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It’s Official: TNT Renews ‘Memphis Beat’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday September 16, 2010 @ 12:40pm PDTTags: Cable TV, Jason Lee, Memphis Beat, TNT, TNT Memphis Beat, TNT Renewals
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Previous: ‘Memphis Beat’ Looks Good For Renewal

TNT is ordering a second helping of its hit series MEMPHIS BEAT, starring Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl) and Alfre Woodard (Three Rivers).  TNT has ordered 10 episodes for the second season of the series, which also stars DJ Qualls (Hustle & Flow).  The show is slated to return in 2011.

MEMPHIS BEAT premiered June 22 and quickly established itself as one of the summer’s hottest shows.  In its first season, MEMPHIS BEAT averaged 4.7 million viewers and ranked as one of ad-supported cable’s Top 5 new series of the summer and the #1 Tuesday series among adults 25-54.  MEMPHIS BEAT was created by Liz W. Garcia (Cold Case) and Joshua Harto (The Dark Knight).  The series comes to TNT from George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon Television.

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CABLE NOTES: ‘Memphis Beat’ Looks Good For Renewal, ‘Army Wives’ Spinoff A No-Go, ‘Facing Kate’ Order Trimmed

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday September 1, 2010 @ 7:17pm PDTTags: Army Wives, Army Wives Spinoff, Cable TV, Lifetime, Memphis Beat, Rizzoli & Isles, TNT, TNT Memphis Beat, USA
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- TNT’s freshman Memphis Beat looks promising for a second-season renewal, though there is no official pickup yet. The network is expected to make the decision within the next few days. Despite being overshadowed by the blockbuster launch of fellow freshman TNT drama Rizzoli & Isles, which received an early renewal, … Read More »

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