***TUNE-IN ALERT***

SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD

LEADERSHIPS ARE CHALLENGED AS TENSION RISES ON AN ALL-NEW EPSIODE OF AMC'S "THE WALKING DEAD" AT 9:00PM ET/PT

COMEDIAN RON FUNCHES AND "THE WALKING DEAD" CAST MEMBERS SETH GILLIAM AND CHRISTIAN SERRATOS JOIN SUNDAY'S EPISODE OF "TALKING DEAD" AT 10:05PM ET/PT

THEN LATE NIGHT, NORMAN REEDUS AND AUSTIN AMELIO JOURNEY FROM PHOENIX TO TUCSON, AZ ON AN ALL-NEW EPSIODE OF AMC'S OF "RIDE WITH NORMAN REEDUS"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - "The Walking Dead" season nine continues on Sunday, March 3rd at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. On the all-new episode, "Guardians," one of the communities struggle to ease tensions that threaten to divide from within, the true nature of another group comes into focus, and a mission to rescue a friend has deadly consequences. The episode is written by LaToya Morgan and directed by Michael E. Satrazemis.

The second half of "The Walking Dead" Season 9 finds our groups of survivors, both old and new, continuing to deal with the impact of events that took place during the six years that have passed. Since the disappearance of Rick, many of these characters have become strangers to each other, and in some ways, strangers to themselves. What they do know is that they are in undeniable danger. They will soon realize the world just beyond does not operate as they thought. The group's rules and ways of survival no longer guarantee their safety. A whole new threat has crossed their paths, and they soon discover it's unlike any threat they have encountered or endured before. The group will start to question what they think they see. What may appear to be normal in this post-apocalyptic world could actually be more disturbing and terrifying than when the apocalypse first broke out. All that is certain is the stakes are high and numerous.

Following the episode, viewers can catch an all-new episode of "Talking Dead" hosted by Chris Hardwick at 10:05 p.m. ET/PT, featuring Comedian Ron Funches and "The Walking Dead" Cast Members Seth Gilliam and Christian Serratos.

Then late night, season 3 of "RIDE with Norman Reedus" continues on Sunday, March 3rd with an all-new episode, "Valley of the Sun with Austin Amelio." Norman Reedus and Austin Amelio explore the desert wasteland of Arizona on a heavy metal adventure to meet some of the country's bravest heroes.

"Ride with Norman Reedus" follows "The Walking Dead" star and motorcycle enthusiast Norman Reedus as he hits the open road to explore different cultures and experience the best scenery, food, nature, and local activities in the United States and around the world. Each episode features Reedus and a riding companion as they journey across an unknown terrain and experience the culture surrounding them... with plenty of time for unplanned detours and tire changes. "Ride with Norman Reedus" is produced by Left/Right ("This American Life," "The Circus," "James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction") with Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver and Anneka Jones serving as Executive Producers along with Reedus.

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. AMC's other current original drama series include "Better Call Saul," "Fear the Walking Dead," "The Terror," "Into the Badlands," "Humans," "Preacher," "The Son," "McMafia" "Lodge 49," and the forthcoming "The Little Drummer Girl" and "NOS4A2." AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussion with original shows like "Talking Dead," "Talking with Chris Hardwick," "AMC Visionaries" and "Ride with Norman Reedus." 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.