FX has decided to order a second season of its semi-scripted comedy series, The League.
Following a group of friends that make up a fantasy football league, The League features the talents of Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Katie Aselton, Paul Scheer, Stephen Rannazzisi, and Jon LaJoie.
The October 29th series premiere attracted just under a million viewers but rose by nearly 50% in its second airing. The numbers have leveled off since then, to an average of about a million viewers.
The programmers at FX are apparently pleased enough with the ratings to give the series a renewal, even before the sixth and final episode of the season has aired (tonight).
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FX has more than doubled The League’s first season order, opting for 13 installments for season two. The next round of The League will kick off in the later part of Summer 2010.
Of the renewal decision, Nick Grad, FX’s Exec VP of Original Programming, said, “We’ve been very pleased with the creative and ratings trajectory of The League and believe it’s an excellent fit with our comedy brand.”
Executive producers Jackie and Jeff Schaffer couldn’t be happier. Jackie said, “This has been a wonderful experience for me and Jeff. Our cast — Mark, Steve, Nick, Paul, Katie and Jon — is made up of some of the most talented young actor-comedians in the business. So much of the credit goes to them.”
Jeff added, “FX has been like the coolest girlfriend you could ever have. They get us, laugh at our jokes, and love hearing us talk about football. It’s a perfect relationship — and we look forward to going steady with them for a long time.”
What do you think? Have you watched The League? Does it deserve a second season or should it have been cancelled?
Image courtesy FX.
i love this show i gotta shiva blast
Funniest show, another season would be awesome!!!
I thought this was a great new comedy on tv. I haven’t found a show thats made me laugh this hard in a very long time. the cast has great chemistry with one another and the jokes get better with each episode.
Seriously one of the funniest shows I have ever seen. Hate to admit it but I have probably seen each episode 3 or 4 times. I cannot wait for the next season, although it saddens me I have to wait so long to see it.
this show is awesome! my friends and i watched it in one sitting. Glad to hear the next season will be 13 episodes!
shiiiiva kamini sooomaaar kaaaandarkram!!!
This is the funnist show on TV. Great cast and great plot. Why only 6 episodes? Why only 13 episodes next season? Finally a great show and there isnt much to watch. Watched in on Hulu but will watch next season, DEFINATELY!
As a fellow follower of the Shiva, this show is awesome. I picked it up on Hulu.com but will deff watch it when it comes back on next year. I also trade robb, its funny….
this is the common man’s Entourage…funnier than Always Sunny..we can all identify with comedy like this. Every hot girl deserves a VW!
Shiva Kamini Somar Kandarkram. i have watched the season three times already and I plan on watching it atleast 3 more times before the second season. Thank you FX, sunny was getting old, and you created gold with the league.
Amazing show!!! Easily one of the best on TV at the moment, it’s good to know that Television hasn’t completely deteriorated to reality tv
This is undoubtly the best show ever. I watched all 6 episodes one after the other, and laughed histarically at each one. I can’t wait for season 2!
BEST SHOW EVER!!! HOPING FOR SEASON 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10
This show is absolutely hilarious, right up to par with always sunny. I really hope this is one that gets more than 4 or 5 seasons
best show ever!!! Shivaaaaa
BEST SHOW ON T.V. PERIOD!