FOX has ordered six additional episodes of their Batman prequel series, Gotham. This brings the first season total to 22 episodes. While much of the FOX schedule continues to struggle, Gotham is their third-highest rated series, behind The Simpsons and Family Guy.
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FOX PICKS UP SIX MORE EPISODES OF SMASH HIT DRAMA, “GOTHAM”
Next All-New Episode Airs Tonight on FOX
FOX has ordered six more episodes of this fall’s breakout new drama series, GOTHAM, it was announced today by Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group. The announcement raises the series order to 22 episodes.
“GOTHAM debuted as one of the most buzzed-about shows of the fall, and with good reason. Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon have created an incredibly rich world, with characters that draw you in and a cast that brings to life these heroes and villains in a way we’ve never seen before,” said Walden and Newman. “We are so excited to see where Bruno, Danny and the entire GOTHAM team take this story over the course of this season, and so thankful to all the fans who have embraced it this fall.”
GOTHAM is tied as Monday night’s No. 1 drama among Adults 18-49 and is this season’s No. 1 broadcast drama overall among Men 18-49 – a full rating point ahead of the No. 2 drama in that demographic. The debut episode, which exploded into Premiere Week with a 6.0/18 rating among Adults 18-49, outperformed “Blacklist” and “Scorpion” and delivered FOX’s highest-rated fall drama debut in 14 years. This Live +7 rating reflects the largest post-three-day ratings gain (+0.9) of any broadcast drama, ever. In addition, GOTHAM’s premiere drew 14.1 million viewers in the first seven days and has been streamed more than two million times to date on FOX NOW and Hulu. The show’s second and third episodes continued this positive trend, each delivering a 4.0 rating or higher in just the first three days, making it one of the Top Three dramas overall on broadcast television this season.
In the next all-new episode of GOTHAM, “Arkham,” airing tonight (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, a contentious city council vote on the future of the Arkham district approaches, and politicians on both sides are in danger. Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Bullock (Donal Logue) must race to protect the council. Meanwhile, Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), who has already been christened “The Penguin,” takes violent measures to further ingratiate himself with Maroni (guest star David Zayas), and an old friend pays Gordon a visit.
GOTHAM is an origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist,” “Rome”), GOTHAM follows one cop’s rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering between good and evil, and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time. The entirely new, untold chapter stars Ben McKenzie (“Southland,” “The O.C.”), Donal Logue (“Vikings,” “Sons of Anarchy”) and Jada Pinkett Smith (“Hawthorne,” “Collateral”).
GOTHAM is based upon the characters from DC Comics and is produced by Warner Bros. Television. Executive producer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist”) wrote the pilot, which was directed and executive-produced by Emmy Award nominee Danny Cannon (the “CSI” franchise, “Nikita”). John Stephens serves as an executive producer on the series. “Like” GOTHAM on Facebook at facebook.com/GOTHAMonFOX. Follow the series on Twitter @Gotham and join the discussion using #gotham. See photos and videos on Instagram at @GOTHAMonFOX.
What do you think? Have you been watching Gotham on FOX? Do you think you’ll stick with it?
Love all the details of Gotham. The on going plot and great characters. They are both bad and good at the same time,which leaves you liking even the worst of the villians. Go Penguin, Robin Taylor! The sets are amazing, beautiful. The mood for the entire show starts with the feeling of each location. I’m wowed each week. Best show on TV.
Couldn’t see watching the show. Nothing to watch, I decided to watch. Now I am hooked.
Love Gotham! everyone at home, and a lot of my co-workers watch it! Glad they haven’t cancelled it. It’s one of the few well written and imaginative shows on TV.
Awesome show. Never missan episode. The actors are exceptional.
I love this show. It is filling in the gap on who what and why… BRILLIANT.. Keep up the good work.. Dracula was an awesome show as well. I loved how Dracula played the role of Tesla
Aw sum characters and story line, very creative keep it up and I’m a fan.
Love it , what a great tv show. Hope stays on and not cancelled.
Loved Batman all my life. This show is insanely good! Great storylines, top acting and just an inspired take on the Batman mythos. Bring on another 5 seasons! Honestly, can’t wait till each new episode is aired…it’s THAT good!
This show is over-hyped and will fade into oblivion shortly.
Just ok.
love that show, better then marvels my point of view
I am so very glad this program is on FOX as any of the major networks would have already canceled it because it doesn’t start with CSI……… It is amazing how a program with awesome characters and an intriguing storyline get’s canceled on the “big 3”. Good going FOX on making an intelligent decision we don’t want another embarrassing “Firefly” type decision!!!!!!! Do you think the executive in charge of this decision would have canceled Star Trek also???????? I wonder if those two brainiacs are even still working in television???
I am happy for those viewers, but I didn’t get enough out of the show to keep watching.
Good! This has been very interesting so far.