Coming just a few episodes into their freshman seasons, FX has announced today that both “Atlanta” and “Better Things” have been renewed for 10-episode second seasons.
Advertisement
“It is clear to us that “Atlanta” and “Better Things” have struck a nerve with viewers, which is a credit to Donald Glover’s vision for “Atlanta” and Pamela Adlon’s vision for ‘Better Things, ‘” the statement continued. The series premiere earned the strongest numbers for any new comedy of the past three years in the coveted 18-to-29 demographic, and it has been one of the most acclaimed shows of the new fall season. Three million people tuned in for the series premiere, enough to threaten the FX comedy record. The most recent episode, which aired on September 13, brought in 1.3 million viewers, according to “Live “3” estimates, and a new episode airs tonight”.
Atlanta tells the story of Glover’s Earnest “Earn” Marks, a former Princeton student who tires of his directionless job and tries to make a change by helping cousin Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles get untangled from street crime and establish a rap career. Brian Tyree Henry, Lakeith Stanfield and Zazie Beetz also star. It is produced by FX Productions.
– Better Things, Episode 3 – “Brown” airs Thursday, September 22nd at 10 PM ET/PT on FX – Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.
FX is showing early confidence in Atlanta and Better Things.
Meanwhile, Better Things has managed to deliver FX its most female-driven comedy to-date to rank as the second most-watched basic cable comedy in the Live+7 ratings among Women 18-34, behind only Atlanta. The series debut, with seven days of DVR, delivered 1.4 million total viewers and 763,000 among adults under 50. Adlon and C.K. both direct episodes of the comedy, which counts 3 Arts’ M. Blair Breard and Dave Becky among its exec producers.
Advertisement
Don’t fret FX viewers, two of the network’s hottest new hits will be returning for more seasons next year.
