Showtime Confirms "Billions'" 7th Season is its Last

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"Billions" Renewed for Season 2
by Michael Slezak
January 26, 2016


Showtime is bullish about "Billions". The network announced Tuesday that the Damian Lewis-Paul Giamatti drama about the showdown between a hedge-fund king and an ambitious U.S. attorney has been renewed for Season 2.

"Billions" premiered earlier this month to just under a million viewers and a 0.2 demo rating. In its second outing, it ticked up to a 0.3 rating.



The pilot episode, which was available on demand and online starting Jan. 1, had the best-ever debut ratings for a Showtime series, according to the network, with its pilot being viewed by 6.5 million viewers across all platforms.

Other cast members include Malin Åkerman, Maggie Siff and David Costabile.

http://tvline.com/2016/01/26/billion...on-2-showtime/

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"Billions" Season 2 Gets Premiere Date at Showtime
by Andy Swift
August 11, 2016


The second season of the Paul Giamatti/Damien Lewis drama "Billions" will premiere Sunday, Feb. 19 at 10/9c.

The announcement was made Thursday during the Television Critics Association summer press tour.

http://tvline.com/2016/08/11/homelan...ions-showtime/

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"Billions" Renewed for Season 3
by Michael Ausiello
March 8, 2017


Showtime is determined to get its money’s worth with "Billions". The cabler has renewed the moolah-themed drama for a third season.

“Billions continues to be a show on the rise, growing not only in audience, but in critical buzz and cultural relevance,” Showtime president David Nevins said in a statement. “It offers a unique mix of pure entertainment with sly commentary on our current have/have-not economy. Season 2 is off to a tremendous start, and has only whetted our audience’s appetite for what will come in season three.”

http://tvline.com/2017/03/08/billion...on-3-showtime/

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"Billions" Renewed for Fourth Season at Showtime
by Denise Petski
April 26, 2018


Showtime has ordered a fourth season of its hit drama series "Billions", starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis.

In addition, the series, which currently airs Sundays at 10 PM, will move to 9 PM ET/PT starting next Sunday, May 6 to anchor the night and serve as the lead-in for the season two premiere of "I’m Dying Up Here".




"Billions" continues to be a strong ratings performer for Showtime. The season three premiere on March 25 was its highest-rated ever, up 23 percent from last year. "Billions" ranks as the network’s No. 2 drama series behind "Homeland".

“Billions continues to build its audience as it explores the heights of power and wealth even as it plumbs the depths of the human psyche,” said Gary Levine, President of Programming, Showtime Networks. “Brian and David are gifted, propulsive storytellers and we can’t wait to see where they and their extraordinary cast will take us in season four.”

http://deadline.com/2018/04/billions...is-1202377356/

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"Billions" Renewed for Season 5 at Showtime
by Denise Petski
May 8, 2019


Ahead of "Billions‘" Season 4 finale, Showtime has ordered a fifth season of the hit drama series starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis. The renewal comes amid strong viewership numbers for "Billions", which is currently averaging 4.2 million viewers per week across platforms.

“Billions’ addictive examination of wealth and power is supremely entertaining, smart and surprising,” said Gary Levine, Co-President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. “We’re loving season four and can’t wait to buckle up for the wild ride that Brian and David and their brilliant cast have in store for us in season five.”

https://deadline.com/2019/05/billion...is-1202609933/

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"Billions" Renewed at Showtime for Season 6, Corey Stoll Upped to Series Regular
by Peter White
October 1, 2020


Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades will be going at it again for another year after Showtime renewed "Billions" for a sixth season.

Corey Stoll, who guest starred as Mike Prince, a social impact pioneer who poses a threat to Damian Lewis’ Axe’s dominance, has been promoted to series regular for season six.



The renewal comes as the financial thriller has not yet returned to production for its final five episodes of season five, which were interrupted by the COVID-19 production shutdown.

Season five launched on Showtime at the start of May with a seven-episode run through to June. The network hopes that the remaining five episodes will air in 2021 with season six to follow.

https://deadline.com/2020/10/billion...ar-1234589401/

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Showtime Sets Season 5 Fall Premiere for "Billions"
by Alexandra Del Rosario
June 10, 2021


The Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti-fronted legal drama "Billions" will return Sunday, September 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT with five new episodes.

The sixth season is set to premiere early next year.

https://deadline.com/2021/06/billion...ma-1234773164/

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"Billions" returns Sunday, Sept. 5th only on Showtime.

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Damian Lewis Exits Billions after 5 Seasons, Showtime Announces Season 6 Premiere Date
by Kimberly Nordyke
October 3, 2021


Damian Lewis is exiting "Billions" after five seasons.

“Thank you @SHO_Billions thank you @briankoppelman @DavidLevien,” Lewis wrote on Twitter early Monday morning. “A pleasure and a privilege to play Axe for 5 seasons with some of the smartest, funniest most talented cast and crew I’ve worked with. I’ll miss the Billions family. Yep, some jobs are more than just a job…. Love.”









Showtime also announced that season six will premiere Jan. 23 and released a new trailer. The news comes about a year to the day after Showtime announced the sixth-season renewal.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...ve-1235024755/

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"Billions" Renewed for Season 7 at Showtime
by Rosy Cordero
Feb. 15, 2022


Showtime has renewed its hit series "Billions" for Season 7.

The drama starring Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll and Maggie Siff, is currently airing its sixth season — and its first without original co-star Damian Lewis — 9 p.m. Sundays.

https://deadline.com/2022/02/billion...me-1234934275/

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It’s Official: "Billions" Ending with Season 7 at Showtime
by Rebecca Iannucci
June 15, 2023


Showtime has officially confirmed what "Billions" fans have suspected since March: The financial drama will conclude with its upcoming seventh season.

Season 7 will first premiere via Paramount+ on Friday, Aug. 11, followed by a linear premiere on Showtime on Sunday, Aug. 13 at 8/7c.



“Billions has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit, but also defined its own genre thanks to the creative brain trust of [co-showrunners] Brian [Koppelman] and David [Levien],” said Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks.

“This final season is packed full of the incredible, complex dialogue and character dynamics fans have come to love, and we are thrilled to partner with them on turning this hit series into a global franchise.”

https://tvline.com/news/billions-end...me-1235000880/

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