Until recently, prospects werent good for AMCs Halt and Catch Fire. The drama, about a group of misfits attempting to clone IBM computer technology in the 1980s, saw a dip in ratings, and renewal wasnt certain. We see that opportunity here and look forward to a second season, AMC president Charlie Collier said in a statement. Halt and Catch Fire averaged 1.2 million viewers over the course of its first season, which you might compare to the 1.8 million average of last years Low Winter Sun, an AMC series that was ignominiously canceled after one season.