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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DOLAN-SWEENEY DEBORAH A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMC Networks Inc. [AMCX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Member of 13(d) Group (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE, 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/18/2011 (Street) WOODBURY, NY 11797 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock 11/18/2011   J(1)   5,643 D (1) 0 D (3)   AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock               28,474 (2) I (5) By Spouse (5) AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock               5,225 I (6) By Trusts (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

AMC Networks Inc. Class B Common Stock

$ 0

11/18/2011

J(1)

5,643

(4)

(4)

AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock

5,643

(1)

5,643

D (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DOLAN-SWEENEY DEBORAH A C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE WOODBURY, NY 11797				Member of 13(d) Group
Sweeney Brian 1111 STEWART AVENUE BETHPAGE, NY 11714	X

Signatures

By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney, Attorney-in-fact for Deborah A. Dolan Sweeney		11/22/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Brian G. Sweeney		11/22/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Exchange of shares of AMC Networks Inc. Class A Common Stock (the "Class A Common Stock") for shares of AMC Networks Inc. Class B Common Stock (the "Class B Common Stock").
(2)	Includes restricted shares.
(3)	Securities held directly by Deborah A. Dolan-Sweeney, Brian G. Sweeney's spouse. Mr. Sweeney disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities of AMC beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by Ms. Dolan-Sweeney (other than securities in which he has a direct pecuniary interest) and this filing shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Sweeney is, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(4)	Class B Common Stock of the Issuer is convertible at the option of the holder on a share for share basis into Class A Common Stock of the Issuer.
(5)	Shares of Class A Common Stock owned directly by Mr. Sweeney. Ms. Dolan-Sweeney disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities of AMC beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by her spouse and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that Ms. Dolan-Sweeney is, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(6)	Shares of Class A Common Stock owned directly by trusts for the benefit of Reporting Persons' children. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of all securities of AMC beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by trusts for their children and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owners of such securities.

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