truTV Renews 'Black Gold' for Fifth Season

Exclusive: 10 new episodes of Thom Beers-produced series to premiere this winter

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/13/2012 10:00:00 AM

truTV has ordered a fifth season of Black Gold, with 10 new episodes set to begin airing this winter, the network announced Monday.

Black Gold follows the crews of Texas oil fields as they work against weather elements, equipment and each other. The series is produced by Thom Beers' Original Productions.

In its fourth season, Black Gold averaged 1.6 million viewers an episode, its most-watched season to date.