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John Landgraf, president and general manager of FX Networks opened his morning comments with several announcements. They included: Nip/Tuck: The final eight episodes of the strike-interrupted fifth season have been completed and will air in "early 2009." In addition, the network has ordered an additional 19 episodes, bringing one of cable TV top-rated scripted series to the significant-in-syndication total number of 100.The show, which has been the number-one-rated scripted series on basic cable for five consecutive years, will conclude its run in "early 2011." Rescue Me: The series will begin its fifth season in Spring 2009 and will include a guest-star run from Michael J. Fox who joins the show for a four-run arc starting with the season-opening episode. Damages: The series will return for its second season in January. Joining the cast will be Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt and Timothy Olyphant. Ms. Harden will play an attorney who goes up against Glen Close's character, Patty Hewes. Mr. Hurt plays a man from Patty's past who's in trouble and reaches out to her for help. Mr. Olyphant plays a "mysterious figure," a man that Patty's assistant Ellen meets in grief counselling and becomes her confidante. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The network announced it will order 39 more episodes of the comedy that has become the number-one downloaded show on the online-TV site, Hulu.com. 13 episodes are currently in production and the fourth season kicks off on Sept. 18. New Show Announcement: FX will introduce Testees, a new comedy from Kenny Hotz, a writer for South Park and creator of the Comedy Central series, Kenny vs Spenny. The show will center on two buddies who make their livings as medical test subjects. |
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