List of The Walking Dead episodes

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The Walking Dead, an American television series based on the comic book of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard, and developed for television by Frank Darabont, premiered on the cable network AMC on October 31, 2010.[1] The first season featured six episodes. The series focuses on Rick Grimes, a sheriff's deputy who is put into a coma after being shot. He awakens to find himself in a dangerous new world that has been overrun by "walkers" (zombies). With his wife and son missing, Rick embarks on a dangerous journey to find them.[2]

As of March 18, 2012 (2012 -03-18), 19 episodes of The Walking Dead have aired, concluding the second season.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD and Blu-ray Disc release
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 6 October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31) December 5, 2010 (2010-12-05) March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08)[3]
October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)[4](Special edition) 		May 16, 2011 (2011-05-16)[5] March 15, 2012 (2012-03-15)[6]
2 13 October 16, 2011 (2011-10-16) March 18, 2012 (2012-03-18) N/A August 27, 2012 (2012-08-27)[7] June 20, 2012 (2012-06-20)[8]
3 16[9] Fall 2012 (Fall 2012)[10] N/A N/A N/A N/A

Episode list

Season 1 (2010)

Main article: The Walking Dead (season 1)
No. # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
1 1 "Days Gone Bye" Frank Darabont Teleplay by: Frank Darabont October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31) 5.35[11]
2 2 "Guts" Michelle MacLaren Frank Darabont November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07) 4.71[12]
3 3 "Tell It to the Frogs" Gwyneth Horder-Payton Teleplay by: Charles H. Eglee & Jack LoGiudice and Frank Darabont
Story by: Charles H. Eglee & Jack LoGiudice		 November 14, 2010 (2010-11-14) 5.07[13]
4 4 "Vatos" Johan Renck Robert Kirkman November 21, 2010 (2010-11-21) 4.75[14]
5 5 "Wildfire" Ernest Dickerson Glen Mazzara November 28, 2010 (2010-11-28) 5.56[15]
6 6 "TS-19" Guy Ferland Adam Fierro and Frank Darabont December 5, 2010 (2010-12-05) 5.97[16]

Season 2 (2011–2012)

Main article: The Walking Dead (season 2)
No. # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
7 1 "What Lies Ahead" Ernest Dickerson & Gwyneth Horder-Payton Ardeth Bey and Robert Kirkman October 16, 2011 (2011-10-16) 7.26[17]
8 2 "Bloodletting" Ernest Dickerson Glen Mazzara October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23) 6.70[18]
9 3 "Save the Last One" Phil Abraham Scott M. Gimple October 30, 2011 (2011-10-30) 6.10[19]
10 4 "Cherokee Rose" Billy Gierhart Evan Reilly November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06) 6.29[20]
11 5 "Chupacabra" Guy Ferland David Leslie Johnson November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13) 6.12[21]
12 6 "Secrets" David Boyd Angela Kang November 20, 2011 (2011-11-20) 6.08[22]
13 7 "Pretty Much Dead Already" Michelle MacLaren Scott M. Gimple November 27, 2011 (2011-11-27) 6.62[23]
14 8 "Nebraska" Clark Johnson Evan Reilly February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12) 8.10[24]
15 9 "Triggerfinger" Billy Gierhart David Leslie Johnson February 19, 2012 (2012-02-19) 6.89[25]
16 10 "18 Miles Out" Ernest Dickerson Scott M. Gimple & Glen Mazzara February 26, 2012 (2012-02-26) 7.04[26]
17 11 "Judge, Jury, Executioner" Greg Nicotero Angela Kang March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04) 6.77[27]
18 12 "Better Angels" Guy Ferland Evan Reilly & Glen Mazzara March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11) 6.89[28]
19 13 "Beside the Dying Fire" Ernest Dickerson Robert Kirkman & Glen Mazzara March 18, 2012 (2012-03-18) 8.99[29]

Season 3 (2012–2013)

Main article: The Walking Dead (season 3)

On October 25, 2011, AMC renewed the series for a third season.[30] The season will feature sixteen episodes.[9]

Webisodes

Main article: The Walking Dead: Torn Apart

Prior to the start of season 2, a six-episode web series called Torn Apart premiered on October 3, 2011 on AMC's official website. The web series is directed by special effects makeup artist and co-executive producer Greg Nicotero and tells the origin story of Hannah, also known as "Bicycle Girl", the walker that Rick Grimes killed out of mercy in the first episode.[31]

No. Title Directed by Teleplay by Story by Originally posted
1 "A New Day" Greg Nicotero John Esposito John Esposito & Greg Nicotero October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)
2 "Family Matters" Greg Nicotero John Esposito John Esposito & Greg Nicotero October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)
3 "Domestic Violence" Greg Nicotero John Esposito John Esposito & Greg Nicotero October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)
4 "Neighborly Advice" Greg Nicotero John Esposito John Esposito & Greg Nicotero October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)
5 "Step-Mother" Greg Nicotero John Esposito John Esposito & Greg Nicotero October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)
6 "Everything Dies" Greg Nicotero John Esposito John Esposito & Greg Nicotero October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)

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