Showtime Renews Weeds For A Fourth Season

Showtime is still high on Weeds. The premium cable network has renewed the comedy series for a fourth season, ordering 13 new episodes. The half-hour series, starring Mary-Louise Parker as a pot-dealing widowed mother in the suburbs, is targeted to go into production in April for a summer debut. Weeds ranks as Showtime’s most-watched original comedy series, with Season 3 currently outperforming the previous season by 19%, according to Nielsen Media Research. Season 3 also is Showtime’s most-watched original series among adults 18-34, a demographic coveted by advertisers.