‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7 Cancellation News: Ratings Drop Following Lucille Victim Big Reveal [SPOILERS]

"The Walking Dead" Season 7 premiered with a blast in the ratings, as the AMC series finally revealed the identity of Negan's Lucille victim from the Season 6 finale. As more fans are threatening to stop watching the show after the big revelation, the ratings saw quite a huge drop. Is "TWD" going to be canceled?

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"The Walking Dead" Season 7 premiere almost beat the show's record in ratings, as this episode has been one of the most highly anticipated of all. As most fans can recall, the Season 6 finale ended with a cliffhanger, leaving many wondering who died from Negan's bat beating.

In the "TWD" Season 7 premiere, it was revealed that Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) who died from the incident. After this big revelation, many fans immediately threatened to stop watching the AMC drama.

This appears to be true in some way, as Carter Matt notes on the drop in the ratings in the subsequent episodes of "The Walking Dead" Season 7. The publication, however, notes that the drop may be due to a number of reasons.

First, many were highly anticipating the big reveal in "The Walking Dead" Season 7 premiere. Second, the next episode aired at the same time as NFL football.

In an interview with TV Line, series creator Greg Nicotero addressed the fans' violent reactions on the addition of the show's killed list. According to Nicotero, he does not think that fans will follow through on their threats to stop watching the show.

"It's unfortunate that people want to take a negative spin on it," he said. "If that's really what's going to happen, because the show still has a lot to offer!"

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