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Times have changed a lot since the original Walking Dead series was a big hit. The franchise no longer draws big ratings, and attention spans have changed, so AMC only gives spin-offs six-episode orders. It remains to be seen if half a dozen episodes are too little or too much for a Rick and Michonne show. Will The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A post-apocalyptic horror drama series, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live TV show is the sixth spin-off of The Walking Dead series. It stars Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Pollyanna McIntosh, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Terry O’Quinn, Matthew August Jeffers, Craig Tate, Andrew Bachelor, Brenda Wool, and Craig Tate. In the original series, former sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes (Lincoln) was badly injured and believed to be dead by Michonne (Gurira), Rick’s wife and the mother of his young son. Years later, after finding evidence that he is still alive, this katana-wielding warrior goes to search for him. As this new series begins, Rick is now a resident of a vast city that shields itself from the outside world. Run by the Civic Republic Military, no one who enters the city can ever leave, a rule that is brutally enforced. When Michonne finally finds him, he’s not the man she once knew.
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Note: These are the final national ratings, including all live+same day viewing and DVR playback (through 3:00 AM). Early fast affiliate ratings (estimates) are indicated with an “*”. While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.
What do you think? Do you like The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live TV series on AMC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Absolutely abysmal. Unless you enjoyed watching the main characters swapping spit…there was nothing remotely interesting about this travesty.
I love this series. I enjoy this approach to the genre, The two leads ooze charisma and chemistry and they have an obvious love for their respective characters.
I love this series .
The Ones Who Live (TOWL) is an amazing series so far. I am so happy AMC chose to do 6-hours (equiv. 3 movies) as a TV series. The writing, acting, action, production value, etc. is top-notch and some of the best on TV, but we don’t have to wait years in between movies to see the story unfold. The TV series format also might have been more acceptable to the main stars schedules and personal priorities. If you are a fan of The Walking Dead (TWD), Rick and/or Michonne, you will find something to enjoy about the show. If you… Read more »
Wow, the ratings for this is abysmal. It’s wild that AMC thought they could do 2 or 3 films at the theater of this. I didn’t watch the last two spinoffs but I thought I would watch this since it was supposed to be short and because I watched the show from the beginning, but I forgot about it the last couple of weeks. It almost feels like a chore now though instead of something enjoyable.
I used to love The walking dead. But this new one about the ones who lived was beyond boring!
Are these numbers right? They are very low.
Thanks for the note. They were for one of the simulcasts. Fixed now.