The show that mixes OCEAN'S 11 with HUSTLE will be back for another 15 episodes
By EMERSON PARKER, Contributing Writer
Published 2/2/2009
LOCATION: LEVERAGE HQ
THE SKINNY: The highlyentertaining LEVERAGE has been picked up by cable network TNT for a second season.
LEVERAGE will have 15 new episodes in the second season, according to Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and TCM. The show airs on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. and averages roughly 3.2 million viewers.
“We’re thrilled that audiences and critics have responded so positively to LEVERAGE and made the show a solid hit,” Wright said. “We look forward to another great season of fun and exciting storylines brought to life by the outstanding cast, led by Timothy Hutton, and the incredible production team, headed up by executive producers Dean Devlin and John Rogers.”
The high-octane caper series stars Oscar winner Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman (most famous from the BBC’s COUPLING), Christian Kane (most famous from ANGEL), Beth Riesgraf and Aldis Hodge.
The series is produced by Dean Devlin and Electric Entertainment – which also owns iF Magazine. Creators John Rogers and Chris Downey serve as the executive producers on the show.
“We had an amazing experience shooting the first season of LEVERAGE with such a talented cast and crew and with the full support of TNT behind us,” Devlin says. “We can’t wait to get to work on season two and take viewers on another adventure with Nate and his team.”
According to the press release issued on the news of the second season, LEVERAGE ranks as ad-supported cable’s No.1 entertainment program in the Tuesday 10 p.m. timeslot among viewers, households and adults 25-54. The Dec. 7 premiere was watched by 5.6 million viewers and scored TNT’s best original series telecast ever in delivery of adults 18-49 during the regular broadcast season.
Through its first nine episodes, LEVERAGE has averaged 3.2 million viewers and 1.4 million adults 18-49 in Live + Same Day viewing. The first six episodes scored strong growth when comparing Live to Live + 7 numbers, with total viewership rising 33 percent to 4.1 million and adults 18-49 rising 42 percent to 1.9 million.
LEVERAGE is part of an ongoing collaboration between TNT and Devlin. Previously, he executive-produced THE LIBRARIAN action-adventure movies starring Noah Wyle. The third installment in the franchise, THE LIBRARIAN: CURSE OF THE JUDAS CHALICE, premiered as the lead-in to the first episode of LEVERAGE.
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Reader Comments
sharon from Fosters Alabama sez.... I love Leverage and have never miss an episode. I am happy it will be back this summer, the cast are magnificent but Christian Kane is my favorite he is the reason why I want to watch the show in the first place.
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