Last year, the Baskets TV show on FX drew very low ratings but the cable renewed this dark and offbeat comedy for a second season anyway. Months later, Louie Anderson won an Emmy for his role on the show. Could this attention bring in new viewers and/or ensure that Baskets will be renewed for a third season? Or, will the numbers fall low enough so that the series is cancelled instead? Stay tuned.
The Baskets TV series revolves around a struggling clown who lives in Bakersfield, California. Chip Baskets (Zach Galifianakis) dreams of being a classically trained French clown but things don’t work out for him when he goes to study in Paris. Chip moves back to his hometown and is forced to confront his past while working as a rodeo clown and dealing with his judgmental family. The rest of the FX cast includes Louie Anderson, Martha Kelly, Ivy Jones, Garry Clemmons, and Jason Clemmons.
3/9 Update: Baskets has been renewed for season three on FX. Details here.
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For comparisons: The first season of Baskets on FX averaged a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 588,000 viewers.
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What do you think? Do you like the Baskets TV series on FX? Do you think that it should be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
Louie is awesome in this series. Channeling his mother, which he practiced in his stand up comedy act has now paid off in spades. Zack is also wonderful in his role as the twins and deserves an Academy award for best actor. Love this Comedy but needs to be more programing and less commercials ss there is only 21 minutes per episode. I would watch this as a one hour comedy and I would recommend this show and I give it a 10.
The US of A has many things not to be proud of. A regress in human history in eating habits (fast food), loss of humanity (alienation), materialism (money is all that matters, elected as president), and on the other side…it has a sad clown, that makes it OK to be human again, and to feel real, and to feel greatly great and greatly not so great. Baskets is a sign for the USA to finding its humanity again.
Baskets is the best thing that has happened to tv in years; it is our absolute favorite show and should never be cancelled. Ever. Brilliant!
I absolutely love this show!! Please keep it going. It’s totally my favorite.
Wonder full show. Great characters and the Zack twins are very well done. Louis Anderson is phenomenal. If you like this you will also love the show Bored to Dead.
Louie Anderson is refreshing and I welcome him into my home ANYTIME ,PLEASE !!!!
Baskets is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen on TV. The show is so well written and the characters are priceless. Please keep it coming for Season 3 & 4!!!!!!
Love the show Baskets. Watched season one & two so lookin forward to season three as they will be owning the Rodeo! Awesome!