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… Lost among the hoopla over NBC’s midseason schedule was the network’s decision to give sophomore series Harry’s Law a full-season order. Grimm also received good news, in the form of an order for more scripts. [Deadline Hollywood]
… CBS’s one-time Saturday experiment Rules of Engagement did not receive good news today. The comedy has seen its episode order cut from a lucky 18 to a very unlucky 13. The… Continue reading News Briefs: Harry's Law Gets a Full-Season Order
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There are questionable full-season pickups and then, there are the no-brainers. This one is the latter: CBS has picked up the back nine episodes of Person of Interest, the network’s latest procedural that stars Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel.
The drama about a former CIA agent and mysterious billionaire who attempt to prevent violent crimes has averaged a 3.0… Continue reading CBS gives full-season orders to ‘Person of Interest’ and ‘Unforgettable’
Congrats, “Ringer” fans! Sarah Michelle Gellar’s show has just become the first new CW show to be picked up for a full 22 episodes. In fact, it’s the first fall drama on all the networks to get its back-nine order — otherwise, only comedies “Whitney,” “Up All Night,” and “New Girl” have been extended to full seasons.
Though “Ringer’s” ratings seemed to be on a downward… Continue reading 'Ringer' full-season pick-up: Sarah Michelle Gellar and her many men will get 22 episodes
CBS has made its first decision of the fall, picking up comedy 2 Broke Girls for a full season. This is hardly a surprise, given that the show has been the network’s best new performer and has settled in quite nicely on Mondays next to the resurgent Two and a Half Men.
2 Broke Girls‘ most recent episode, which aired Monday, drew 11.42 million viewers and notched a hefty 4.5 rating… Continue reading 2 Broke Girls Cashes In With a Full-Season Pickup
Congratulations, New Girl! You just earned the fall’s first full-season pickup. And not just for 22 episodes, but for a supersized 24 episodes. With this news, Fox can start compiling an entire album of goofy songs performed by Jessica Day to compete with Glee‘s dominance of the charts.
The order comes after just two episodes of the Zooey Deschanel comedy, the second of which aired last night. Fox can’t be blamed… Continue reading New Girl Gets the First Full-Season Pickup
