USA Renews 'Royal Pains,' 'White Collar,' 'Covert Affairs'

Three summer series to resume production in 2013

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/25/2012 12:26:57 PM

USA has renewed three of its top summer series, on Tuesday picking up additional seasons of Royal Pains, White Collar and Covert Affairs.

Royal Pains received a two-season, 26-episode order, with production on the fifth season of the Universal Cable Productions drama to begin in 2013. White Collar, from Fox Television Studios, received a 16-episode pickup to take it into its fifth season, also to begin filming in 2013.

Covert Affairs, also from Universal Cable Productions, was renewed for a fourth season of 16 episodes.  All three series ranked among cable's top 10 scripted one-hours in adults 18-49 this summer.