If you’re a fan of TNT’s latest original series, Men of a Certain Age, now is the time to get very, very happy. Today the network announced that it has picked up a second season of the rookie dramedy.

The news should definitely provide sweet relief to any viewers worrying the show wouldn’t be renewed due to its so-so ratings. Thank goodness, then, that the series has both critical acclaim and quality on its side, and that TNT recognized why each is important.

The TNT Report dropped a hint just a couple of days ago, and now TNT has done the deed and made it official. That’s right, Dark Blue fans. The network has confirmed that the Dylan McDermott undercover cop drama will definitely return for a sophomore season.

According to reports, the series will present ten episodes during its second run, the same number in its rookie season.

Are you ready for some good Dark Blue news, especially following the depressing recent cancellation of TNT’s sophomore ensemble legal drama Raising the Bar?

Here goes. While reading up on TNT news around the Web, I came across an encouraging article at Multichannel News titled “TNT Looks Beyond ‘Bar’,” which is oddly dated December 7, two days from now.

These are very good days for the Timothy Hutton caper dramedy Leverage.

First TNT announced the sophomore series will get its current summer season extended by two additional episodes, pushing the midseason finale from August 26 to September 9. The winter season will remain at the original six episodes, giving Season Two a total of 15 episodes.

Get excited, HawthoRNe fans. TNT revealed this week that its latest original medical drama starring Jada Pinkett Smith will return for a second season. What a wise decision!

The August 10 announcement indicates the basic-cable network has ordered an additional ten episodes of the show for its sophomore season. Partially responsible for the pickup is HawthoRNe’s “tremendous growth” during the current first season.

This was a no-brainer in so many ways — Oscar winner Holly Hunter, for starters — but still the network has to make it official before Saving Grace fans can properly jump for joy.
The time to have at it is right about now, then, because TNT has done the deed and renewed the series for a third season of fifteen episodes. In case you’re counting, that order equals the number of episodes in the current second season, which is on hiatus right now until early 2009.
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