AMC to Air 'Walking Dead' in Black and White to Boost Unscripted Block

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"The Walking Dead"

AMC is looking to give its upcoming Thursday night unscripted block a push from the dead.

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The cable network will air early episodes of ratings juggernaut The Walking Dead in black and white starting Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. with the first two episodes of the zombie drama.

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The 90-minute premiere and hourlong subsequent episode will lead into the second season premiere of Kevin Smith's docuseries Comic Book Men at 9 p.m., the debut of Venice Beach Boardwalk entry Freakshow at 9:30 p.m., followed at 10 p.m. by Taxidermy competition series Immortalized.

AMC announced Thursday night block in November as it continues to invest in unscripted fare to bolster its award-winning original programming including Breaking Bad and Mad Men.

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The Walking Dead has proven a breakout hit for the network, averaging more than 10 million viewers thus far through its third season, which returns Sunday, Feb. 10 at 9 p.m.

While the Walking Dead's series premiere has been broadcast in black and white before, subsequent episodes will run for the first time in the format -- which mirrors the design of Robert Kirkman's Image Comics series on which the drama is based.

Check out the full schedule, below.

Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m. 101
Feb. 14, 8 p.m. 102
Feb. 21, 8 p.m. 103
Feb. 28, 8 p.m. 104
March 7, 8 p.m. 105
March 14, 8 p.m. 106
March 21, 7:30 p.m. 201
April 4, 8 p.m. 202
April 11, 8 p.m. 203
April 18, 8 p.m. 204
April 25, 8 p.m. 205
May 2, 8 p.m. 206

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