FX Renews Rescue Me For A Fifth Season

Michael Ausiello is reporting that FX has finally been renewed Rescue Me for a 22-episode fifth season. Production is slated to get under way in the spring, give or take a few months depending on how the writers’ strike shakes out. The 22 episodes will air in two separate cycles, although FX isn’t saying when the first batch will debut. It’s not clear what took the cable net so long to pick up one of its flagship programs. Maybe the network was concerned with a lackluster fourth season where the show saw ratings drop.