AMC renews 'Hell on Wheels' for a second season
Thanks to 'The Walking Dead,' the railroad drama is AMC's second most watched
Anson Mount of 'Hell on Wheels'
Credit: AMC
AMC has been working on the railroad, all the live-long fall. Now, AMC is ready to continue working on the railroad for at least another season.
The cable network officially announced on Tuesday (December 27) that "Hell on Wheels" has been renewed for a second season.
"Hell on Wheels" was created by Tony Gayton and Joe Gayton and features an ensemble cast led by Anson Mount, Common, Colm Meaney and Dominique McElligott, focusing on the development and construction of the first transcontinental railroad in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Since premiering in November, "Hell on Wheels" has become AMC's second highest rated series ever. Yes, that's higher rated than "Mad Men" or "Breaking Bad," with an average viewership of 3.2 million viewers and 1.5 million viewers among adults 25-54. There's a rather hefty caveat that "Hell on Wheels" benefited rather highly from its time slot airing after AMC's highest rated show, "The Walking Dead," for the first chunk of its run.
"Hell on Wheels" will have its first season finale on Sunday, January 15.
A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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December 27, 2011 at 1:25PM EST Reply to Commentthis just makes me hate them for canceling rubicon even more
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December 27, 2011 at 1:57PM ESTSC Man, I miss Rubicon. What a show it could have been!
December 27, 2011 at 7:57PM ESTmatt
December 29, 2011 at 2:25PM EST Reply to CommentWow, way to give all the credit to Walking Dead without considering the possibility that it is doing well because people like.
December 29, 2011 at 2:35PM EST-Daniel
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January 2, 2012 at 11:02PM EST Reply to CommentHope the second season takes place at least in the same country as the storyline
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January 14, 2012 at 3:37PM EST Reply to CommentI wonder what Daniel Fienberg would say once the ratings for Hell On Wheels is higher then a SciFi!
January 14, 2012 at 4:16PM EST-Daniel