( EW.com ) -- Ever wonder what AMC 's ultra-violent hit `` The Walking Dead '' would be like if it was edited for a broadcast network instead ? Fox-owned syndication channel MyNetworkTV has picked up the exclusive broadcast rights to re-air the zombie drama . Starting this fall , MyNet will run two episodes a week , edited for broadcast standards , from seasons of the show that have previously aired on AMC . Though not one of the popular Big 4 networks , MyNet reaches 97 percent of the country and is likewise categorized as a broadcast channel mostly airing repeats of shows like `` Monk , '' `` House '' and `` Law & Order : Criminal Intent . '' 'Sleepy Hollow ' at PaleyFest : Five things we learned about season 2 . `` It 's not often you get to add the hottest show on the planet to your lineup , '' said Frank Cicha of the Fox Television Stations . `` We just did , and it 's a tremendous get for our stations . '' `` The Walking Dead '' could have ended up on broadcast ( it was famously rejected by NBC ) . And while we will never know what creative changes broadcast executives might have demanded of comic creator Robert Kirkman during a traditional network development process , we will get to find out what AMC 's version will look like when edited for a more family friendly audience . NBC renews 'Grimm , ' plus 2 more dramas . MyNet confirms `` The Walking Dead '' on MyNet will be edited to meet broadcast content standards and will carry a TV-14 rating . `` The Walking Dead '' launched on AMC with a TV-14 rating in 2010 and grew to become TV 's top-rated drama among adults 18-49 . But after protest from parents group the Parents Television Council claiming that rating was far too lenient for the show 's graphic content , AMC switched `` TWD '' rating last year to the stricter TV-MA . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
`` The Walking Dead '' is going to be edited for broadcast standards . It will air on the Fox-owned syndication channel MyNetworkTV . Starting this fall , MyNet will run two episodes a week from previously aired seasons . This move will make a family friendly version of `` Walking Dead '' available .