TV News: FX Renews ‘The League’ For Fourth Season

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CHICAGO – Fantasy football and comedy series fans rejoice! There will be a fourth Shiva Bowl next year, as FX has officially renewed “The League” for a fourth season. The announcement came this afternoon as season three totals have continued to rise for the series.

“The League,” a mashup of situational comedy and fantasy football humor, is averaging 1.7 million viewers on a first run basis and 1.5 million viewers in the coveted 18-49 age demo. Those numbers are up 25% and 32%, respectively, compared to the season two numbers for the series.

Executive Vice President of Original Programming for FX, Nick Grad, made the announcement this afternoon: “The League continues to be one of our most successful comedy series both creatively and from a ratings standpoint,” said Grad. “Jackie and Jeff Schaffer, along with our terrific cast, are doing wonderful work each week to make one of the funniest shows on television and we’re excited to order another season.”

The Schaffer’s added their own words of excitement: “We are thrilled to do more shows with a cast that makes us laugh hard everyday, on a network that actually lets us put those jokes on air,” said the Schaffers. “In the words of Taco: The League on FX on Thursday nights is a law, like water or dinosaurs.

“The League” will air episode eleven of season three this Thursday at 9:30 p.m. CST on FX, and there will be two more episode to follow. Production for the fourth season will begin this coming summer and new, season four episodes will premiere next fall on FX.

HollywoodChicago.com staff writer Tim Martens

By TIM MARTENS
Staff Writer
HollywoodChicago.com
tim@hollywoodchicago.com

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