October 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
HBO has picked up Bored to Death for a second season. The pickup comes after a series high for the offbeat freshman comedy this past Sunday. Following the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm in which the cast of Seinfeld reunited with the show’s co-creator Larry David, the third installment of Bored to Death grabbed its largest audience to date, 1.1 million viewers, up 51% from last week.
Bored to Death stars Jason Schwartzman as a mentally blocked writer-turned-private investigator. Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis co-star in the single-camera comedy executive produced by creator Jonathan Ames, Sarah Condon, Stephanie Davis, Dave Becky and Troy Miller.
October 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Bravo has order up more Real Housewives. The network has added Washington DC to Housewives line up giving a season order to The Real Housewives of D.C. Bravo also renewed The Real Housewives of New Jersey for a second season. Both are set to premiere in 2010, with production under way.
Washington publications have speculated that cast members for The Real Housewives of D.C. will include Lisa Wernick Spies, wife of Republican fundraiser Charlie Spies, and Lynda Erkiletian, president of a Washington modeling agency. Bravo would not confirm castings.
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October 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
CBS has renewed Flashpoint for a third season. The network ordered 13 episodes of the Canadian-produced drama to air later this season. Flashpoint has already been picked up for a third season by Canadian CTV, which originally developed the cop series and has been airing it concurrently with CBS. The show, starring Enrico Colantoni, has been the most successful among the slew of recent scripted imports on the US broadcast networks, which have been looking for lower-cost drama programming. In its second season on CBS, Flashpoint averaged 9.6 million viewers and a 2.1 rating/6 share among adults 18-49.
The series, which revolves around the members of a strategic response unit, is produced by Pink Sky Entertainment, Avamar Entertainment in association with CBS TV Studios and CTV.
October 5th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Showtime has renewed David Duchovny’s Californication for a fourth season. The third season premiered strong last week, hitting an all-time ratings high, prompting the network to order another 12 episodes. The show, which airs at 10:00 PM/ET on Sundays, stars David Duchovny as a sex addict trying to balance his family and job. The series is executive produced by creator Tom Kapinos, Duchovny and Gina Fattore.
October 5th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Bravo announced the popular cooking series, Top Chef, has been renewed for a seventh season. The seventh season is scheduled to premiere in 2010. The show has set dates for open casting calls in search of the next set of small-screen kitchen maestros. Producers will begin casting calls Oct. 18 in San Francisco and then will travel to Miami, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York and Dallas. No city has been set for the seventh season.
The current season of the show, Top Chef: Las Vegas, airs Wednesdays at 10:00 PM/ET. Padma Lakshmi remains the host and Las Vegas judges are Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Toby Young.
September 11th, 2009 | 0 Comments
TBS has renewed My Boys for a fourth season. The cable network handed out the nine-episode order to the quirky comedy starring Jordana Spiro on Friday. Spiro plays a 20-something sports columnist in Chicago hanging out with a predominantly male group of friends. The series, from creator Betsy Thomas, Sony TV and Pariah, is slated to launch its fourth season in 2010. In its second season, the show grew 22% among adults 18-34.
