Good news! Damages has been saved from cancellation and there will be a fourth and fifth seasons. Unfortunately, not all of the show’s fans will be able to see the new episodes.
Damages revolves around Patty Hewes (Glenn Close), a tough New York attorney. She takes on tough cases and will do just about anything to make sure her clients come out on top. Prominent castmembers have included Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, Ted Danson, Zeljko Ivanek, Noah Bean, Anastasia Griffith, and Philip Bosco.
The FX series has been declining in the ratings for some time and the third season finale only drew 925,000 viewers. The cable channel said that they couldn’t afford to keep broadcasting the show based on those numbers. They also said they’d be open to some sort of partnership deal if Sony could find another buyer (ala the shared airings of Friday Night Lights between NBC and DirecTV).
DirecTV has come to the show’s rescue but is financing new episodes for exclusive airings, in a similar vein to the deal they made for Passions a couple years back. This means that viewers who don’t have DirecTV won’t be able to see the episodes.
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“FX was very proud to have developed one of the best scripted series on television, but, in order to have a future, the show needed DirecTV and we are thrilled they stepped in,” said John Landgraf, President & General Manager, FX Networks. “Sony Pictures Television is a great production partner and we at FX Productions are excited for these next two seasons.”
Under the exclusive deal, DirecTV has ordered 20 new episodes of Damages that will play out over the course of two seasons. They’ll air on DirecTV’s exclusive 101 channel in 2011 and 2012. The satellite provider has also acquired the rights to rerun the first three seasons of Damages.
For those without DirecTV, the episodes will surely be released on DVD at some point.
What do you think? Are you glad to hear that Damages has been saved? If you don’t already subscribe, would this news make you consider ordering DirecTV?
Image courtesy FX.
Seriously! ! Have watched all previous episodes and VERY disappointed. That Dish Network is not keeping it. Hmmmmm.not that pleased with Dish the past three years so maybe a change is in order.
Became a huge fan of the show last season, was looking forward to the new season but won’t be able to watch on direct TV. Very disappointed.
I love this program and I do have dirtv so that makes me one of the lucky ones. We need more programs like this one and less of dancing with the stars.
SOOOO glad Directv came to the rescue. I hate it when a great show is cancelled without resolving the story line. Thank you Directv for saving it, and I can not wait till it comes on. I hope they will advertise alot so people who do have Directv will know when it comes on!
FX and their parent company are in the middle of trying to extort more money from us DISH subscribers, too. Too bad, they do have some of the best programs on TV at present, but when is enough enough? I can’t pay any more than I already am paying; if I lose FX I’ll probably cancel TV service entirely. No sense buying something that isn’t what I wanted.
This is the best show I have seen in years!!! The characters have depth and are truly believeable, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat..shame on fx for not promoting it and letting it go..i’m crushed!!!!!
Same here- I don’t have Direct TV so I will have to wait for DVD’s…. in 2012??? 🙁
Thanx DirecTV for renewing one of the best written dramas on TV.
I do not have Direct TV and have no plans of getting it. SOOOOOO SAAAD. Damages was my favorite t.v. show by far.
Very disappointed this will not be of FX. Have no intention to switch to Direct TV.
I don’t think Fox did enough advertising of the program. It is definitely one of the best shows on TV. 95% of TV is junk!!
Our favorite, can’t miss show. DirecTV it is. Will new season start in the Jan timeframe again?
I am SO DISAPPOINTED! I have NEVER missed an episode since the first show!
We cannot afford Direct TV so now I will never know what happens! This is so unfair to the many fans that also cannot afford Direct TV… Is there an online place we could watch for free? We already Pay for our internet so I guess it’s not really FREE but it is without additional charges. Please let us know. We LOVE this show!
Thank you!
I’m glad Direct TV saved damages. I already have Direct TV and love it so I’ll be watching Damages when it returns. Thank you Direct TV!!
adore the show but we dont have direct tv and have no plans to get it. we also will wait for the dvd..
We love the show, but we don,t subscribe to Direct TV. If necessary, we will wait for the DVD.