MTV Gives a Second Season to 'Buckwild'

Reality series is cable's top show with persons 12-34 on Thursdays

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/6/2013 1:31:33 PM

MTV has renewed Buckwild for a 12-episode second season, the network said on Wednesday.

The Jersey Shore-style show, which premiered Jan. 3, follows a group of friends in West Virginia and ranks as the top-rated original cable series on Thursday among persons 12-34. It has averaged three million total viewers per episode (Live +3).

The show ends its first season on Thursday with back-to-back episodes beginning at 10 p.m.