AMC announced today The Walking Dead Fan Premiere Sweepstakes, giving fans a chance to win tickets to The Walking Dead Season 6 premiere event at Madison Square Garden on Friday, October 9 at 6:30PM ET. This ultimate fan experience will include an advance screening of the extended Season 6 premiere episode, two days prior to air, followed by a panel with 18 cast members. The network is partnering with New York Super Week Presented by New York Comic Con, local radio stations and affiliates on ticket giveaways and sweepstakes offering thousands of lucky fans an opportunity to attend the exclusive, red-carpet event in New York City.

“The Walking Dead’s passionate and loyal fans are the ones responsible for making it the No. 1 show on television and this is an exciting opportunity for us to thank those fans by making them a part of the official series premiere – an evening that is typically reserved for cast, crew and industry only,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC and SundanceTV. “With the support of our affiliate partners and others, this unprecedented event will bring fans of the show together to experience and celebrate the season six premiere alongside the show’s creators and cast like never before. For AMC, the executive producers and actors to be able to share this moment with the fans is truly special.”

Fans can enter The Walking Dead Fan Premiere Sweepstakes now until Wednesday, September 16 at 3AM ET by visiting: www.amc.com/FanPremiereSweepstakes. Each day, AMC will select 10 lucky winners who will each receive two complimentary tickets to the premiere.*

In addition, AMC is partnering with New York Super Week – a week-long pop culture festival brought to you by the creators of New York Comic Con – to give away tickets from August 17 through September 21. For more information on ticket giveaways, please visit www.NewYorkSuperWeek.com on August 17.

Fans can also check with local television affiliates and radio stations for additional ticket giveaways and sweepstake opportunities.

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