It appears that there’s still a lot of dirty laundry. Lifetime has renewed their Devious Maids TV show for a third season. The 13 new episodes will debut sometime next year.
Devious Maids revolves around a group of Latina maids who work in the Beverly Hills homes of wealthy and powerful families. The large cast includes Ana Ortiz, Dania Ramirez, Roselyn Sánchez, Judy Reyes, Edy Ganem, Susan Lucci, Rebecca Wisocky, Tom Irwin, Grant Show, Drew Van Acker, Mariana Klaveno, Brianna Brown, Brett Cullen, Wolé Parks, Mark Deklin, Joanna P. Adler, Colin Woodell, and Dominic Adams.
The second season of Devious Maids concluded in late July and averaged 1.81 million viewers each week. That was down by 29% compared to the first season. It’s still the cable channel’s highest-rated scripted series. The Lottery draws about half that size audience and it looks likely to be cancelled.
Here’s the renewal press release:
LIFETIME RENEWS “DEVIOUS MAIDS” FOR THIRD SEASON
Hit Series from Marc Cherry and Eva Longoria to Return with 13 All-New Episodes in 2015
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 26, 2014) – It’s been a Devious two years at Lifetime and the network is set to get even more Devious in 2015. Lifetime has renewed its hit series Devious Maids (#DeviousMaids, #DeviousArmy) for a third season, placing a 13-episode order for the program executive produced by Marc Cherry and Eva Longoria, and starring Ana Ortiz, Dania Ramírez, Roselyn Sánchez, Edy Ganem, Judy Reyes and Susan Lucci. Produced by ABC Studios, Devious Maids will return next year. The announcement was made today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Lifetime.
“We are thrilled to be bringing Devious Maids back for another season. Marc Cherry has created a uniquely twisted world that blends his comic wit with devilishly ingenious characters and plot twists,” said Sharenow.
Devious Maids is set in a world where murder and mayhem collide in the mansions of Beverly Hills’ wealthiest and most powerful families. Class warfare has never been as fun and dirty as it is in the tiny enclave where the staff is as clever, witty and downright devilish as their employers. The series centers on a close-knit group of maids, Marisol (Ortiz), Rosie (Ramírez), Carmen (Sánchez), Valentina (Ganem) and Zoila (Reyes), who are bonded together by their jobs, life struggles and the melodramatic universe that engulfs their employers. Devious Maids also stars Grant Show, Rebecca Wisocky, Tom Irwin, Drew Van Acker and Mark Deklin.
Season two of Devious Maids, which concluded July 13th, fueled Lifetime to be the number one cable network in its Sunday 10-11pm time period with Total Females, Women 18+, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49. In its freshman season, the series was Lifetime’s fastest-growing drama ever.
Inspired by the hit telenovela, Ellas son… la alegría del hogar and created by Marc Cherry, Devious Maids is produced by ABC Studios. Season three will be executive produced by Cherry, Sabrina Wind (Desperate Housewives) and Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives). Joining them is the creative team of Ric Swartzlander (Cougar Town), Brian Tanen (Desperate Housewives), Larry Shuman (Kissing Miranda), David Lonner, John Mass and Televisa USA’s Paul Presburger and Michael Garcia.
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What do you think? Do you like the Devious Maids TV show? Will you be watching the third season?
PLEASE I NEED THIS DONT CANCEL! I’m so desperate to find out what happened at the cliffhanger on the last episode. I love all the episodes and drama
Love the show and hope that it is not canceled. Some of the maids remind me of one of my maids that I had when. I lived in Manhattan. Again…fun show…..a bit obvious at times. but fun.
So glad the girls are coming back. Really enjoy this show. Yeah!!!!
Yeah!!!! I found the show on Hulu plus. I absolutely adore this show. So glad glad to hear that it is back, hopefully it stays around for awhile!
So HAPPY to read that Devious Maids is FINALLY coming back! Thank you
These ladies were the truth! Thank you Lifetime for bringing them back into our lives.
Love it, can’t wait for it to come back.
Can’t wait for this to come back on. My husband and I love it!