AMC Isn't Worried About 'Walking Dead' Ratings Slide

AMC Isn't Worried About 'Walking Dead' Ratings Slide

AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan on Thursday sought to ease concerns among Wall Street analysts about ratings erosion for The Walking Dead after the No. 1 show on TV ended its seventh season.

"It's pretty alive and vital and there's a long time that we're going to be playing with The Walking Dead," Sapan told the MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit in New York City during a session that was webcast. He conceded the seventh season ended with "some minor erosion" in overall audience ratings, but the zombie drama remains strong creatively.

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The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus.