FX Sets Midseason Schedule
'Archer' to debut Jan. 14, final season of 'Nip/Tuck' set for Jan. 6
By Marisa Guthrie -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/1/2009 4:45:11 PM
FX has set its midseason lineup anchored by the final season of signature series Nip/Tuck on Jan. 6. The show's final nine episodes will air Wednesdays at 10 p.m. with the 100th episode airing March 3. Final season guest stars include Melanie Griffith, Joan Rivers, Mario Lopez, Frances Conroy, Donna Mills and Joan Van Ark.
Animated comedy Archer bows Jan. 14. FX has ordered 10 episodes of the show which will join veteran live-action comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League, which bowed this year.
Additionally, FX has confirmed a 13-episode order for a semi-autobiographical half-hour from comedian Louis C.K. which will premiere in the spring.
FX will also bow a slew of theatricals including The Simpsons Movie Jan. 10, Superbad Jan. 17 and Spiderman 3 and Live Free or Die Hard also in early 2010.
Damages returns for its third season of 13 episodes Jan. 25. The network would not confirm that this would be the final season for the show. FX renewed the show for a second and third season concurrently back in 2007. But another renewal seems remote in light of Damages' second season ratings decline and its hefty price-tag. However, the show does get a nice bump in DVR viewing and has been a favorite on the awards show circuit with star Glenn Close taking home the best actress Emmy two years in a row.
FX has ordered 13 episodes of the new drama Justified from Graham Yost based on author Elmore Leonard's 19th century law man Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens.
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