AMC prexy Charlie Collier went right to the question on every reporters’ mind at the start of the cabler’s Television Critics Assn. panel on Thursday afternoon: The fate of the net’s Emmy-winning drama “Mad Men.”

The period skein will return for its third season this summer as skedded, despite the prolonged contract negotiations between producer Lionsgate TV and creator/exec producer Matthew Weiner, Collier assured.

“As long as we get the writers’ room up and running over the next few months, we’re fine (for a summer launch),” Collier told reporters after the sesh, adding that he’s optimistic that an agreement with Weiner will be reached soon.

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