USA's 'Satisfaction' gets a second season
The good news keeps on coming for Atlanta-based productions: today, USA says it's giving its relationship drama "Satisfaction" gets a second season.
The 10-episode run will air next year. The show - in which a man discovers his wife is cheating on him and ends up becoming a gigolo - just wrapped.
I personally haven't been recapping the show but EW.com has an amusing take on the recent season finale aired Sept. 18.
(Sample bit: "I don’t know about you, but if lying, cheating, and being a selfish person is “self-discovery,” then I spent way too much time and money on scrapbooking in the ’90s.")
" 'Satisfaction' sparked a cultural conversation about modern love and marriage in today's world," said USA Network President Chris McCumber in a press conference. "We're excited to see where [creator] Sean Jablonski takes this thought-provoking series in season two."
The show averaged 2.2 million viewers, not terribly stellar compared to USA shows such as "Suits" and "Royal Pains." But it appears USA was satisfied with the relatively younger skew of its viewership.
USA cancelled fellow freshman drama "Rush." According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Ultimately, the DVR returns for Rush — which hails from an outside studio and is more expensive —were not as strong as they were for Satisfaction, which is produced by in-house studio UCP."
"Satisfaction" shoots primarily at EUE Screen Gems at Lakewood, where Fox's "Red Band Society" is also based.
Other recent Atlanta-based scripted show renewals: Lifetime's 'Devious Maids," Sundance's "Rectify," MTV's "Finding Carter" and AMC's "Halt and Catch Fire."
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