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Another shot: Disney XD's 'Mighty Med' gets a second season

Posted: 26 May 2014 02:35 AM PDT

The teen sitcom has been getting high ratings since its debut in October last year.

Disney XD has ordered a second season of superhero comedy series, Mighty Med, TheWrap has learned. As the current freshman season continues, the series will go back into production in Los Angeles in July for a fall 2014 second season return.

When it comes to ratings, the series has been leaping above the competition. Its October 2013 launch ranked as the No. 1 programme in its time period among the network's target boy demographics. And currently, Mighty Med holds the network's highest total viewers and ratings across all key demos.

"The show's clever take on the popular superhero genre has made this show a hit with Disney XD viewers," Disney Channels Worldwide executive vice president of original programming told TheWrap in a statement.

He continued, "Our fans have embraced the show and its talented cast, and we look forward to delivering more action-packed and comical adventures in Season Two." From It's A Laugh Productions, Inc, Mighty Med was created by executive producer Jim Bernstein (Phineas And Ferb) and co-executive producer Andy Schwartz (Scrubs). Stephen Engel (The Big Bang Theory) also serves as an executive producer.

It stars Bradley Steven Perry, Jake Short, Paris Berelc, Devan Leos and Augie Isaac. — Reuters

Martin Lawrence, Kelsey Grammer are friends in new FX comedy

Posted: 24 May 2014 09:15 PM PDT

The two will play Chicago lawyers from different backgrounds.

Martin Lawrence and Kelsey Grammer will lend their comedic talents to Partners, a new comedy slated to premiere on Aug 4 on FX.

The actors will play Marcus Jackson and Allen Braddock, two Chicago lawyers from extremely different backgrounds. As each man is working through a personal crisis of his own, the two meet in court and develop a friendship and a partnership.

Headlined by two of the most popular comedic actors in the US, the series is expected to be a hit with audiences. Lawrence is best known for his long-running TV show Martin and for his involvement in the Bad Boys and Big Momma franchises, while Grammer is still associated with the role he played on Cheers and its spin-off Frasier. More recently, Grammer shifted gears to take the lead role of the Starz political drama Boss.

FX has ordered 10 episodes of Partners for the first season. If this initial run lives up to the network's expectations, the show will sign up to produce an additional 90 episodes. FX employed a similar development model for Anger Management, the comedy starring Charlie Sheen. – AFP Relaxnews

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Ahad, 25 Mei 2014