ITV1 has renewed drama series Doc Martin for a sixth season of 8 episodes. The show’s sixth season is slated to air in 2013 and joins recently renewed series Law & Order: UK, Scott & Bailey, Vera and Whitechapel.
Channel 4’s one-off documentary The Town That Caught Tourettes will premiere on Thursday October 25th at 9pm, it has been announced.
I have just learned that ABC has placed an order for two additional scripts for both Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue. The orders for additional scripts comes after a similar order for ABC’s comedy series The Neighbors, which received a 3 script order last week.
Sky Living has ordered a new 10 part reality series titled Typical Married Couples which will look at young couples living together. The series is being produced by Fever Media and is set to air on Sky Living in early 2013.
BBC One has ordered a 30 minute animated Christmas special titled Room On The Broom. An adaptation of the book of the same name, the half hour special will form part of BBC One’s Christmas line-up and will feature a range of talent which includes, amongst others, Gillian Anderson and Simon Pegg.
After suffering a significant ratings decline from week 1 – week 2, BBC One’s Hunted seems to have stemmed any further losses. The spy drama pulled in 3.4 million viewers and a 16% share, winning the 9pm slot by some 1.1 million viewers. Those numbers are steady with last week, when the show’s second episode also pulled in 3.4 million viewers.
BBC America has renewed its breakout hit Copper for a second season. The renewal, which is for 13 episodes to air in 2013, comes ahead of the season 1 finale which is set to air on Sunday October 21st at 10/9c.
Cinemax’s newest original series Banshee will premiere on Friday January 11 at 10/9c, the network has announced. The drama series is the network’s latest stab at an original series and joins the network’s other originals Strike Back (a co-producton with the UK’s Sky1) and Hunted (a co-production with the UK’s BBC One).