JamesG
05-03-2010, 08:04 PM
"Justified" Scores Second Season Pickup
Posted May 3rd 2010
by Laura Prudom
Hold on to your cowboy hats "Justified" fans; it has just been confirmed that FX has renewed the Timothy Olyphant drama for a second season run of 13 episodes.
The critically acclaimed drama has been a consistent ratings performer since its March debut, averaging a respectable 3.4 million viewers per first-run episode.
According to an FX press release, "Justified" is basic cable's number one new show among men 18-49, and boasted the most-watched premiere episode in FX history, with its 4.9 million total viewers smoothly surpassing the 4.8 million record set by "The Shield" in 2002.
"We are very excited about the tremendous, widespread acclaim that "Justified" has received from both audiences and television critics," gushed John Landgraf, President and General Manager of FX Networks.
"Graham Yost, Tim Olyphant, Elmore Leonard and their talented partners have crafted a uniquely ambitious and entertaining series which is everything we aspired to when we developed the show."
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/03/justified-scores-second-season-pickup/
Posted May 3rd 2010
by Laura Prudom
Hold on to your cowboy hats "Justified" fans; it has just been confirmed that FX has renewed the Timothy Olyphant drama for a second season run of 13 episodes.
The critically acclaimed drama has been a consistent ratings performer since its March debut, averaging a respectable 3.4 million viewers per first-run episode.
According to an FX press release, "Justified" is basic cable's number one new show among men 18-49, and boasted the most-watched premiere episode in FX history, with its 4.9 million total viewers smoothly surpassing the 4.8 million record set by "The Shield" in 2002.
"We are very excited about the tremendous, widespread acclaim that "Justified" has received from both audiences and television critics," gushed John Landgraf, President and General Manager of FX Networks.
"Graham Yost, Tim Olyphant, Elmore Leonard and their talented partners have crafted a uniquely ambitious and entertaining series which is everything we aspired to when we developed the show."
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/03/justified-scores-second-season-pickup/