Tuesday, August 20, 2013

TBS Renews 'Sullivan & Son' & 'Men at Work'; Sets 'Ground Floor' Premiere Date

TNT has ordered third seasons of its hit original sitcoms Sullivan & Son, starring Steve Byrne and Dan Lauria, and Men at Work, starring Danny Masterson, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch and James Lesure. The network has also ordered a second season of hidden camera reality series Deal With It.




"Sullivan & Son and Men at Work have really caught on with TBS's core viewers, and Deal With It has burst out of the gate as one of the summer's most popular new cables series," said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). "We are very excited to be expanding our relationship with the producers, cast members and production teams on these three series."

TBS has ordered 13 episodes of Sullivan & Son, which airs Thursdays at 10/9c. and is set to wrap up its second season August 22. Sullivan & Son is executive-produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and Rob Long. The series is averaging 2.4 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery this summer, including 1.3 million adults 18-49. Sullivan & Son is produced for TBS by Wild West Picture Show Productions, in association with Warner Horizon Television. Season three is slated to launch in summer 2014.

TBS has also ordered 10 episodes for the third season of its popular workplace sitcom Men at Work. This past spring, the second season of the series averaged 1.9 million viewers and 1.2 million adults 18-49. Men at Work comes to TBS from Sony Pictures Television and Fanfare. The multi-camera comedy is executive-produced by Breckin Meyer, Jamie Tarses and Julia Franz. The third season is slated to launch in early 2014.

Additionally, TBS has announced that its new comedy series Ground Floor will premiere on Thursday, November 14 at 10/9c. The sitcom was created by Emmy nominees Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins and stars Skylar Astin, Briga Heelan and John C. McGinley.