Das ging schnell - nachdem die ersten beiden Episoden der zweiten Staffel super Einschaltquoten eingefahren haben (7 bzw. 6,7 Mio Zuschauer, werden uns die wandelnden Toten auch nächstes Jahr in einer dritten Staffel wieder verfolgen:

AMC renews 'The Walking Dead' for season 3

Renewal an obvious call for zombie apocalypse hit



In a move I would dub a no-brainer even if the show didn't involve zombies, AMC has renewed "The Walking Dead" for a third season.
More than 7 million people watched the season 2 premiere, and nearly 5 million of those were in the adults 18-49 demographic, both enormous numbers for a scripted basic cable drama. The second episode averaged 6.7 million viewers for its first airing, with more than 4.5 million 18-49 viewers.
Quelle: Hitfix