The returns dates of two HBO dramas have been announced. Season three of Boardwalk Empire will kick off on Sunday, September 16th at 9pm. The cable channel ordered a dozen installments and they’re expected to run through December 2nd.

The third season of Treme will debut on Sunday, September 23rd at 10pm. There are 10 episodes once again and they are expected to run through November 25th.

Here’s the press information from HBO:

The debut dates for the new seasons of the HBO series BOADWALK EMPIRE and TREME have been confirmed.

The 12-episode third season of BOADWALK EMPIRE kicks off SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Set in the 1920s in the early days of Prohibition, this Golden Globe-winning series chronicles the life and times of “Nucky” Thompson, the undisputed leader of Atlantic City. Steve Buscemi stars as Thompson; other cast members include Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Jack Huston, Stephen Graham, Michael Stuhlbarg, Vincent Piazza, Paul Sparks, Michael Kenneth Williams, Gretchen Mol and Bobby Cannavale. The series was created by Terence Winter, who also serves as executive producer with Martin Scorsese, Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg and Tim Van Patten.

TREME launches its ten-episode third season SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT). From David Simon, creator of “The Wire” and “Generation Kill,” and Eric Overmyer, writer-producer of “Homicide: Life on the Street,” this HBO series explores a unique American culture rebuilding after historic devastation, chronicling the life of New Orleans residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Cast members include Wendell Pierce, Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Rob Brown,Steve Zahn, Kim Dickens, Melissa Leo, Michiel Huisman, Lucia Micarelli, Jon Seda, David Morse and India Ennenga.

What do you think? Are you looking forward to these TV shows’ returns? Do you like one over the other?