Originally posted Friday, October 12, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog
Netflix’s “Ozark,” shot in metro Atlanta, is getting a third season.
The drama starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney will get another 10 episodes.
Critics have generally liked the series. It garnered a 66 out of 100 on Metacritic season one and a 59 season two. Viewers gave it a higher ranking: 8.2 out of 10 season one and 8.1 out of 10 season two. On imdb.com, it averages a solid 8.4 out of 10 out of 83,777 reviews.
Netflix doesn’t release ratings but it appears to be a popular show. That 83,777 figure is triple the number of reviews that another Netflix show “GLOW” (also given a third season) has received and that show received an 8.1 out of 10.
The show received four Emmy nominations this year. Bateman was nominated for best actor in a drama series and best director for a drama series.
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After three episodes that drew solid ratings, Fox’s “The Resident” received a back-nine order, guaranteeing a full second season of 22 episodes.
The medical drama, starring Matt Czuchry and Emily VanCamp, is shot and set in metro Atlanta. It has averaged about 5 million overnight viewers and 8 to 9 million viewers after including multi-platform numbers.
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Comcast Atlanta customers have lost access to CNN International.
Comcast released this statement:
We regularly evaluate our channel lineups and sometimes make changes to ensure we're offering customers a wide variety of content at the best value. Based on a review of a number of factors, including programming costs, viewership information and the availability of similar programming content, we are no longer carrying CNN International in Atlanta.
We understand that some customers find this programming valuable, and we will work with them to explain options that may help them continue to watch this programming or other content like it.
Alex Horwitz, a local Comcast spokesman, said you can access a free live stream of CNN International on YouTube.
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