JamesG
01-29-2019, 03:08 PM
"God Friended Me" Renewed for Season 2 at CBS
by Denise Petski
January 29, 2019
CBS has ordered a second season of freshman hit drama "God Friended Me" for the 2019-20 broadcast season.
“We’re thrilled with how God Friended Me has performed on Sundays. It’s one of the top three new series on television, has improved its time period significantly, and continues a long tradition of prestige dramas for CBS on the night,” said Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment.
Added Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President of Programming, “Our amazing cast and producers have done a wonderful job of bringing this series to life each week with humorous and inspirational storylines. Viewers have clearly embraced our characters and the positive message the show delivers.”
"God Friended Me" is CBS’ second-most-watched new series and the most-watched scripted series on Sunday, averaging 10 million viewers, according to Nielsen and CBS.
It is the fourth CBS freshman series renewed for a second season, joining dramas "FBI" and "Magnum P.I." and comedy "The Neighborhood", the three-of-which received early renewals due to strong performance.
https://deadline.com/2019/01/god-friended-me-renewed-season-2-cbs-1202544673/
by Denise Petski
January 29, 2019
CBS has ordered a second season of freshman hit drama "God Friended Me" for the 2019-20 broadcast season.
“We’re thrilled with how God Friended Me has performed on Sundays. It’s one of the top three new series on television, has improved its time period significantly, and continues a long tradition of prestige dramas for CBS on the night,” said Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment.
Added Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President of Programming, “Our amazing cast and producers have done a wonderful job of bringing this series to life each week with humorous and inspirational storylines. Viewers have clearly embraced our characters and the positive message the show delivers.”
"God Friended Me" is CBS’ second-most-watched new series and the most-watched scripted series on Sunday, averaging 10 million viewers, according to Nielsen and CBS.
It is the fourth CBS freshman series renewed for a second season, joining dramas "FBI" and "Magnum P.I." and comedy "The Neighborhood", the three-of-which received early renewals due to strong performance.
https://deadline.com/2019/01/god-friended-me-renewed-season-2-cbs-1202544673/