TUNE-IN FOR THE SEASON THREE FINALE OF “THE WALKING DEAD” AIRING SUNDAY, MARCH 31^st AT 9PM ET/PT ON AMC

AND DON’T MISS AMC’S “REAL ORIGINAL THURSDAYS” WITH “COMIC BOOK MEN” AND NEW SERIES “FREAKSHOW” AND “IMMORTALIZED” AIRING THURSDAY, MARCH 28^th STARTING AT 9PM ET/PT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tune-in for the finale of the undead television phenomenon that continues to deliver strong ratings, reaching over 11 million viewers this past week.  The season three finale of “The Walking Dead” airs on Sunday, March 31^st at 9pm ET/PT on AMC.  This season, critics have been raving about the series, including The Hollywood Reporter’s Tim Goodman who said, “This series just gets better every season — sometimes every episode.  It remains compelling and scary and has some of the best characters on television.”

This week AMC kicks off Zombie Apocalypse Marathon, airing each episode of “The Walking Dead” to date every night in primetime.  Throughout the week, episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 will air in order, followed by a Season 3 marathon on Sat., Mar. 30 at 8/7c that leads up to the Season 3 Finale, “Welcome to the Tombs” on Sun, Mar. 31 at 9/8c.

On the season three finale of “The Walking Dead,” “Welcome to the Tombs,” Rick and the group have to seriously consider if the prison is worth defending as the Governor’s impending attack looms over their heads.

Then, catch a new episode of the live after-show “Talking Dead” hosted by Chris Hardwick at 10pm ET/PT.

Additionally, viewers can tune-in for AMC’s Real Original Thursdays on Thursday, March 28^th starting at 9 PM ET/PT.  From a sword swallower to a road-kill couturier, Thursday’s all-new block of unscripted programming includes casts of truly original characters on  “Comic Book Men” (9pm ET/PT)  “Freakshow” (9:30pm ET/PT)  and “Immortalized” (10pm ET/PT).

On the new episode of “Comic Book Men,” the series set at Kevin Smith’s New Jersey comic book store Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, Kevin visits the Stash for a book signing and brings Jay along for security.  On the episode entitled “Tough Sh*t,” a customer brings in original artwork from a beloved franchise.  Then, on “Freakshow” Jesse the Half Man and Jim the Armless Wonder visit the Freakshow and show off their superhuman abilities. Todd is faced with a difficult decision on an episode appropriately titled “Freaks of Nature.”  On the new episode of “Immortalized,” Immortalizer Dave Houser vies against Challenger Erich Carter with the theme “First Love.”

About AMC

AMC reigns as the only cable network in history to ever win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series four years in a row, as well as the Golden Globe® Award for Best Television Series – Drama for three consecutive years.  Whether commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade or creating acclaimed original programming, the AMC experience is an uncompromising celebration of great stories.  AMC’s original stories include “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead,” “The Killing” and “Hell on Wheels.”  AMC further demonstrates its commitment to the art of storytelling with its slate of unscripted original series, as well as curated movie franchises like AMC’s Can’t Get Enough and AMC’s Crazy About.  Available in more than 97 million homes (Source: Nielsen Media Research), AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv.  AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile.  AMC: Story Matters Here^SM.