follow all of our […]

The Walking Dead suffers lowest midseason premiere rating in the show’s history

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Despite the much-publicised departure of one of the show’s original stars, The Walking Dead’s season 8 midseason premiere couldn’t halt the zombie drama’s ratings decline, with ‘Honor’ drawing the lowest midseason premiere numbers in the show’s history. Variety reports that the episode pulled in a 3.6 rating in the key 18-49 demo, with 8.3 million […]

The Walking Dead showrunner says the season 8 finale is “almost too big” for audiences

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The Walking Dead returned from its midseason break last night as the second half of season eight got underway, with the zombie drama now moving full steam ahead towards the climax of the ‘All Out War’ story arc. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Scott M. Gimple has teased the season 8 finale, describing it as […]

The Walking Dead showrunner has described Carl’s death as “nuclear”

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Scott Gimple, the executive producer and showrunner for The Walking Dead, has described the show’s latest big death as being “nuclear”. The Walking Dead has seen plenty of familiar faces come and go over the seasons but that hasn’t stopped fans from being saddened by the demise of Carl Grimes, who has been with the show […]

Lauren Cohan joins ABC pilot Whiskey Cavalier, Walking Dead future uncertain

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A few weeks ago it was reported that Lauren Cohan had turned down a new contract offer from AMC to extend her stay as Maggie on The Walking Dead, and was instead fielding offers for pilots for the new TV season. Although a later report claimed that talks with AMC had resumed, Variety is reporting […]