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10-23-2015, 06:40 PM
"Limitless" Receives Full-Season Order at CBS
by Nellie Andreeva
October 23, 2015
The three strongest new dramas this season now all have received full-season orders, with CBS’ "Limitless" joining NBC’s "Blindspot" and ABC’s "Quantico".
CBS just gave its first Back 9 order for the season to the series follow-up to the movie starring Bradley Cooper.
“We’re excited how Limitless continues to evolve creatively each week and stand out with its unique style of storytelling,” said Glenn Geller, President, CBS Entertainment.
“It’s off to a strong start in a highly competitive environment.”
Based on the 2011 feature, "Limitless" is this season’s #2 new series among total viewers with an average of 11.43 million. In adults 18-49, it is averaging a 2.4, up +9% from last year’s time period. The freshman drama has won its Tuesday 10 PM time period in viewers every week since its premiere.
Also, it’s one of CBS’s top series in multi-platform viewing, including a series premiere that saw its audience increase +79% and its adults 18-49 rating jump +132% from its live plus same day average.
"Limitless" stars Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Hill Harper.
Craig Sweeny, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Heather Kadin, Marc Webb, Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley and Tom Forman are executive producers for CBS Television Studios in association with K/O Paper Products and Relativity Television.
http://deadline.com/2015/10/limitless-full-season-order-cbs-code-black-6-scripts-1201592506/
by Nellie Andreeva
October 23, 2015
The three strongest new dramas this season now all have received full-season orders, with CBS’ "Limitless" joining NBC’s "Blindspot" and ABC’s "Quantico".
CBS just gave its first Back 9 order for the season to the series follow-up to the movie starring Bradley Cooper.
“We’re excited how Limitless continues to evolve creatively each week and stand out with its unique style of storytelling,” said Glenn Geller, President, CBS Entertainment.
“It’s off to a strong start in a highly competitive environment.”
Based on the 2011 feature, "Limitless" is this season’s #2 new series among total viewers with an average of 11.43 million. In adults 18-49, it is averaging a 2.4, up +9% from last year’s time period. The freshman drama has won its Tuesday 10 PM time period in viewers every week since its premiere.
Also, it’s one of CBS’s top series in multi-platform viewing, including a series premiere that saw its audience increase +79% and its adults 18-49 rating jump +132% from its live plus same day average.
"Limitless" stars Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Hill Harper.
Craig Sweeny, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Heather Kadin, Marc Webb, Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley and Tom Forman are executive producers for CBS Television Studios in association with K/O Paper Products and Relativity Television.
http://deadline.com/2015/10/limitless-full-season-order-cbs-code-black-6-scripts-1201592506/