which network was it initially aired?
Through AMC in the United States and internationally through the Fox Networks Group.
The Walking Dead (TV series)
The series is exclusively broadcast on AMC in the United States and internationally through the Fox Networks Group. 
walking dead episode carl gets shot in the eye UNANSWERABLE is it a series or a film? Television series.
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The Walking Dead (TV series) [SEP] Introduction
Other long-standing cast members have included Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Josh McDermitt and Christian Serratos. The series is exclusively broadcast on AMC in the United States and internationally through the Fox Networks Group. The series premiered on October 31, 2010. The tenth season premiered on October 6, 2019, and has been renewed for an eleventh and final season. AMC have also further developed the series into related media; a spinoff series, "Fear the Walking Dead", premiered on August 23, 2015, and is renewed for a sixth season. A second spinoff, "", is set to premiere in 2020.