NBC Renews Grimm for a Third Season
Steve Barton
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Despite a few bumps in the road with rescheduling and some preempted episodes, NBC has shown it has faith in “Grimm” by renewing it (along with four other key drama series, including “Revolution”) for the 2013-14 season.
Press Release Excerpt:
NBC has announced the renewal of five key drama series for the 2013-14 season: “Revolution,” “Chicago Fire,” “Parenthood,” “Grimm,” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” All have been given 22-episode orders. The announcement was made by Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment.
“On the verge of our 2013 fall scheduling decisions, we’re pleased to renew five drama series that will be important to our new season line-up,” Salke said. “We’re proud and very appreciative of all of the actors, producers, writers, and directors who work so hard to deliver such high-quality work week in and week out. These complex shows represent a broad range of genres and tones, and all of them stand out for us in a television landscape now filled with one-hour series. We’re especially pleased to be renewing “Revolution” and “Chicago Fire” — two first-season successes — and there will be more returning series announcements made in the next couple of weeks.”
“Grimm,” inspired by the classic Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales, is a Universal Television and Hazy Mills production. The series was created by Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt, and Jim Kouf. Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, and Norberto Barba also serve as executive producers along with Greenwalt and Kouf. “Grimm” is Friday’s #1 series in adults 18-49 and is up versus one year ago by 14 percent in 18-49 rating (with a 2.4 vs. the year-ago 2.1, “most current”) and is up 12 percent in total viewers (6.9 million vs. 5.2 million).
“Revolution,” the Monday night drama that centers on a family trying to reunite amidst a worldwide power failure, is executive produced by Eric Kripke, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk (“Lost,” Star Trek). The series is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Bad Robot Productions, Kripke Enterprises, and Warner Bros. Television. “Revolution” is the season’s top-rated drama on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox and top-rated new series among those networks in adults 18-49, scoring a 4.6 rating, 12 share, and 11.8 million viewers overall in “most current” averages for the season to date. “Revolution” has teamed with “The Voice” to help improve NBC’s Mondays this season versus last by 24 percent in 18-49 (with a 3.6 rating vs. a 2.9).
As for “Grimm,” NBC will be airing Episode 2.18, “Volcanalis” (formerly titled “Ring of Fire”) tonight, April 26th, at 9PM with Episode 2.19, “Endangered,” to be the show’s first Tuesday night entry on April 30th.
Episode 2.18 – “Volcanalis” (airing 4/26/13; 9:00-10:00 pm)
THINGS HEAT UP IN PORTLAND WHEN NICK FACES A VILLAIN UNLIKE ANY OTHER – Nick (David Giuntoli) finds himself fighting a wildly different sort of nature freak in a desperate attempt to keep a volcano from burying Portland in lava. Meanwhile a pregnant Adalind (Claire Coffee) meets a powerful new ally (guest star Shohreh Aghdashloo; “24,” House of Sand and Fog) in Europe.
Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) seeks out help after becoming overwhelmed by the latest side effect of her recovery – multiple memories of Nick showing up everywhere. Russell Hornsby, Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz, Reggie Lee, and Bree Turner co-star.
Related Story: Image Gallery for “Grimm” Episode 2.18 – “Volcanalis”
For more visit “Grimm” on NBC.com (where full episodes are available for viewing), check out some InstaGRIMMS on Instagram, “like” “Grimm” on Facebook, and follow “Grimm” on Twitter.
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