“Saving Grace” renewed for Season 3
Earl the Angel will get more time to work with Oklahoma City police detective Grace Hanadarko. TNT has renewed the drama series “Saving Grace” for a third season.
Holly Hunter (in TNT Photo at right) earned Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for her portrayal of Grace, a top-notch investigator with a wild streak. When her life took a wrong turn in Season 1, an unconventional angel named Earl (played by Leon Rippy) was assigned to help guide her.
Seven episodes into Season 2, Grace is still far from being saved. An additional eight episodes have been filmed and will return in early 2009, but it looks like Grace could use the help of an additional 15-episode season.
In a press release, David Madden, executive vice president of programming for Fox Television Studios, said: “We are proud to continue our relationship with TNT and grateful for their gracious (pun intended) support. “This is a remarkable series with an extraordinary group of talented people making it, and we look forward to a long life.”
Michael Wright, senior vice president in charge of the Content Creation Group for TNT, TBS and TCM, said: “In ‘Saving Grace,’ Holly Hunter and creator Nancy Miller have fashioned one of television’s most complex and compelling characters. Few series on television are as daring as this one, and we’re thrilled to be welcoming it back for another outstanding season.”
“Saving Grace,” which was created by Oklahoma native Nancy Miller, averaged 4.4 million viewers this summer. Miller also serves as executive producer on the series.
TNT also announced the renewal of “Raising the Bar” for a second season. The series starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gloria Reuben and Jane Kaczmarek follows the lives and cases of young lawyers who work on opposite sides – the public defender’s office and the district attorney’s office – as well as those who sit in judgment on their cases.
–Penny TV
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Love the show! Keep up the good work Holly! You have a HUGE fan base here in Southern California. Congratulations on your Emmy nomination :) Looking forward to Season 3!
I am also from So California and love saving grace.. i think grace is amazinggg and i love holly hunter. I disagree that the sex was too much.. it is a part of grace and its not on at 7 its on at 10 so any children should be in bed..
On the show they informed us that is for bigger than 18, so Suzanne Russell you really need to be learn a few things, like the red ball in the top means, children should not see.
really good show, when I saw the last episode i thouth they have canceled, now I’m very allivied.
I think it’s a great show with great actors like Holly Hunter and Leon Rippy, to name just two. I like the overt sexual content, which seems to fit with crime themes and action. Loved her Porsche 911, and angel friend (Earl). It’s cool that we can watch to see how Grace is or is not moved/influenced/enlightened by the religious angle. Is she doomed, or soon to be born again? Can’t wait to watch the evolution. I’m thrilled it was renewed for another season!
This is one of my favorite shows and I can’t wait for season 3. Anyone know when its supposed to start?
I love this show and am so glad that it will be back for a wrap-up of the current storyline. I also wish that one of the premium channels would pick it up; there just aren’t shows of this caliber on TV anymore. I’ll be waiting to see what Grace, Rhetta and the rest have in store for us next summer.
I was totally offended by the first show when the characters were having sex in the first scene, not even a chance to recognize what was coming. It was offensive and demeaning and I was just thankful that children were not present. Both me and my husband were offended and will not watch the show. It should have never been renewed.