***TUNE-IN ALERT***

THE SEASON TWO FINALE OF "FEAR THE WALKING DEAD" TO AIR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2ND AT 9:00PM ET/PT WITH BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES

THIS SUNDAY MADISON LAYS DOWN THE LAW ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF "FEAR THE WALKING DEAD" AIRING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH 9:00PM ET/PT

ON THE LIVE AFTER-SHOW "TALKING DEAD," AIRING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 10:01PM ET/PT, HOST CHRIS HARDWICK WILL BE JOINED BY "FEAR THE WALKING DEAD" STAR MERCEDES MASON, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DAVID ALPERT, AND "TEEN WOLF" STAR DYLAN SPRAYBERRY

PLUS, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF "GEEKING OUT AT MIDNIGHT ET/PT" HOSTS KEVIN SMITH AND GREG GRUNBERG ARE JOINED BY BRYAN CRANSTON, "STRANGER THINGS" STAR GATEN MATARAZZO AND TODD MCFARLANE

TENSIONS RISE AT MUTINY ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF "HALT AND CATCH FIRE" AIRING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH AT 9:00 P.M. ET/PT

Tensions escalate as AMC's fan favorite original series "Fear the Walking Dead" builds toward the second season finale comprised of two back-to-back episodes airing on Sunday,October 2nd at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. On the all new fifth episode airing Sunday, September 18th at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, "Pillar of Salt," written by Carla Ching and directed by Gerardo Naranjo, Madison springs into action when one of the hotel residents gets violent. Meanwhile, at the Colonia, Alejandro shows a darker side of himself.

Afterward, viewers can catch a new episode of the live after-show "Talking Dead," hosted by Chris Hardwick, who will be joined by "Fear the Walking Dead" star, Mercedes Mason and Executive Producer, David Alpert with "Teen Wolf" star, Dylan Sprayberry at 10:01 p.m. ET/PT.

On the second half of the second season of "Fear the Walking Dead," the Clark/Manawa, Salazar and Strand families fracture. The events that took place at the Abigail compound have set all of our heroes adrift. Now, they must forge their own paths to survive. Alicia struggles with Madison's refusal to let Nick go, while Travis tries to protect Chris from the apocalyptic darkness that threatens to consume him. Strand is lost in grief, and the power of Daniel's dark past leaves Ofelia disillusioned about their survival and ability to rebuild new lives.

"Fear the Walking Dead" is executive produced by showrunner Dave Erickson, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero and David Alpert and stars Kim Dickens as Madison, Cliff Curtis as Travis, Frank Dillane as Nick, Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia, , Mercedes Mason as Ofelia, Lorenzo James Henrie as Chris, Colman Domingo as Strand and Danay Garcia as Luciana.

An all new episode of AMC's new late-night talk show "Geeking Out" airs Sunday, September 18th at Midnight ET/PT. Hosted by Kevin Smith ("Comic Book Men," "Clerks") and Greg Grunberg ("Heroes, "Lost," "Alias," "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" and graphic novel Dream Jumper), the 30-minute show takes a timely look at pop culture through a fanboy lens and features talk, celebrity interviews and out-of-the-studio segments. For the seventh episode, Greg visits with Bryan Cranston while Tiffany and Greg talk to Gaten Matarazzo, who plays Dustin on "Stranger Things." Plus field correspondent Tiffany Smith gets a tour of McFarlane Toys from Todd McFarlane.

"Geeking Out," an AMC and The Weinstein Company co-production, is produced by Matador Content in association with Bandwagon Media with Jerry Carita, Jay Peterson, Todd Lubin, Patrick Reardon, Brad Savage, Smith and Grunberg serving as executive producers.

Season three of the critically acclaimed drama, "Halt and Catch Fire" continues with an all new episode airing Tuesday, September 20th at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. On the sixth episode, "And She Was," written by Angelina Burnett and directed by Michael Morris, tensions rise over an offer to buy Mutiny. Donna has a weekend alone, while Gordon and Cam bond over video games. Joe has a standoff with the board.

The current season of "Halt and Catch Fire" picked up in March 1986 as Mutiny left Texas for the big leagues of Silicon Valley. Founders Cameron Howe (Mackenzie Davis) and Donna Clark (Kerry Bishé) search for the idea that will launch Mutiny as a player, but new collaborators test their partnership. Gordon (Scoot McNairy) struggles to find a place within his wife's company as Joe McMillan (Lee Pace) builds upon his empire, reinventing himself with a bold play that shocks the Valley and sends him back into the lives of his old partners. In addition to Pace, McNairy, Bishé, Davis and Toby Huss as John Bosworth, the third season features Annabeth Gish as Diane Gould, a seasoned Silicon Valley venture capitalist, and Manish Dayal as Ryan Ray, a talented and ambitious programmer, in recurring roles.

From AMC Studios, "Halt and Catch Fire" captures the rise of the PC era in the 1980s, focused on four main characters attempting to innovate against the changing backdrop of technology.

The series was created by showrunners Cantwell and Rogers and is executive produced by Cantwell, Rogers and Gran Via Productions' Mark Johnson ("Breaking Bad," "Rectify," Diner, Rain Man) and Melissa Bernstein ("Breaking Bad," "Rectify").

About AMC

AMC is home to some of the most popular and acclaimed programs on television. AMC was the first basic cable network to ever win the Emmy(r) Award for Outstanding Drama Series with "Mad Men" in 2008, which then went on to win the coveted award four years in a row, before "Breaking Bad" won it in 2013 and 2014. The network's series "The Walking Dead" is the highest-rated series in cable history and the number one show on television among adults 18-49 for the last four years. AMC's other current original drama series include "Better Call Saul," "Hell on Wheels," "Turn: Washington's Spies," "Halt and Catch Fire," "Humans," "Fear the Walking Dead," "Into the Badlands" and the forthcoming "The Night Manager," "Feed the Beast," "Preacher," "The Son" and "The Terror." AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussion with original shows like "Talking Dead," "The Making of The Mob," "Comic Book Men" and the upcoming "Ride with Norman Reedus" and "The American West." AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, SundanceTV, BBC America and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile.