NBC Renews 'Marriage Ref,' 'Minute to Win It,' 'Who Do You Think You Are?'
by Andrew Scott, posted Apr 5th 2010 5:14PM
NBC is in it to win it -- at least when it comes to reality television.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Peacock network has re-upped its entire unscripted midseason lineup, handing out second seasons to 'The Marriage Ref,' 'Minute to Win It' and 'Who Do You Think You Are?', respectively. NBC will also add three new episodes to 'Ref''s (Thursdays at 10PM) current season, which with DVR numbers has averaged about 7.2 million viewers.
Season 2 will run for 13 episodes and is expected to premiere sometime next season.
NBC is in it to win it -- at least when it comes to reality television.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Peacock network has re-upped its entire unscripted midseason lineup, handing out second seasons to 'The Marriage Ref,' 'Minute to Win It' and 'Who Do You Think You Are?', respectively. NBC will also add three new episodes to 'Ref''s (Thursdays at 10PM) current season, which with DVR numbers has averaged about 7.2 million viewers.
Season 2 will run for 13 episodes and is expected to premiere sometime next season.
Meanwhile, 'Minute to Win It' (Sundays and Wednesdays at 8PM) has been picked up for 10 additional episodes, which may begin airing this summer, while 'Who Do You Think You Are' (Fridays at 8PM) will return under an eight-episode order.
Ratings for both shows have been average at best, although 'Think' did beat ratings juggernaut 'Ghost Whisperer' on Friday -- a first since 2006, according to the report.
