Dwayne Johnson Comedy "Ballers" Renewed for Season 3 at HBO
by Nellie Andreeva
July 28, 2016


Two weeks into "Ballers’" sophomore run, the Dwayne Johnson comedy series has been renewed for a third season by HBO.

“Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg and the rest of the Ballers team have once again delivered a winner for our viewers,” said HBO programming chief Casey Bloys who developed the series as head of comedy.



The Season 2 premiere episode has amassed 5.7 million viewers to date, with only preliminary data available. Fueled by Johnson’s star power and social media reach, the Season 1 debut drew eye-popping snared 8.9 million viewers across HBO’s platforms, making it the premium pay cabler’s most-watched first episode of a half-hour series since 2009.

That prompted another early renewal a couple of weeks into the show’s freshman run. The first season went on to average 9.1 million viewers in gross audience – HBO’s biggest half-hour in six years.

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