Nebraska (The Walking Dead)

"Nebraska"
The Walking Dead episode
Rick talks with Hershel at a bar.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 8
Directed by	Clark Johnson
Written by	Evan Reilly
Featured music	"The Regulator" by Clutch
Original air date	February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)
Guest appearances
IronE Singleton as Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas Madison Lintz as Sophia Peletier Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene Emily Kinney as Beth Greene Michael Raymond-James as Dave Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene Jane McNeill as Patricia James Allen McCune as Jimmy Aaron Munoz as Tony Amber Chaney as Annette Greene
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"Nebraska" is the eighth episode and mid-season premiere of the second season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on February 12, 2012. In the episode, the survivors deal with the aftermath of the barn shooting, which causes Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson) to order Rick's group to leave and then start drinking and disappear from the group, leading Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Glenn (Steven Yeun) to try to find him. Meanwhile, Dale Horvath (Jeffrey DeMunn) becomes more suspicious of Shane Walsh's (Jon Bernthal) actions.

"Nebraska" was written by Evan Reilly and directed by Clark Johnson. Two trailers were released as part of promoting the episode; the former aired shortly after the broadcast of its predecessor, "Pretty Much Dead Already", while the latter premiered a month preceding the airing of "Nebraska". Following the broadcast of the episode, The Walking Dead took a three-month hiatus from television. It features guest appearances from Michael Raymond-James and Aaron Munoz, as well as appearances from several recurring actors and actresses including Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson, Emily Kinney and IronE Singleton.

The episode received general acclaim from television critics, who praised the episode's concluding scene alongside the character development and storylines. Upon airing, it attained 8.10 million viewers and a 4.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen ratings. "Nebraska" achieved the strongest demographic ratings out of any basic cable telecast in history until the airing of the series' second-season finale. The episode became the highest-rated basic cable television program of the day, as well as the most-viewed cable program of the week.

This episode marks the final appearance of Madison Lintz (Sophia Peletier).