The network also renewed "Talking Dead", the aftershow hosted by Chris Hardwick, reported Ace Showbiz.
The most recent episode on October 25 attracted a whopping 18.2 million viewers while the after-show followed by drawing 7.3 million viewers.
"Thank goodness someone had a Magic 8-Ball with them in our many long internal meetings about these renewals. When, on the third shake, 'without a doubt' filled the murky blue screen, we knew we had to proceed with new seasons of 'The Walking Dead' and 'Talking Dead'," said AMC president Charlie Collier said in a statement.
