Last year, The Walking Dead TV show had another huge ratings drop, yet it still finished as AMC’s most-watched TV series by a huge margin. Now that it is back for a ninth season, will more of the audience return? Given its long reign at the top of the cable network’s Nielsen ratings, The Walking Dead is unlikely to be cancelled by AMC anytime too soon, but how long will the creative team want to continue? Key cast members are already on their way out the door. Will The Walking Dead come to an end, or will it be renewed for season 11 and beyond? Stay tuned. **Status update below.
A zombie apocalypse drama based on the Robert Kirkman comics, season nine of The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Alanna Masterson, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Katelyn Nacon, Tom Payne, Xander Berkeley, Khary Payton, Pollyanna McIntosh, Avi Nash, and Callan McAuliffe.
The ninth season of The Walking Dead on AMC kicks off a year and a half after the end of the war. Rick Grimes (Lincoln) is leading the survivors as they try to rebuild civilization. As time goes by, they face all kinds of obstacles, dangers, and yes, walkers, but none of them are ready for a new threat to the very idea of civilization itself.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
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For comparisons: The eighth season of The Walking Dead on AMC averaged a 3.39 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 7.817 million total viewers.
What do you think? Do you still like The Walking Dead TV series? Should this AMC TV show have been cancelled or renewed for a tenth season? When do you think it should end?
**2/4/2019 Status Update: The Walking Dead has been renewed for season 10 on AMC. Details here.
This show needs to end already… It was fun to watch in the beginning but now, it’s just torture… A walker passes by and makes you say ” ow come on… really? it’s been a decade dude?!” Seriously just finish the damn show..
Hell i can’t get enough of this show wanted more Daryl dixon
walking dead lost its mojo when they killed beth after that it has not been a show about walkers it has been a show about stupid humans i literally loved this show but now its a waste of time
I think the show for me has lost some of the thrills especially since a lot of the major characters leaving and the writing as far as the new characters and storyline seems to be all over the place I get that they are trying new things on the show but all I can say that I watched maybe 4 episodes of last season and it’s less likely that I will continue watching when they return I think it maybe time to close the chapter on the show
Huh…over 4 months since anyone posted here. That says a lot. Was pleased to see Henry’s head on a pike. Likewise the girl who was once Carl’s girlfriend…whoever she was. Should have listened to Beta. Don’t know the others who were whacked. They run so many characters you can’t keep up. (the old gal from some sitcom?) Curious about 2 things: How did the skin walkers get Henry et al out of the Kingdom sight unseen? What happened to all the guns. They were armed to the teeth when they took out the Saviors. Love Judith…Darryl…and Negan. Everyone else is… Read more »
Sad to see Rick go but optimistic about some of the new things coming that was mentioned in “The Talking Dead.”
I believe Rick will be back… that door was definitely left OPEN!!! With that said.. there is so much happening and much more to be built on with the WHISPERERS coming into the story!!! Looking forward to the future of TWD
The finale Rick Grimes episode was so disappointing. He deserved a better send off from the writers. There was so much wrong with this episode. I was bored right up to when the bridge blew up. Yawn!
this season is definitely better than the last two seasons , and to be honest this season makes me remember how this series was awesome and has a magic in the first six seasons
I would love to see Negan beat Rick to death with a new & improved Lucille. Rick’s holier than thou moralizing about “every life matters” has already been beaten to death. We have an old saying in the South: Some people need killing. Daryl has the right idea. All that said, it’s time for an arrow to the head of TWD.
The Last episode really did scare me. The last 2 minutes had me on the edge of my seat. I was thinking, is this it? Then on the last cut away, it looks like the horse will be OK. Whew!
this show has run its course.!! 10 seasons should be more than need it.!!?? i say get back to the basic, and start running from the dead, stop killing the living.
I always thought that putting killing the Living ahead of the Zombies was a mistake. The number of walkers grow every day. The biggest problem is that they try to make the show too much like the comic. Those of us who don’t read the comic have always thought that they should be separate.
Sometimes, a show simply runs it’s course and I think that’s what has happen with TWD. I think people got bored with the same ole same ole every season. Meet new bad group; bad group gets the upper hand for a while; Rick and the crew figure out how to win, the end. Which is why the Negan story arch which was successful in the comic, really back fired for the tv series. The first five seasons where the awesome, but once they settled into Alexandria the show lost it’s magic.
This show is having a painful death. Just imagine when Andrew leaves.