The Walking Dead may have seen a considerable ratings slide in its seventh season but the AMC series is still the king of cable and a powerhouse at its home network. Despite a growing conversation and fans showing the first signs of worry, The Walking Dead is not going anywhere.

Starting at 17 million viewers for its premiere episode of Season 7, The Walking Dead stirred up some controversy with the violent killing of Glenn and Abraham to emphasize the brutal introduction of Negan. From there, the show saw consecutive drops until its seventh episode final popped up from 10.40 million the week before to 10.48 million. If the plateau and slight rise as Season 7 continued indicated anything, it's that The Walking Dead found out how many truly loyal fans it has, and it's a wildly impressive amount parked in front of their television on Sunday nights.

While these numbers are the lowest since the show's third season, it is not time to worry whether or not The Walking Dead will have a ninth season and beyond.

Here's why: AMC renewed most of its series, even those that pale in ratings comparisons to The Walking Dead.

This is how Forbes broke it down:

The Walking Dead – Renewed for Season 8 with 11-12 million viewers in Season 7, down from series high of 17.2 million. Into the Badlands – Renewed for Season 3 even dropping from 3.4 million viewers at the start of Season 2 to 1.2 in the latest episode. Better Call Saul – Not renewed for Season 4 yet, but almost certainly will be if Vince Gilligan wills it. Averaging 1.5-1.8 million viewers this year, down from above two the past two seasons. The Son – Renewed for Season 2 with 1.3-1.5 million viewers on average. Turn – Renewed for a fourth and final season with about a 0.6 rating. Halt and Catch Fire – Renewed for a fourth and final season with an almost unbelievable 0.3 average rating.

Then, there's The Walking Dead's sibling series which continues to grow despite having a fraction of the viewership...