FX Announces Season-Finale Dates For ‘Justified’, ‘Archer’, ‘Legit’ & More

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday March 25, 2013 @ 6:05pm PDT

The western crime drama Justified will wrap up its fourth season on April 2, FX announced today. Archer and Legit will follow on April 11, with Archer‘s Season 4 finale set for 10 PM and Legit‘s Season 1 capper at 10:30 PM. The Ultimate Fighter ends its season on April 13, with a three-hour finale beginning at 9 PM.

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FX’s ‘Archer’ Renewed For Fifth Season

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 27, 2013 @ 1:40pm PST
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Several weeks into Archer‘s fourth season, FX has ordered a 13-episode fifth season of the animated comedy series, created by Adam Reed and Floyd County Prods and executive produced by Reed and Matthew Thompson. The network also announced that Archer will be submitted into the best comedy series Emmy category this year, a transition very few animated series — most recently Family Guy — have made. “Archer is one the very best comedy series on television,” FX’s EVP Nick Grad said. Season 4 of Archer wraps April 11. When notified of the Season 5 pickup, Reed said, “Thank God.” When Reed notified Thompson, Thompson replied, “Called it.” Read More »

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FX Announces ‘Anger Managment’, ‘Justified’, ‘Archer’ & ‘Totally Biased’ 2013 Premiere Dates

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday November 28, 2012 @ 10:01am PST

FX announced today 2013 return dates for four series and a premiere date for the new series Legit. Justified will be back on January 8 at 10 PM for its fourth season, with the rest of … Read More »

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FX Renews ‘Archer’, Signs Production Deal With EPs Adam Reed & Matt Thompson

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday February 23, 2012 @ 3:49pm PST
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FX has renewed its animated series Archer for a fourth season with a 13-episode order. Additionally, FX Prods, which produces the comedy, has signed an overall production deal with Archer executive producers Adam Reed and Matt Thompson and their animation studio, Floyd County Prods. In its current third season, Archer has posted ratings gains vs. Season 2 of 62% in adults 18-34 (1.03 million), 44% in adults 18-49 (1.58 million) and 32% in total viewers (2.0 million). The show’s second season also was up from Season 1. On a weekly basis, Season 3 of Archer is averaging 3.31 million total viewers. “It was an easy decision to order more Archer,” said FX’s EVP original programming Nick Grad. “Adam, Matt, and our amazing voice cast are delivering one of the funniest and smartest shows on television.” Read More »

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FX Announces Midseason Schedule

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday November 28, 2011 @ 2:59pm PST
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FX has set its midseason lineup, which will feature the return of Justified and Archer and the debut of new animated comedy series Unsupervised. The third season of drama Justified will premiere January 17 and continue to air Tuesdays at … Read More »

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FX Renews ‘Archer’, Plans Another Drama Series For Fall, Comedy & Drama For 2012

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 29, 2011 @ 3:20pm PDT
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At FX’s upfront party in New York, which is going on right now, the network’s president John Landgraf announced a third-season renewal for Archer. The animated comedy has received a 16-episode order, with three episodes slated to run behind It’s Always Read More »

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It’s Official: FX Renews ‘Justified’ For Third Season, ‘Archer’ Next

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 29, 2011 @ 11:15am PDT
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UPDATED: As expected, FX has renewed its sophomore drama Justified for a third season. The pickup  for the Sony Pictures TV-produced series comes just in time for FX’s upfront party tonight in New York, where the cast of the … Read More »

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FX ‘Lights Out’, ‘Archer’ Get Premiere Dates

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday November 30, 2010 @ 11:15am PST
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FX has set premiere dates for new drama series Lights Out and returning animated comedy Archer. Lights Out, starring Holt McCallany as an aging former heavyweight boxing champion, will debut on Tuesday, January 11 at 10 PM. The second season of spy spoof Archer will launch on Thursday, January 27 … Read More »

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Comedy Central Greenlights ‘Jon Benjamin Has A Van’ Original Series For Summer 2011

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JonBenjaminEXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central has ordered Jon Benjamin Has a Van to series with a 10-episode order. The pickup caps a great week for Benjamin who landed his first Emmy nomination on Thursday for his voice work as the title character on … Read More »

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