FOX renews DC/Vertigo Comics-based series "Lucifer" for season 3February 14, 2017 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - FOX has renewed DC/Vertigo Comics-based series "Lucifer" for a third season. The series has been garnering steady ratings since debuting on January 25, 2016. The fantasy drama which stars Tom Ellis as the titular character will return with 22 episodes in its upcoming third season, AceShowbiz said. " 'Lucifer' is one of those rare shows that starts strong out of the gate and just keeps getting better and better," FOX entertainment president David Madden said in a statement released on Monday, February 13. He continued, "Tom, Lauren [German] and the entire cast have really made these characters three-dimensional, and the production team-Jerry, Len, Jonathan, Joe and Ildy-is one of the best in the business." Based on a DC Comics character created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith and Mike Dringenberg taken from the comic book series "The Sandman", "Lucifer" follows a devil who decides to come up to the surface world. He takes up residence in Los Angeles to help a local detective, portrayed by Lauren German, catch criminals. The series ranks 50th among broadcast series and garnered 6.2 million viewers in the most recent live-plus-7 Nielsen averages. In addition, FOX claims that the series is viewed by 8 million viewers in average across all platforms. "Lucifer" marks the third drama picked up for 2017-2018 season by FOX, joining "Empire" and "The Simpsons". Meanwhile, the series is the only drama from Warner Bros. TV that has got renewal by far, leaving behind Batman prequel drama "Gotham" and freshman hit "Lethal Weapon". "Lucifer" is currently having a midseason break and will resume its sophomore season on May 1, after the conclusion of "A.P.B.". Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |