The cabler was getting into the scripted game just when Peak TV was being coined and it was the network that was probably the peakiest of the Peak TV, the home to Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, some of the biggest players on the market, but also home to shows with buzz, acclaim and invested fanbases such as The Killing, Mad Men and Hell on Wheels.
There was a point between 2010 and 2013 when AMC was on the top of the world.